Performance Summary
Social
This section summarises performance data relating to employees and charitable donations.
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Employee Data
Employee Data at a Glance
| 20041 | 20051 | 20061 | 20071,2 | 2008/093 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Number Employed | 7,558 | 7,404 | 7,986 | 8,013 | 8,742 |
| Turnover Total4 | 13.0% | 13.5% | 10.0% | 9.9% | 12.7% |
| Turnover Voluntary4 | 7.1% | 8.0% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 6.4% |
| Employee Gender (%) Female | 20%5 | 22%5 | 21%5 | 22%5 | 22%6 |
| New Recruits Gender (%) Female | 25% | 29% | 22% | 25% | 29% |
| Trade Union Representation | 36% | 36% | 37% | 34% | 34% |
| Training Days per Employee | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| Training Spend per Employee7 | £221 | £265 | £317 | £327 | £346 |
| Internal Promotions (% of all recruitments in year) | 34.0% | 35.5% | 28.7% | 28.9% | 37.8% |
| Attendance – days lost per employee | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
- Data presented on a calendar year basis (unless otherwise stated).
- Data excludes 658 employees transferred out of the group with the completion of the sale of Ceramics Division on 28th February 2007.
- Data presented on a financial year basis (unless otherwise stated) from 1st April to 31st March and excludes 841 employees transferred out of the group with the completion of the sale of the Argillon Insulators and Alumina businesses on 26th November 2008.
- Employee turnover is calculated by reference to the total number of leavers during the year expressed as a percentage of the average number of people employed during the year. The analysis does not include agency workers not directly employed by Johnson Matthey.
- As at 31st December.
- As at 31st March.
- Training spend does not include the cost of in house training or the cost of employees' wages during training.
Charitable Donations
Data is presented on a financial year basis from 1st April to 31st March.
Charitable Donations
£

| Charitable donations £ | |
|---|---|
| 2004/05 | 349,000 |
| 2005/06 | 340,000 |
| 2006/07 | 330,000 |
| 2007/08 | 415,000 |
| 2008/09 | 495,000 |
Corporate Annual Donations Programme
Charitable types supported 2008/09
![]() | Medical and Health | 44% |
![]() | Social Welfare | 38% |
![]() | Science and Education | 8% |
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International Development | 6% |
![]() | Environment | 4% |




