Notes to the Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2007
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 2007 were as follows:
| 2007 Average No. |
2006 Average No. |
2007 Total No. |
2006 Total No. |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 163 | 123 | 179 | 141 |
| Client services | 3,153 | 2,261 | 3,658 | 2,623 |
| Administration | 1,089 | 921 | 1,215 | 994 |
| 4,405 | 3,305 | 5,052 | 3,758 |
Employment costs (including Directors' emoluments) comprised:
| 2007 £'000 |
2006 £'000 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 186,873 | 140,806 |
| Social security costs | 24,096 | 18,366 |
| Pension costs - defined contribution plans | 7,017 | 5,141 |
| Equity settled transactions | 6,757 | 4,479 |
| 224,743 | 168,792 |
Details of Directors' remuneration for the year are provided in the Directors' Remuneration Report.
No staff are employed by the parent company (2006: nil) hence no remuneration has been disclosed.