Notes to the Accounts
For the year ended 31 December 2008
4. Employee information
The average number of employees (including Executive Directors) during the year and total number of employees (including
Executive Directors) at 31 December 2008 were as follows:
| 2008 Average No. |
2007 Average No. |
2008 Total No. |
2007 Total No. |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 182 | 163 | 183 | 179 |
| Client services | 3,877 | 3,153 | 3,471 | 3,658 |
| Administration | 1,303 | 1,089 | 1,289 | 1,215 |
| 5,362 | 4,405 | 4,943 | 5,052 |
Employment costs (including Directors’ emoluments) comprised:
| 2008 £’000 |
2007 £’000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 259,734 | 186,873 |
| Social security costs | 33,332 | 24,096 |
| Pension costs - defined contribution plans | 8,688 | 7,017 |
| Equity settled transactions | 6,667 | 6,757 |
| 308,421 | 224,743 |
Details of Directors’ remuneration for the year are provided in the Directors’ Remuneration Report page.
No staff are employed by the parent company (2007: nil) hence no remuneration has been disclosed.