20. Employees

Personnel expenses

In € thousand

1 – 12/2022

1 – 12/2021

Salaries

533,535

520,048

Expenses for termination benefits

4,458

310

Pension expenses

20,186

19,813

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

138,491

140,293

Other social expenditures

8,434

7,016

Total

705,105

687,480

of which sales

131,394

123,044

of which administration

573,171

563,693

of which retirees

540

742

Average number of employees

 

31/12/2022

31/12/2021

Total

14,515

14,849

of which sales

3,813

4,005

of which administration

10,702

10,844