Employees

As of 31 December 2010, the ERG Group had 714 employees (-865 compared to 31 December 2009), at the end of a year during which

  • 113 employees joined the Group
  • and 177 left.

Moreover, during the period 801 persons were excluded by effect of the TotalErg joint venture: on 1 October, the merger of Total Italia S.p.A. into ERG Petroli S.p.A. took effect and led to the inception of the TotalErg joint venture. The company, subject to joint control, is not consolidated line by line but evaluated with the equity method.
 
Most notably:
– on 1st July 2010, the two sub-holdings ERG Raffinerie Mediterranee S.p.A. and ERG Power & Gas S.p.A. merged into ERG S.p.A., constituting respectively the Refining & Marketing division (58 employees as of 31 December 2010) and the Power & Gas division (64 employees as of 31 December 2010);
– ISAB Energy Services total number of employees decreased by 7 and reached 285 because of the further additional efficiency enhancements in some areas and company processes;– employee numbers at ERG Renew and its subsidiaries (75 overall) increased by 3.

The average age of employees remained stable at slightly below 42, while in terms ofeducational levels about 90% of all employees hold either a secondary school diploma or university degree (excluding employees working at the distribution plants and retail/wholesale companies). To improve operating efficiency and streamline the decision-making process, the overall corporate organisationwas rationalised, reducing the number of subsidiaries and creating an efficient organisation that directly manages the oil and power & gas businesses.

The Group’s neworganisation comprises a single ERG S.p.A.Company, that manages planning and development,management control, corporate finance, operating and strategic finance, personnel, administration and tax, legal and corporate, institutional relations and communication and that directs and oversees its core businesses in operational and financial terms. Within it:

– the Refining &Marketing division of ERG S.p.A., manages, directly or through joint ventures(ISAB S.r.l.,TotalErg S.p.A.), the business in the petroleumproduct refining,distribution and marketing segments;

– the Power & Gas division of ERG S.p.A., manages, directly or through joint ventures, the electricity and gas generation and marketing business.

ERG Renew remains the specific vehicle through which development is pursued in the renewable energies business, consistently with the Group’s medium term business plans.

Headcount work organisation and industrial relations

    2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Employees at  31/12 n.   1,579 1,580 2,825 2,820
Executives/Managers “    98 91 115 118
Supervisors “    290 274 388 358
Clerical staff  “   953 901 1,428 1,360
Factory staff  “   238 314 894 984
University graduates %   43.2 41.2 25.4 22.4
Holders of senior school diplomas “   47.4 47.1 55.0 50.6
Average employee age years   42.1 41.9 42.4 41.9
Female employment %   28.1 28.8 17.3 16.6
Turn over “   47.5 31.6 13.8 15.5
Absenteeism index (1) “   2.2 3.0 3.1 3.8
Incidence of part-time (1) “   2.2 3.2 1.7 1.8
Incidence of overtime (1) “   7.6 10.0 11.2 10.8
Unionisation rate (1) “   15.3 24.7 49.8 54.3
Ongoing labour disputes n.   8 13 6 13

Headcount work organisation and industrial relations

    2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Employees as at 31/12 n.  714 1.579 1.580 2.825 2.820
di cui presso sede di Genova %    43 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
di cui presso sede di Siracusa %    49 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Executives/Manager n.    56     98      91   115   118
di cui presso sede di Genova %   75 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
Supervisors n.  168  290  274  388  358
Clerical staff n.  383  953  901 1.428 1.360
Factory staff n.  107 238 314   894   984
University graduates %    44,1   43,2   41,2   25,4 22,4
Holders of senior school diplomas %    48,9   47,4   47,1   55,0 50,6
Avarage employee age years 41,8 42,1 41,9 42,4 41,9
Female employment % 20,9 28,1 28,8 17,3 16,6
Turnover % 13,3 47,5 31,6 13,8 15,5
Absenteeism index(1) %   2,7  2,2 3,0 3,1 3,8
Incidence 
of part time(1)		 %  2,6  2,2 3,2  1,7  1,8
Incidence of overtime(1) % 10,5  7,6 10,0 11,2 10,8
Unionisation rate(1) % 33,5 15,3 24,7 49,8 54,3
Ongoing labour disputes n.    8    8   13   6   13

(1) figures refer only to companies subject to Energy and Petroleum sector contract