At 31 December 2013, the Salini Group had 31,172 employees, of whom 4.3% are located in Italy and the remaining 95.7% abroad.
The multinational and multiethnic nature of the Group is underscored by its presence in every continent of the world and by the employment of personnel belonging to about a hundred different nationalities. Without considering the staff of the subsidiary Impregilo S.p.A., the Salini Group availed itself of the services of 22,125 employees, of whom 1.4% in Italy and 98.6% abroad.
| Geographical distribution of workforce | Employees | 12.31.2012 (*) | 12.31.2013 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | No. | 1,483 | 1.342 | (141) |
| Foreign work sites | No. | 29,447 | 29.830 | 383 |
| Total | No. | 30,930 | 31,172 | 242 |
(*) Pro-forma figure: includes the workforce of the Impregilo Group to ensure comparability with figures as at 31 December 2013.
During the year, Group personnel grew by 0.8% and was broken down into the following categories:
| Total workforce by category | Employees | 12.31.2012 (*) | 12.31.2013 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executives | No. | 287 | 300 | 13 |
| Office workers | No. | 5,756 | 6,186 | 430 |
| Manual workers | No. | 24,887 | 24,686 | (201) |
| Total | No. | 30,930 | 31,172 | 242 |
(*) Pro-forma figure: includes the workforce of the Impregilo Group to ensure comparability with figures as at 31 December 2013.
Despite the challenging macroeconomic situation, the size of the workforce shows excellent employment levels, testifying to the strong attraction of the Group to new generations of employees and, at the same time, demonstrates the success of the process designed to recruit and hire resources with advanced professional qualifications, with a view to reinforcing the critical skills of technical and service organisations and guaranteeing suitable and gradual generational turnover.
With regard to training activities, in addition to investing in pathways to develop and consolidate the skills of individual professional figures, the Company provided training on workplace health and safety through classroom sessions and e-learning, both at the headquarters and at foreign sites, as well as tailor-made courses for staff elected as Workers’ Safety Representatives and for Health and Safety Managers.