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Aviva plc
Annual report and accounts 2013
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Notes to the consolidated financial statements continued
11 – Employee information
This note shows where our staff are employed throughout the world, excluding staff employed by our joint ventures and
associates, and analyses the total staff costs.
(a) Employee numbers
The number of persons employed by the Group, including directors under a service contract, was:
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United Kingdom & Ireland 14,886 17,580 16,751 18,695
France 4,134 4,272 4,177 4,261
Poland 1,260 1,162 1,230 1,207
Italy, Spain and Other 1,239 1,624 1,392 1,817
Canada 3,582 3,758 3,685 3,729
Asia 1,081 1,118 1,128 1,913
Aviva Investors 923 1,056 979 1,134
Other Group Activities 613 641 628 833
Employees in continuing operations 27,718 31,211 29,970 33,589
Employees in discontinued operations — 1,911 1,552 1,941
Total employee numbers 27,718 33,122 31,522 35,530
(b) Staff costs
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Wages and salaries 1,230 1,421
Social security costs 200 214
Post-retirement obligations
Defined benefit schemes (note 49d)1 (128) 19
Defined contribution schemes (note 49d) 107 102
Profit sharing and incentive plans 117 112
Equity compensation plans (note 32d) 39 47
Termination benefits 106 51
Staff costs from continuing operations 1,671 1,966
Staff costs from discontinued operations 109 145
Total staff costs 1,780 2,111
1 Credit for the defined benefit schemes arises from the £145 million gain from the plan amendments to the Irish scheme as described in note 49a.
2 Following a review of the staff costs disclosure we have identified additional costs within our expense base that should have been included in this analysis for 2012. We have also identified some costs that required reclassification
within this note in respect of 2012. The net impact on total 2012 staff costs disclosed in this note has been an increase of £116 million.
Staff costs are charged within:
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2012
£m
Acquisition costs 474 561
Claims handling expenses 156 158
Central costs and sharesave schemes 85 78
Other operating expenses 841 1,122
Integration and restructuring costs 115 47
Staff costs from continuing operations 1,671 1,966
Staff costs from discontinued operations 109 145
Total staff costs 1,780 2,111
1 Following a review of the staff costs disclosure we have identified additional costs within our expense base that should have been included in this analysis for 2012. We have also identified some costs that required reclassification
within this note in respect of 2012. The net impact on total 2012 staff costs disclosed in this note has been an increase of £116 million.
12 – Directors
Information concerning individual directors’ emoluments, interests and transactions is given in the Directors’ Remuneration Report.
For the purposes of the disclosure required by Schedule 5 to the Companies Act 2006, the total aggregate emoluments of the
directors in respect of 2013 was £5.9 million (2012: £6.3 million). Employer contributions to pensions for executive directors for
qualifying periods were £86,923 (2012: £179,200). The aggregate net value of share awards granted to the directors in the period
was £4.5 million (2012: £8.9 million). The net value has been calculated by reference to the closing middle market price of an
ordinary share at the date of grant. During the year, no share options were exercised by directors (2012: nil).