AAK sustainability report 2018

54 The AAK workforce in numbers * Permanent and at-will employees 40–49 30–39 <30 >49 Management Salaried Hourly paid Employee* category by age, % 100 80 60 40 20 0 % Males Females Management Salaried Hourly paid Employee* category by gender, % 100 80 60 40 20 0 % 40–49 30–39 <30 >49 Males Females Employees* by age, % 100 80 60 40 20 0 % Americas Europe Asia West Africa Employees* by gender, % 100 80 60 40 20 0 % Americas Europe Asia West Africa As of December 31, 2018, AAK had a total of 3,594 employees within the scope of this report. The average age of employees in Europe is signifi­ cantly higher than in the rest of the world due to a more mature organization. Twenty-two percent of AAK’s permanent employees are female. This is a lower percentage than in many other businesses and is explained by the fact that working in the production sites typically attracts more men than women. At managerial level, 22 percent of employees are female. Seventy-four percent of AAK’s employees are perma- nently employed, while 4 percent are on a temporary contract. The remaining 22 percent comprise trainees, agency staff and at-will employees. The latter is a doctrine of American law that refers to an employment relationship which can be broken by either party with no liability. Three percent of our employees work part-time. Employees* by age, % 16% <30 31% 30–39 23% 40–49 30% >49 Employment contract type, % 1% Apprentice 4% Temporary 8% Agency staff 13% At-will 74% Permanent Including new sites