[43] Employees
The KION Group employed an average of 34,002 full-time equivalents (including trainees and apprentices) in the reporting year (2018: 32,524). The number of employees (with part-time staff included on a pro rata basis) is shown by region in > TABLE 117.
|
2019 |
2018 |
|---|---|---|
Western Europe |
21,051 |
20,116 |
Eastern Europe |
3,058 |
2,658 |
Middle East and Africa |
144 |
239 |
North America |
3,116 |
3,029 |
Central and South America |
1,261 |
1,246 |
Asia-Pacific |
5,372 |
5,236 |
Total employees |
34,002 |
32,524 |
The KION Group employed an average of 606 trainees and apprentices in 2019 (2018: 547).