Note 5 • Employee benefit expense
|
€’000 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Salaries and wages |
128,492 |
114,379 |
|
Social security contributions |
26,613 |
23,141 |
|
Pension expenses |
4,688 |
3,725 |
|
Equity settled transactions |
1,116 |
– |
|
160,909 |
141,245 |
The average number of full-time equivalents in 2010 was 8,353 (8,281).