Employees

The average number of employees in the Fraport Group (excluding apprentices and employees on leave) increased by 431 to 18,850 in the 2022 fiscal year (previous year: 18,419). The reason for this was the increased need for personnel as a result of the positive traffic development, mainly at the Group company FraGround (+404 employees). In addition, the number of employees at the Group company FraSec increased (+241 employees), primarily due to new business at the Hamburg site. At Fraport AG, the headcount (–584 employees) decreased mainly due to staff departures as part of the volunteer program under the strategic initiative “Zukunft FRA – Relaunch 50”.

Outside Germany, the headcount increased to 3,159 (+12.0%) due to the Group-wide traffic recovery, especially at the Group companies in Bulgaria (+125 employees), Lima (+93 employees), and Greece (+69 employees).

The average number of employees in the International Activities & Services, Ground Handling, and Aviation segments increased as a result of traffic volumes. In contrast, the number of employees in the Retail & Real Estate segment decreased, mainly in connection with the volunteer program initiated in 2020 under the strategic initiative “Zukunft FRA – Relaunch 50”.

Compared with the previous year’s reporting date, the number of employees in the Fraport Group (excluding apprentices and employees on leave) increased by 8.0% to 19,211 (+1,430 employees) as at December 31, 2022. In Germany, the increase is due in particular to the Group companies FraGround (+624 employees) and FraSec (+453 employees). Internationally, the decrease in the number of employees resulted in particular from the Group companies in Lima (+153 employees) and Bulgaria (+145 employees).

Development in personnel structure

Fraport values the diversity of its employees. This diversity helps the Group to better understand the concerns of its customers, develop innovative solutions, and remain competitive in a globalized economy. Diversity management is therefore a central component of its human resources strategy. It is based on a Group agreement that includes the establishment of principles of anti-discrimination, advancement of women into management positions, and diversity. These principles form part of recruitment decisions and training measures.

With regard to permanent employees excluding seasonal staff as at the balance sheet date, the Group staff turnover rate of 15.0% in the reporting period was lower than the rate of 27.8% in the previous fiscal year. The change is mainly due to the volunteer program initiated in 2020 and the associated staff reduction in the previous year.

The Group’s percentage of women, in relation to the total number of employees (including temporary staff, apprentices, and employees on leave) as at December 31, 2022 was 26.6%, slightly higher than the previous year’s level of 26.3%. The average age of the Group’s workforce decreased slightly to 45.3 years (previous year: 45.5 years). The percentage of persons with major disabilities relative to the total number of employees excluding apprentices and temporary staff was 5.8% on a Group-wide basis (previous year: 5.9%).

At Fraport AG, the proportion of female employees as at the balance sheet date 2022 was 19.4% (previous year: 19.2%). The proportion of workers with severe disability or equivalent circumstance was 7.8% (previous year: 7.9%). The average number of apprentices decreased to 246 (previous year: 286). The staff turnover rate at Fraport AG reached 3.5% (previous year: 16.7%).