Welcome to the ERGO Group Company Newsroom Responsibility Career Deutsch Home Responsibility Reporting and figures Key employee figures Our key employee figures It is our wish to promote the diversity and the varied potential of the people in our workforce, totalling almost 27,000 employees. Ultimately, their expertise and innovative powers make them key drivers for the success of our Business. ERGO Group employees1 2020 2019 2018 Total employees 26,436 26,7282 28,522 Employees by region Germany % 53.4 53.6 51.2 Total Germany 14,108 14,321 14,605 Rest of Europe % 46.3 46.1 48.4 Other regions % 0.3 0.3 0.4 Total International 12,328 12,407 13,917 Employees by function In-house staff 22,250 22,599 23,692 Salaried field staff 3,123 3,182 4,830 Self-employed field staff 11,497 11,442 11,6204 Others (e.g. clinical staff)3 1,063 947 - Employees by contract type Full-time employees % 79.7 77.1 75.1 female % 49.7 49.4 49.4 male % 50.3 50.6 50.6 Part-time employees % 17.7 20.3 21.4 female % 87.4 85.7 84.7 male % 12.6 14.3 15.3 Dormant employment contracts % 2.6 2.7 3.4 female % 89.3 89.9 91.0 male % 10.7 10.1 9.0 Staff with temporary contracts 1,315 1,514 1,695 Staff under collective bargaining agreements4 % 98.3 95 90 Sickness ratio % 5.5 6.3 6.5 Fluctuation rate % 9.8 12.4 12.1 Length of service in years (Ø) Years 15.2 14.8 13.9 Women in management positions % 37.6 38.3 38.3 Staff with disabilities % 5.6 4.9 - Staff with flexible working hours5 % 82.6 77.7 - Staff eligible for mobile working5 % 87.4 67.7 - Staff with access to medical care (e.g. company doctor, health insurance)5 % 92.1 67.6 - Staff with access to medical benefits (e.g. flu jabs, check-ups and screening)5 % 84.4 82.8 - Staff in company pension plans5 % 84.3 - - 1 Unless otherwise stated, the values refer to in-house and salaried field staff of the entire ERGO Group. 2 Certain foreign ERGO companies were sold in 2019. This reduced the total number of staff. 3 Other staff (e.g. clinical staff) have been reported separately since 2019. 4 The figure includes in-house and salaried field staff at the operational ERGO companies in Germany. 5 Percentage of staff with corresponding contractual agreement. Employee structure of in-house staff (IHS) and salaried field staff (FS) at the ERGO Group in Germany and abroad 2020 2019 2018 IHS FS IHS FS IHS FS Staff by gender Women % 58.5 48.6 58.6 58.6 59.0 55.4 Men % 41.5 51.4 41.4 51.3 41.4 44.6 Average age Y 44.4 46.9 43.9 46.7 43.2 43.9 Age structure Staff under 30 % 11.2 11.1 10.9 10.5 11.6 11.5 Staff between 30 and 50 % 56.0 44.9 58.8 46.3 61.3 56.7 Staff over 50 % 32.8 44.0 30.2 43.2 27.1 31.8 Basic and advanced training at the ERGO Group 2020 2019 2018 Cost of advanced training per employee € 445 658 - Days of advanced training per employee 3.71 5.7 3.7 Total training days 90,7951 142,287 100,080 Basic and advanced training at the ERGO Group in Germany Trainees (including agency trainees) 908 876 842 Ratio of trainees to working staff % 5.2 4.9 4.7 Training days of sales partners2 26,7861 39,0783 29,200 1 Pandemic-related decrease, as classroom courses could not be completely replaced by online courses. 2 Advanced training days for salaried and self-employed field staff. The figures include central advanced training programmes organised by ERGO, as well as local training measures within the scope of the EU Insurance Distribution Directive, and the “Good Advice” initiative of the German Insurance Association and its Code of Conduct for insurance sales. 3 In 2019, the number of training days increased, in part due to new training courses on digitalisation in sales. Permalink Print Company Portrait ERGO Group ERGO Germany ERGO International Technology Management Corporate Governance Facts & figures Business partner DFB Cup Media Relations Newsroom Career Vacancies Experience ERGO Corporate Responsibility Strategy Sustainable business practices Employees Environment Commitment Reporting & figures Contact ERGO Group AG ERGO-Platz 1 40198 Düsseldorf Germany +49 211 477–7100 Contact ERGO Whistleblowing Portal More social networks Imprint Privacy statement © 2021 ERGO Group AG | All rights reserved. Data Privacy Settings By clicking "Accept All", you consent to the storage of cookies and similar technologies, referred as tools in the future, on your device to improve site navigation, analyze site usage and support our marketing efforts. If you do not wish to agree to this, we are unfortunately not able to present you with customized adjustments and advertising on this site. You can adjust your decisions at any time by clicking the "Tool settings" button. More about the tools we use: Privacy statement Accept All Tool Settings