Employees
"The Pirelli Group recognizes the crucial importance of human resources, in the belief that the key to success in any business is the professional input of the people that work for it in a climate of fairness and mutual trust. The Pirelli Group safeguards health, safety and industrial hygiene in the workplace, both through management systems that are continually improving and developing and by promoting an approach to health and safety based on prevention and the effective handling of occupational risk. The Pirelli Group consider respect for workers' rights as fundamental to the business. Working relationships are managed placing particular emphasis on equal opportunity, on furthering each person's career development, and on turning their diversity to account by creating a multi-cultural working environment."
(Ethical Code – "Human Resources").
The above-mentioned principles are reiterated in the "Social Responsibility Group Policy for Occupational Health, Safety and Rights, and the Environment". The commitments taken by Pirelli through this Policy reflect not only the contents of the regulations above but also the SA8000® prescriptions , which for years has been the benchmark for Group social responsibility, and the United Nations Global Compact, of which Pirelli has been a member since 2004.
| Employees' statistics | Health and Safety | Diversity Management | Selection, Training & Development | Dialogue and Initiatives |
To facilitate reading of the following tables, note that the indicated professional categories are identified according to the "Hay" international occupation classification system. The higher the Hay score, the higher the degree of complexity and responsibility associated with the position. The categories mentioned in the tables imply the following Hay scores:
- Executives = Employees with Hay Points >750
- White collar = Employees with Hay Points >300 and <750
- Blue collar = Employees who work mainly on the factory floor.
The classification is also based on local legislation.
EMPLOYEE FLOWS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
The following data refer to group incoming/outgoing employees. The disposals and acquisitions of companies or business units, and changes in work schedules from full to part-time are not considered.
| INCOMING | OUTGOING | |||
| 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 1,449 | 1,450 | ||
| North America | 38 | 32 | ||
| LATAM | 2,978 | 2,025 | ||
| Asia, AFR, OCE* | 1,627 | 1,045 | ||
| TOTAL | 6,093 | 4,552 | ||
| 2009 | ||||
| Europe | 852 | 2,164 | ||
| North America | 7 | 13 | ||
| LATAM | 1,752 | 1,961 | ||
| Asia, AFR, OCE* | 984 | 719 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,595 | 4,857 | ||
| 2009 | ||||
| Europe | 1,703 | 2,034 | ||
| North America | 28 | 18 | ||
| LATAM | 3,803 | 2,803 | ||
| Asia, AFR, OCE* | 1,206 | 1,044 | ||
| TOTAL | 6,740 | 5,899 | ||
| Average seniority (years) | |||||
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 10 vs 09 | 10 vs 08 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE | 17 | 14 | 12 | 2.7 | 4.7 |
| WHITE COLLAR | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| BLUE COLLAR | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
The overall trend of employees at year end 2010 was characterised by substantial stability compared with the end of 2009, with a net increase of three persons. Pirelli does not employ anyone under the age of 14. The Tyre Sector employs 14 young workers between 16 and 18 years of age (3 in Brazil, 10 in Germany and 1 in Switzerland), and 6 young workers between the ages of 14 and 16 on an exceptional basis (4 in Brazil, 1 in Germany and 1 in Switzerland), as part of training and induction schemes in compliance with local laws.