165 BMW Group Report 2024 To Our Stakeholders Combined Management Report Group Financial Statements Responsibility Statement and Auditor’s Report Remuneration Report Other Information Sustainability Statement Own workforce characteristics The BMW Group’s own workforce can be divided into two cate- gories in accordance with the ESRS S1 standard: BMW Group employees (ESRS S1-6) and non-employees (ESRS S1-7). BMW Group employees include all persons with temporary or permanent employment contracts with the BMW Group on 31 December of the reporting year. The total figure does not in- clude employees in inactive early retirement phase, women on maternity leave, employees who are absent for reasons including sabbaticals, parental or family care leave, long-term illnesses, military service or accompanying their partner abroad, other BMW Group employees and temporary agency workers. Using temporary employees contributes to the Company’s flexi- bility and responsiveness in a volatile market environment. In ad- dition to being assigned to specific projects, they also help to bal- ance out fluctuations and utilisation peaks. In addition to its own employees, the BMW Group also has non- employees within the meaning of ESRS S1-7. These are mainly temporary agency workers. The use of temporary agency work- ers provides the Company with the flexibility needed to react to short-term peaks in capacity utilisation, market or model-specific fluctuations, unforeseeable economic changes and structural and project-related issues. The BMW Group defines temporary agency work in accordance with the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles concerning temporary agency work: an employee is hired by a temporary employment agency and then hired out to perform their work un- der the supervision and direction of the user company. There is considered to be no employment relationship between the tem- porary agency worker and the user company, although there could be legal obligations of the user company towards the tem- porary agency worker, especially with respect to health and safety. The relevant labour contract is of limited or unspecified duration with no guarantee of continuation. The user company pays fees to the agency, and the agency pays the wages. The Company complies with the locally applicable legal require- ments, such as the German Temporary Employment Act, as well as internal agreements with employee representatives that reg- ulate the use of temporary agency workers. The entire workforce of the BMW Group, including non-employ- ees, was considered equally in the materiality assessment. All employee groups were covered through the involvement of dif- ferent stakeholder groups, including the Works Council ↗ Stakeholder Engagement. In addition, impacts resulting from the various areas of activity, production and indirect employment were taken into account. Employees by contract type and gender1 in headcount 2024 Total number of employees2 158,441 Number of permanent employees 145,846 Male 117,156 Female 28,649 Other – Not disclosed 41 Number of temporary employees 12,595 Male 10,161 Female 2,431 Other – Not disclosed 3 Number of non-guaranteed hours employees3 – Male – Female – Other – Not disclosed – Employees by geographical areas and country1, 4 in headcount 2024 Total number of employees2 158,441 Europe 107,408 thereof Germany 89,490 America 17,639 Asia 29,932 thereof China 27,330 Africa 3,165 Oceania 297 1 Assurance level: reasonable assurance. 2 Compared to the ↗ Key Performance Indicator, in accordance with ESRS only consolidated com- panies are included. The Joint Operation Spotlight, on the other hand, is included proportionally. 3 In addition to the temporary and permanent contract types, non-guaranteed hours employees are also reported in accordance with ESRS. This type of contract is not used by the BMW Group ↗ Glossary and Explanation of Key Figures. 4 Disclosed for each country in which the Company has at least 50 employees that account for at least 10% of the Company’s total number of employees.