15. Employees

Personnel expenses

In € thousand

1–12/2023

1–12/2022

Salaries

591,248

529,999

Expenses for termination benefits

9,286

4,458

Pension expenses

23,538

20,186

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

152,858

137,494

Other social expenditures

14,431

8,337

Total

791,362

700,474

of which sales

132,114

130,223

of which administration

653,174

569,711

of which retirees

6,074

540

Average number of employees1)

 

31/12/2023

31/12/2022

Total

14,629

14,515

of which sales

3,798

3,813

of which administration

10,831

10,702

1)

The presentation does not include the average number of salaried employees in the discontinued operation.