Employees

Number of employees


METRO

Employees – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Employees – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Employees – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Employees – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Employees – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Full-time equivalent employees, average for the year, excluding trainees.

New employees by gender (in %)


METRO

New employees by gender – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

New employees by gender – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

New employees by gender – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

New employees by gender – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

New employees by gender – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: The figure for new employees includes all newly recruited staff and returning workers. The KPI shows the number of workers joining the company in relation to the average number of employees. All employees on permanent contracts are included.

Part-time rate (in %)


METRO

Part-time rate – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Part-time rate – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Part-time rate – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Part-time rate – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Part-time rate – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Share of part-time employees, average for the year, excluding trainees.

Employees by age group (in %)


METRO

Employees by age group – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Employees by age group – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Employees by age group – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Employees by age group – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Employees by age group – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Breakdown of employees by age group, average for the year, including trainees.

New employees by age group (in %)


METRO

New employees by age group – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

New employees by age group – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

New employees by age group – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

New employees by age group – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

New employees by age group – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Breakdown of new employees by age group, average for the year. This does not include trainees, interns, BA students and staff on temporary contracts.

Number of nationalities


METRO

Number of nationalities – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Number of nationalities – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Number of nationalities – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Number of nationalities – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Number of nationalities – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Number of different nationalities among our employees, excluding trainees, as of 30 September.

Gender breakdown in managerial positions (in %)


METRO

Gender breakdown in managerial positions – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Gender breakdown in managerial positions – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Gender breakdown in managerial positions – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Gender breakdown in managerial positions – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Gender breakdown in managerial positions – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Managerial positions are those in levels 1–3 (Management Board, General Management, divisional management, departmental management and store management). The percentage of male and female employees in these positions is calculated (per capita as of 30 September).

Managers by age group (in %)


METRO

Managers by age group – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Managers by age group – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Managers by age group – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Managers by age group – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Managers by age group – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Breakdown of managers by age group as of 30 September.

Number of nationalities among managers


METRO

Number of nationalities among managers – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Number of nationalities among managers – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Number of nationalities among managers – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Number of nationalities among managers – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Number of nationalities among managers – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Number of different nationalities among our managers as of 30 September.

Staff turnover by gender (in %)


METRO

Staff turnover by gender – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Staff turnover by gender – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Staff turnover by gender – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Staff turnover by gender – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Staff turnover by gender – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Staff turnover is defined as all employees leaving, that is those who retire, die or hand in their notice. The staff turnover rate is the number of workers leaving in relation to the average number of employees. All employees on permanent contracts are included.

Explanation: The staff turnover rate is high at METRO. This is primarily attributable to the fact that the staff turnover is generally high in several Asian and Eastern European countries where METRO operates.

Staff turnover by age group (in %)


METRO

Staff turnover by age group – METRO GROUP (Grafik)


Germany

Staff turnover by age group – Germany (Grafik)

Western Europe
(excl. Germany)

Staff turnover by age group – Western Europe (Grafik)


Eastern Europe

Staff turnover by age group – Eastern Europe (Grafik)


Asia

Staff turnover by age group – Asia/Africa/USA (Grafik)

Definition: Employees leaving due to retirement, death or resignation/dismissal, broken down by age and region. The staff turnover rate is the number of workers leaving in relation to the average number of employees. All employees on permanent contracts are included.

Work-related accidents (per 1,000 employees)

Germany

Work-related accidents Germany (Grafik)

Definition: Number of reportable work-related accidents per 1,000 employees as compared to the number of full-time equivalent employees, average for the year. Accidents on the way to or from work are not included.

Explanation: In order to identify areas with high accident rates or especially vulnerable groups of people, evaluate causes of accidents and define targeted countermeasures, the companies METRO Großhandelsgesellschaft mbH, real,- SB-Warenhaus GmbH, METRO AG, METRO Services GmbH, METRO LOGISTICS Germany GmbH, METRO SYSTEMS GmbH and METRO PROPERTIES GmbH & Co. KG have implemented appropriate reporting which covers 97% of the German METRO companies in the reporting period. Here, work-related accidents are reported only for the German METRO companies. The rate of accidents reported is 1,341 per 1,000 employees (2015/16: 1,401).

Continuing professional development

Average number of hours of CPD
per employee per year

CPD per employee (Grafik)

Average CPD expenditure per employee per year in €

CPD expenditure per employee (Grafik)

Definition: Training (hygiene, occupational safety, etc.) and courses focusing on ongoing operations plus medium- and long-term CPD opportunities that are offered with a view to enhancing the course of business.

Explanation: We currently publish indicators on continuing professional development covering more than 90% of our workforce.

Training

Number of trainees,
interns and students in
the METRO companies

Trainees (Grafik)