[44] Employees
The KION Group employed an average of 35,563 full-time equivalents (including trainees and apprentices) in the reporting year (2019: 34,002). The number of employees (part-time staff included on a pro-rata basis) by region is as follows:
|
2020 |
2019 |
|---|---|---|
EMEA |
25,139 |
24,253 |
Western Europe |
21,552 |
21,051 |
Eastern Europe |
3,501 |
3,058 |
Middle East and Africa |
86 |
144 |
Americas |
4,836 |
4,377 |
North America |
3,558 |
3,116 |
Central and South America |
1,278 |
1,261 |
APAC |
5,588 |
5,372 |
China |
4,225 |
4,073 |
APAC excluding China |
1,363 |
1,299 |
Total |
35,563 |
34,002 |
The KION Group employed an average of 646 trainees and apprentices in 2020 (2019: 606).