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2016 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
HERMÈS INTERNATIONAL
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People
Workforce by geographical area
Employee numbers have increased in all regions, to support the Group’s
development.
However, this rise is most marked in France due to the development of
the various production sites which have opened in previous years, but
also as a result of the new Maroquinerie de Normandie in 2016.
France
Americas
7%
Asia-Pacific
15%
Japan
6%
61%
Europe
(excluding France)
11%
Geographical area
2015
2016
% growth
Distribution of
additional jobs
Americas
832
871
5%
7%
Asia-Pacific
1,897
1,980
4%
14%
Europe (excluding France)
1,308
1,351
3%
7%
France
7,461
7,881
6%
71%
Japan
746
751
1%
1%
GRAND TOTAL
12,244
12,834
5%
100%
Workforce by sector
The Group has retained balanced growth by maintaining a stable
breakdown by segment.
Support
16%
Sales
38%
Production
46%
Sales staff include:
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all people in direct contact with clients in stores, such as sales asso-
ciates, cashiers, hostesses, store security staff, etc.;
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specialised networks (perfumes, watches, etc.), and all indivi-
duals who work with intermediaries, sales representatives, export
managers, etc.;
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all people in direct contact with finished goods and in indirect contact
with clients, that is, employees who work in distribution but who are
not directly engaged in selling.
Production staff include:
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all stakeholders taking part in the physical production of finished
goods;
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all people in indirect contact with finished goods, that is, employees
who work in production without taking part in the actual process of
physical production.
Support staff include:
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all people who employ a specific skill or expertise in design or other
creative fields;
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all people who are members of departments such as Group mana-
gement, finance, human resources, administration, legal, IT, press,
public relations, etc.