NS as an employer in the Netherlands

NS is one of the biggest employers in the Netherlands and is a strong brand in the labour market. Every day, our nearly 22,000 employees enable people’s door-to-door journeys in the Netherlands. We welcomed almost 5,000 new colleagues in 2018, either starting permanent jobs, or temporary assignments or part-time jobs alongside their study or other work. Sufficiently skilled and healthy employees are crucial for NS in putting our strategy into practice. We therefore see it as a high priority to maintain professional skills, develop talent and leadership and recruit talented new colleagues.
Our employees
At the end of 2018, the NS workforce comprised 21,011 staff (18,381 FTEs)
84% of all NS staff had permanent contracts (81% in 2017) (male/female ratio: 71/29) and 19% have temporary contracts (male/female ratio: 46/56)
Of NS’s workforce, 67% were full-time employees (male/female ratio: 83/17) and 33% were part-time employees (male/female ratio: 36/64)
Women made up 33% of the workforce at NS (2017: 34%)
The average age of our employees was 44 (2017: 43)
In 2018 NS had a flexible layer with hired personnel of about 7% of the workforce.