Employee data

-1 Employee data Shell Investors’ Handbook 2014-2018
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Average number of employees by country

Thousands

 

2018

2017[C]

2016[C]

2015

2014

[A]

Fewer than 500 employees.

[B]

Countries with fewer than 500 employees in each of the last five years.

[C]

As revised, to align with the current year definition.

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

France

[A]

[A]

[A]

1

1

Germany

3

3

3

5

5

Netherlands

9

10

11

9

9

Norway

1

1

1

1

1

Poland

4

3

3

2

2

UK

5

6

6

5

6

Other [B]

2

2

2

2

1

Total Europe

24

25

26

25

25

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

China

2

2

2

3

4

India

7

6

5

4

3

Iraq

1

1

1

1

[A]

Kazakhstan

1

1

1

–

–

Malaysia

4

5

6

7

7

Philippines

4

4

4

4

4

Qatar

1

1

1

1

1

Russia

[A]

[A]

1

1

1

Singapore

3

3

3

3

3

Thailand

1

1

[A]

–

–

Turkey

1

1

1

1

1

United Arab Emirates

1

1

1

1

1

Other [B]

2

2

2

3

3

Total Asia

28

28

28

29

28

Oceania

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

2

2

2

1

2

New Zealand

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

Total Oceania

2

2

2

1

2

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

Gabon

[A]

[A]

1

1

1

Nigeria

3

3

3

1

1

South Africa

[A]

1

1

1

1

Other [B]

1

1

1

[A]

[A]

Total Africa

4

5

6

3

3

North America

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

4

5

8

9

9

USA

17

19

21

22

22

Other [B]

[A]

[A]

[A]

[A]

1

Total North America

21

24

29

31

32

South America

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

1

1

1

2

2

Brazil

1

1

2

1

1

Other [B]

[A]

[A]

1

1

1

Total South America

2

2

4

4

4

Total

82

86

95

93

94
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Average number of employees by segment

Thousands

 

2018

2017[C]

2016[C]

2015

2014

[A]

Includes all employees working in business services centres irrespective of the segment they support.

[B]

Excludes employees seconded to Joint Ventures and Associates (2018: 3,000 employees, 2017: 3,000 employees, 2016: 4,000 employees).

[C]

As revised, to align with the current year definition.

Integrated Gas

8

8

9

13

11

Upstream

14

16

18

22

22

Downstream

37

40

46

43

47

Corporate [A]

20

19

18

15

14

Total

79[B]

83[B]

91[B]

93

94
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Employee expense

$ million

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Excludes employees seconded to joint ventures and associates.

Remuneration

10,167

10,855

11,985

12,558

13,092

Social security contributions

810

844

867

830

944

Retirement benefits

1,878

1,815

2,181

2,984

1,516

Share-based compensation

531

802

693

750

804

Total

13,386[A]

14,316[A]

15,726[A]

17,122

16,356
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