Employees

In Fiscal 2011, the average number of full-time equivalent persons employed was 16,229 (US: 12,803; UK: 3,426). Signet usually employs a limited number of temporary employees during its fourth quarter. None of Signet's employees in the UK and less than 1% of Signet's employees in the US are covered by collective bargaining agreements. Signet considers its relationship with its employees to be excellent.


Average number of employees⁽¹⁾	Fiscal 2011	Fiscal 2010	Fiscal 2009
US	12,803	12,596	13,218
UK	3,426	3,724	3,697
Total	16,229	16,320	16,915

^{(1) Full-time equivalent.}