20. Employees

Personnel expenses

In € thousand

1–12/2021

1–12/2020

Salaries

520,048

444,997

Expenses for termination benefits

310

10,902

Pension expenses

19,813

21,969

Expenditure on mandatory social security contributions as well as income-based charges and compulsory contributions

140,293

127,861

Other social expenditures

7,016

5,631

Personnel-related restructuring expenses

0

96,319

Total

687,480

707,679

of which sales

123,044

133,748

of which administration

563,693

574,322

of which retirees

742

–391

Average number of employees

 

31/12/2021

31/12/2020

Total

14,849

13,408

of which sales

4,005

4,138

of which administration

10,844

9,271