Employees
As at June 30, 2022, the KION Group employed 40,804 full-time equivalents (December 31, 2021: 39,602). The rise during the reporting period was predominantly due to additions to the workforce in manufacturing and logistics in the Industrial Trucks & Services segment and to additions to the workforce in the project business in the Supply Chain Solutions segment.
Personnel expenses rose to €1,421.9 million (H1 2021: €1,306.5 million).
|
Jun. 30, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
EMEA |
27,275 |
26,661 |
2.3% |
Western Europe |
22,786 |
22,375 |
1.8% |
Eastern Europe |
4,451 |
4,238 |
5.0% |
Middle East and Africa |
38 |
48 |
–20.8% |
Americas |
6,959 |
6,609 |
5.3% |
North America |
5,073 |
4,632 |
9.5% |
Central and South America |
1,886 |
1,977 |
–4.6% |
APAC |
6,570 |
6,332 |
3.8% |
China |
4,970 |
4,826 |
3.0% |
APAC excluding China |
1,600 |
1,506 |
6.2% |
Total |
40,804 |
39,602 |
3.0% |