Relevant GRI Indicators

NF7 Employees

At year-end 2020 the number of employees amounted to 37,125 (40,235).

Competence development

Top 300 managers, nationalities

Top 300 managers, nationalities (pie chart)

Share of women in managerial positions, %

Share of women in managerial positions, % (line chart)

Sandvik provides employee development opportunities through on-the-job-training, virtual learning channels and classroom training. In 2020, we signed a contract with Linkedin Learning and can now offer a wide range of digital skills training in various topics and languages, available on any device. We offer our employees leadership programs, learning academies, digital workshops, mentoring, and other opportunities to acquire new skills and knowledge. Due to the pandemic situation, most leadership and expert programs were postponed and only 36 (549) employees participated in a program. In the fourth quarter, a digital leadership program, Leading Remote, was launched and 30 employees participated during the quarter.

Global Graduate Program

The Global Graduate Program is Sandvik’s global trainee program that offers young professionals the opportunity to explore various parts of our operations during 18 months. In 2019, the fourth program started. To secure a truly global team that mirrors our business presence, our ten graduates come from different geographies: China, India, Finland, Sweden and the US.

Internal job market

As a Sandvik employee you are responsible for your own career development. Sandvik offers a wide range of career opportunities. Our internal job market enables our employees to move to other parts of Sandvik or other countries and to grow and develop as individuals and professionals. In 2020, about 1,790 (2,700) employees were hired and a vast majority of the positions were posted on the open internal job market.

Diversity and inclusion

The share of women in managerial positions increased to 18.5 percent (18.2), the share of women in division management teams amounted to 20 percent (19) and the share of women in our talent pool was 33 percent (25). 19 percent (19) of the members in division management teams were non-Europeans. Our sustainability goals include a one third share of female managers by 2030.

We offer training in diversity and inclusion by offering a leadership workshop and a toolbox that includes e-learning workshops and exercises. We rolled out an online diversity and inclusion training globally in which 19,682 employees participated with a high engagement level. Our Bridge program focuses on leading across boundaries and all our internal global leadership programs include training on how managers can work with diversity and inclusion.

Employee engagement

We conduct a global Sandvik employee engagement survey biannually. In the 2020 survey, the Sandvik Employee Engagement Index showed a score of 80 percent (76 in 2018) with a participation rate of 83 percent (87 in 2018). The survey provides a starting point for team performance dialogues and development activities, and measures both how engaged our employees are and whether we, as a company, have put in place all we need to achieve high organizational results.

Every employee at Sandvik is offered at least one individual performance dialogue annually with their manager, that focuses on previous performance, new goals, as well as development plans for the coming years. In 2020, 95 percent (97) of employees participated in performance dialogues.

In 2020, 58 percent (61) of employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Total number of employees by employment contract and gender1)

 

Female

Male

Total

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTE

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

Permanent

7,502

7,308

31,130

30,434

38,632

37,742

Temporary

461

439

1,423

1,291

1,885

1,730

Total

7,963

7,747

32,553

31,725

40,516

39,472

Total number of employees by employment type and gender1)

 

Female

Male

Total

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTE

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

Full time

7,217

7,071

31,982

31,195

39,199

38,266

Part time

743

671

574

535

1,317

1,206

Total

7,960

7,742

32,556

31,730

40,516

39,472

Total workforce by employment contract and region1)

 

Permanent

Temporary

Total

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FTE

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

Europe

23,340

22,530

710

634

24,050

23,164

North America

4,545

4,449

26

13

4,571

4,462

South America

1,745

1,747

29

19

1,774

1,766

Africa & Middle East

1,922

1,883

214

245

2,136

2,128

Asia

6,200

6,216

891

804

7,091

7,020

Australia

928

942

20

19

948

961

Total

38,680

37,767

1,890

1,734

40,570

39,501

Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover by age group, gender, and area1)

Total number and rate of new employee hires by age1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Hired

%

Hired

%

Under 30

859

35

475

31

30–50

1,379

57

972

62

Over 50

187

8

114

7

Total

2,425

100

1,561

100

Total number and rate of new employee hires by gender1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Hired

%

Hired

%

Female

607

22

406

23

Male

2,120

78

1,384

77

Total

2,727

100

1,790

100

Total number and rate of new employee hires by region1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Hired

%

Hired

%

Europe

1,249

46

742

41

North America

627

23

302

17

South America

222

8

173

10

Africa & Middle East

113

4

81

4

Asia

355

13

387

22

Australia

161

6

105

6

Total

2,727

100

1,790

100

Total number and rate of new employee turnover by age1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Left

%

Left

%

Under 30

501

9

502

11

30–50

1,990

8

1,458

6

Over 50

1,492

14

1,100

10

Total

3,983

10

3,060

8

Total number and rate of new employee turnover by gender1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Left

%

Left

%

Female

832

10

646

8

Male

3,151

10

2,361

7

Total

3,983

10

3,007

8

Total number and rate of new employee turnover by region1)

 

2019

2020

1)

Differences in the total number of employees due to insufficient data.

 

Left

%

Left

%

Europe

1,993

8

1,587

7

North America

861

19

683

15

South America

280

15

179

10

Africa & Middle East

233

11

120

6

Asia

528

7

385

6

Australia

151

16

106

11

Total

4,046

10

3,060

8

All employees by gender and employee category, %

 

Female

Male

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

2020

2019

2020

2018

2019

Staff

26

26

74

74

53

54

Workers

13

12

87

88

47

46

Total

20

20

80

80

100

100

All employees by age group and employee category, %

 

Under 30

30–50

Over 50

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

2019

2020

Staff

9

8

64

64

27

28

54

53

Workers

16

15

56

57

28

28

46

47

Total

12

11

60

61

27

28

100

100

Diversity of governance bodies and breakdown of other employees

 

 

Age structure, %

 

Share of women, %

Under 30

30–50

Above 50

Board of Directors

27

27

73

Group Executive Management

33

33

67

Management

18.5

1

68

31

Other employees

19.6

12

60

28

Reporting principles

Employee statistics regarding the number of FTEs (Full Time Equivalents) is derived from the financial reporting system. We have revised our figures for the total number of employees (FTE) for the years 2014–2017 as we now report on continuing operations to be more aligned with financial reporting. All other employee statistics (age, turnover, new employees, part time/full time, gender, performance dialogues) are derived from the Group’s common HR system, which covers 98 percent of Sandvik employees. These figures are compiled annually. We define manager as an employee managing an organization. Sandvik does not have a significant portion of workers who are not employees.