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METRO

Employees – METRO (single bar)

Germany

Employees – Germany (single bar)

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

Employees by gender (in %)

METRO

Employees by gender – METRO (pie)

Germany

Employees by gender – Germany (pie)

Proportion of men in % Proportion of women in %

Definition: The percentage of male and female employees is calculated per capita as of 30 September.

Employees by age group (in %)

METRO

Employees by age group – METRO (pie)

Germany

Employees by age group – Germany (pie)

< 30 years old 30–50 years old > 50 years old

1 In the financial years 2017/18 and 2018/19 the figures were erroneously reported including trainees.

Definition: Breakdown of employees by age group, excluding trainees, as of 30 September.

Number of nationalities

METRO

Number of nationalities – METRO (single bar)

Germany

Number of nationalities – Germany (single bar)

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

Employees with a recognised severe disability or equivalent status

METRO

Employees with a recognised severe disability or equivalent status – METRO (single bar)

Germany

Employees with a recognised severe disability or equivalent status – Germany (single bar)

Definition: All employees considered severely disabled as defined by the respective country, or those with equivalent status.

Part-time rate by gender (in %)

METRO

Part-time rate by gender – METRO (stacked bar)

Germany

Part-time rate by gender – Germany (stacked bar)

Part-time rate men (% of total men)
Part-time rate women (% of total women)
Part-time rate (in % of total employees)

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

Employee turnover by gender (in %)

METRO

Employee turnover by gender – METRO (stacked bar)

Germany

Employee turnover by gender – Germany (stacked bar)

Staff turnover of men (% of total men)
Staff turnover of women (% of total women)
Staff turnover total (% of total employees)

Definition: Employee turnover is defined as all employees leaving, that is those who retire, die or hand in their notice. The employee 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 employee turnover rate is high at METRO. This is primarily attributable to the fact that the employee turnover is generally high in several Asian and Eastern European countries where METRO operates.

Employee turnover by age (in %)

METRO

Employee turnover by age – METRO (stacked bar)

Germany

Employee turnover by age – Germany (stacked bar)

< 30 years old 30–50 years old > 50 years old

Definition: Employees leaving due to retirement, death or resignation/dismissal, broken down by age. The employee turnover rate is the number of workers leaving in relation to the average number of employees.

Employee representation

METRO

Employee representation – METRO (pie)

Proportion of employees who are represented by employee representatives (%)
Proportion of employees who are not represented (%)

Definition: Proportion of employees who are represented by works councils, employee representatives and an independent trade union or whose interests are covered by collective agreements.

Trainees, interns and students

METRO

Trainees, interns and students – METRO (single bar)

Germany

Trainees, interns and students – Germany (single bar)

Definition: All trainees including interns and students.