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Changes in headcount and personnel structure
At the balance sheet date, the TUI Group’s worldwide headcount totalled 53,930 employees, down 14.3% year-on-year. The structure of the Group’s personnel changed due to the divestments made. The tourism division continued to employ the largest proportion of personnel at 82.3%, up from 80.2% in 2005. The shipping division accounted for 15.9% of employees, compared with 14.4% in the previous year. The proportion of employees working for central operations changed substantially due to the divestment of Wolf GmbH, dropping from 3.5% in 2005 to now only 1.8% of the overall headcount.
Personnel by divisions
| 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2005 | Var. % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism | 44,409 | 50,498 | - 12.1 |
| Central Europe | 9,411 | 9,691 | - 2.9 |
| Northern Europe | 14,711 | 16,254 | - 9.5 |
| Western Europe | 6,504 | 6,904 | - 5.8 |
| Destinations | 13,783 | 12,866 | + 7.1 |
| Other tourism | – | 4,783 | – |
| Shipping | 8,571 | 9,077 | -5.6 |
| Central operations | 950 | 2,183 | - 56.5 |
| Continuing operations | 53,930 | 61,758 | - 12.7 |
| Trading | – | 1,189 | – |
| Special logistics | – | – | – |
| Discontinuing operations | – | 1,189 | – |
| Total | 53,930 | 62,947 | - 14.3 |
Tourism
In the tourism division, the number of employees totalled 44,409 at the end of the financial year, down 12.1% year-on-year. The individual sectors showed varying headcount trends. The Central Europe sector recorded a 2.9% decline in employees to 9,411, in particular due to a decrease in employment in airlines. The Northern Europe sector reported a 9.5% decline to 14,711, since some of the restructuring measures initiated in 2005 only became fully effective in 2006. In the Western Europe sector, the headcount dropped by 5.8% to 6,504. This decline was mainly attributable to the divestment of the specialist tour operator and incoming businesses in the Netherlands and the closure of travel agencies in France. On the other hand, the Belgian airline increased its headcount due to capacity expansion. The destinations sector reported a 7.1% increase in headcount to 13,783.
In the shipping division, the headcount declined by 5.6% year-on-year
to 8,571 due to the integration of CP Ships, which was completed in the course of 2006.
The central operations sector recorded a decline in headcount by 56.5% to 950 due to the divestment of Wolf GmbH (thereof Corporate Centre 465).
Seasonal trends
The development of headcount in the course of the year is strongly characterised by the seasonal fluctuations in employment in tourism, in particular in the hotel companies and incoming agencies. The temporary employment of seasonal staff resulted in an average headcount of 20,802 in the destinations sector in the summer months from June to Aug