Employees
Key Employee Statistics 2008
On December 31, 2008, the adidas Group had 38,982 employees, which represents an increase of 24% versus 31,344 in the previous year. This development is primarily related to new employees in adidas and Reebok own retail, mainly on a part-time basis. At the end of 2008, 52% of our staff were employed in Europe (2007: 47%), 32% in the Americas (2007: 35%) and 16% in Asia (2007: 18%).
Key Employee Statistics 2008
On December 31, 2008, the adidas Group had 38,982 employees, which represents an increase of 24% versus 31,344 in the previous year. This development is primarily related to new employees in adidas and...
Key Employee Statistics 2008
On December 31, 2008, the adidas Group had 38,982 employees, which represents an increase of 24% versus 31,344 in the previous year. This development is primarily related to new employees in adidas and Reebok own retail, mainly on a part-time basis. At the end of 2008, 52% of our staff were employed in Europe (2007: 47%), 32% in the Americas (2007: 35%) and 16% in Asia (2007: 18%).
| Index/reporting unit |
|
adidas |
Reebok |
TMaGolf |
Group
functions¹ |
Total |
Total number of
employees |
|
23,202 |
8,836 |
1,852 |
5,092 |
38,982 |
Total employees
(in %) |
Male
Female |
50
50 |
53
47 |
53
47 |
45
55 |
51
49 |
Management positions
(in %) |
Male
Female |
71
29 |
73
27 |
73
27 |
73
27 |
72
28 |
Average age of
employees (in years)2 |
|
28 |
26 |
38 |
37 |
29 |
Employee turnover
(in %)3 |
|
16 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
15 |
Average tenure per
employee (in years) |
|
3.3 |
4.1 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
3.9 |
Annual training hours
by employee |
|
13.6 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
8.5 |
10.8 |
Health & Safety statistics for our main administration offices and own production sites
Our main
administration
offices |
No. of
employees |
No. of work-
place accidents |
No. of lost days
due to accidents |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
HQ of the adidas Group,
Herzogenaurach,
Germany |
2,454 |
2,395 |
8 |
9 |
not
disclosed |
not
disclosed |
adidas America Inc.,
Portland, USA |
688 |
773 |
5 |
10 |
20 |
179 |
Reebok HQ,
Canton, USA |
1,200 |
1,237 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
TaylorMade-adidas Golf
HQ, Carlsbad, USA1 |
848 |
850 |
31 |
19 |
17 |
38 |
Our main
production sites |
No. of
employees |
No. of work-
place accidents |
No. of lost days
due to accidents |
|
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
2008 |
2007 |
adidas Apparel Factory,
Suzhou, China |
230 |
197 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
adidas Footwear Factory,
Scheinfeld, Germany |
221 |
150 |
1 |
3 |
not
disclosed |
not
disclosed |
adidas Canada Assembly
Factory, Brantford, Canada2
|
61 |
n/a |
5 |
n/a |
0 |
n/a |
Reebok-CCM Hockey
Factory, St. Hyacinthe,
Canada |
149 |
200 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
137 |
Reebok-CCM Hockey
Factory, St. Jean, Canada |
142 |
175 |
9 |
18 |
117 |
82 |
Reebok-CCM Hockey
Factory, Edmundston,
Canada |
60 |
78 |
12 |
7 |
171 |
70 |
Reebok-CCM Hockey
Factory, Tammela, Finland |
99 |
84 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
Reebok-CCM Hockey
Factory, Malung, Sweden3 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Sports Licensed Division,
Factory, Indianapolis, USA |
943 |
802 |
62 |
45 |
248 |
129 |
Sports Licensed Division,
Factory, Mattapoisett, USA |
124 |
124 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
36 |
Sports Licensed Division,
Factory, Cedar Rapids,
USA |
173 |
175 |
23 |
19 |
6 |
15 |
TaylorMade Assembly
Factory, Togane-Shi,
Japan |
144 |
150 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |