Working at BASF
Our employees are fundamental to achieving the goals of the “We create chemistry” strategy. We want to attract and retain talented people for our company and support them in their development. To do so, we cultivate a working environment that inspires and connects people. It is founded on inclusive leadership based on mutual trust, respect and dedication to top performance.
112,435
Employees around the world
Life-long learning
On center stage
3,240
Apprentices in around 60 occupations
Strategy
- Best Team Strategy focuses on excellent people, workplace and leaders
Our Best Team Strategy is derived from our corporate strategy and simultaneously contributes to the achievement of its goals. We want to form the best team. To achieve this, we focus on three strategic directions: excellent people, excellent place to work and excellent leaders. Emphasis here is placed on our attractiveness in worldwide labor markets, personal and professional development, life-long learning, and supporting and developing our leaders. We are strongly committed to internationally recognized labor and social standards and strive to respect these worldwide.
BASF Group employees by region
(Total: 112,435, thereof 24.2% women, as of December 31, 2015)
Number of employees
At the end of 2015, BASF had 112,435 employees (2014: 113,292); of these, 3,240 were apprentices (2014: 3,186). We hired 7,489 new employees Group-wide in 2015. Reductions in headcount came in part from the sale of portions of the pharmaceutical ingredients and services business to Siegfried Holding AG, based in Zofingen, Switzerland, as well as from the asset swap with Gazprom.
BASF Group new hires in 2015 |
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|
|
December 31, |
Thereof |
|---|---|---|---|
Europe |
|
3,218 |
29.9 |
North America |
|
1,731 |
25.0 |
Asia Pacific |
|
1,861 |
25.1 |
South America, Africa, Middle East |
|
679 |
31.1 |
Total |
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7,489 |
27.7 |