Employees

Transparency & Employees

Key Achievements

Kia values the individuality of its employees from different cultures, ages, and genders within its global operations. We promote active communication across the board, encouraging employees to speak for themselves and lead changes. Fair opportunities, diversity and high work efficiency enabled by smart work create better working conditions for everyone.

Total Workforce

	2017	2018	2019
Total	51,789	52,578	52,448
Korea (persons)	34,650	35,538	35,469
Overseas (persons)	17,139	17,040	16,979
Unionized workers (%)	Being aggregated	Being aggregated	84.9%

(persons)	2017	2018	2019	Percentage
Total	51,789	52,578	52,448	100.0%
Korea	34,650	35,538	35,469	67.6%
U.S.	3,283	2,996	3,075	5.9%
Mexico	2,354	2,423	2,339	4.5%
Europe	5,109	5,282	5,059	9.6%
China	6,141	5,834	4,824	9.2%
Others	252	505	1,682	3.2%

※ Others : Asia except for China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

(persons)	2017	2018	2019
Female employees (persons)	1,014	1,264	1,330
Female managers (persons)	69	91	111
Share of female employees to total workforce (%)	2.93%	3.57%	3.75%

	2017	2018	2019
Total education & training expenses (KRW)	10,830,000,000	10,227,794,438	10,794,597,103
Per-person education & training expenses (KRW)	319,000	292,498	304,364
Per-person education & training hours (hour)	49	33	33

Employment

(persons)	2017	2018	2019
Recruitment	1,091	1,381	395
Turnover rate	Being aggregated	Being aggregated	Being aggregated

(persons)	2017	2018	2019
Total	1,091	1,381	395
Headquarters	87	115	94
Sohari	66	306	67
Hwaseong	504	613	89
Gwangju	329	303	19
Namyang R&D Center	11	11	12
Others	94	33	114

※ Others : Asia except for China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

(persons)		2017	2018	2019
By Age	Aged 20 to 29	390	353	237
	Aged 30 to 39	299	328	69
	Aged 40 to 49	303	402	36
	Aged 50 and above	99	298	53
By Gender	Male	1,050	1,104	307
By Gender	Female	41	277	88

	2017	2018	2019
Average length of service (year)	20.5	20.7	21.3

※ length of service: based on the date of joining the company

(persons)	2017	2018	2019
Total	442	579	644
Headquarters	81	71	60
Sohari	85	127	139
Hwaseong	57	81	88
Gwangju	77	111	140
R&D Center	5	5	9
Others	137	184	208

(persons)		2017	2018	2019
By Age	Aged 20 to 29	40	43	49
	Aged 30 to 39	69	72	37
	Aged 40 to 49	54	51	53
	Aged 50 and above	279	413	505
By Gender	Male	420	552	617
By Gender	Female	22	27	27

Welfare

Type	Benefits
Legally mandated fringe benefits	Health insurance, industrial accident insurance, national pension, employment insurance
Vehicles/transportation	Car purchasing/repair, commute bus, fuel, and transportation expenses etc.
Safety/health/hygiene	Medical services, group accident insurance, physical checkups, health clinics, etc.
Living	Meals/snacks, expenses/vacations for family events, apartments/dorms, personal pension plans, Labor-Management Joint Fund etc.
Education	School and education expenses for children and in-house daycare centers, etc.
Culture/Career-development	Vacation allowance, credits, long-service/retirement awards (travel), sports day, hotels and resorts for summer vacation, etc.
Support for retirees	Veterans program, etc.

	2017	2018	2019
Total expenditure (KRW mil)	5,981	6,091	6,093
Per-person expenditure (KRW mil)	17	18	18

Item		2017	2018	2019
Number of employees on parental leave	Male	18	41	67
Number of employees on parental leave	Female	51	49	56
Rate of return after parental leave		100%	97.8%	95.9%

※ Number of employees on parental leave: employees who took parental leave for at least one day during the reporting period
※ Rate of return from parental leave: employees who returned from parental leave during the reporting period
※ Extended parental leave for different children by the same employee counts as separate cases.