Fiscal 2020 Universal Registration Document

2. Management report

In Healthcare, the decrease in the number of employees was mainly due to contract terminations or exits in North America and the United Kingdom.

In the Education segment, given the weight of activity in North America, the significant decline in activity in the region and the absence of partial unemployment measures in the United States, the workforce was significantly impacted by Covid-19. In Europe, the workforce was stable.

In Benefits & Rewards Services, aft er a slight increase in the first half of the year, the workforce declined in the second half, ending at a level similar to Fiscal 2019.

2.2.1.2 Workforce by region

 

FISCAL 2020FISCAL 2019
North America

North America

FISCAL 2020

30.3%

North America

FISCAL 2019

33.1%

Europe

Europe

FISCAL 2020

31.2%

Europe

FISCAL 2019

30.0%

Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa

Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa

FISCAL 2020

38.5%

Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa

FISCAL 2019

36.9%

TotalTotal

FISCAL 2020

100%

Total

FISCAL 2019

100%

The decline in the share of employees in North America is related to the lack of furlough  schemes in the United States and to the significant weight of Sports & Leisure and Education activities.

The decline in the workforce in Europe is more moderate due to the partial unemployment schemes introduced by governments.

Finally, the workforce was down slightly in Asia-Pacifi c, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Only in India did the workforce decline significantly. The decline in the workforce in Brazil was moderate and mitigated by a sustained level of activity despite Covid-19.

2.2.1.3 Workforce by category

FISCAL 2020FISCAL 2019

Total% femmesTotal% FEMALE
Board of Directors ☑ (1)

Board of Directors ☑

(1)

FISCAL 2020

10

Board of Directors ☑

(1)

FISCAL 2019

60%

10

60%

Executive Committee ☑

Executive Committee ☑

FISCAL 2020

20

Executive Committee ☑

FISCAL 2019

30%

20

35%

Group Senior Executives ☑ (2)

Group Senior Executives ☑

(2)

FISCAL 2020

204

Group Senior Executives ☑

(2)

FISCAL 2019

40%

203

37%

Managers ☑

Managers ☑

FISCAL 2020

49,296

Managers ☑

FISCAL 2019

44%

52,179

44%

All Employees ☑

All Employees ☑

FISCAL 2020

422,712

All Employees ☑

FISCAL 2019

55%

470,237

55%

(1) Excluding the 2 members of the Board who are employee representatives.
(2) Group Senior Executives include the key functions reporting directly to Global Group Executive Committee members, higher-level sales and operations and high potentials.

The percentage of women on the Executive Committee decreased slightly due to the rotation of its members but remains high at 30%.

Conversely, the share of women among the Group’s senior executives, the main talent pool of potential members of the Executive Committee,  as well as among managers,  continues to increase.

BETTER TOMORROW 2025 OBJECTIVE

100% of our employees work in countries that have gender balance  in their management population

 

FISCAL 2020FISCAL 2019
% of employees working in countries that respect gender balance in their management

46.0%

50.4%

The decrease in the percentage of employees working in countries that respect gender balance in their management is a result of segments in which gender balance fell slightly below the 40% threshold used for the calculation. The Universities segment in North America, where the percentage is 39.2%, is an example .