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246 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS → Notes to the Group accounts
(61) PERSONNEL EXPENSES/HEADCOUNT
Personnel expenses comprised the following:
€ million 2014 2013
Wages and salaries 2,630.9 2,611.8
Compulsory social security contributions and special financial assistance 376.6 368.0
Pension expenses 157.4 146.6
3,164.9 3,126.4
As of December 31, 2014, the Group had 39,639 employees (2013:
38,154). The average number of employees during the year was
38,930 (2013: 38,282).
The breakdown of personnel by function was as follows:
Average number of employees 2014 2013
Production 10,176 9,985
Logistics 2,207 1,779
Marketing and Sales 12,113 12,214
Administration 6,342 5,106
Research and Development 4,738 4,433
Infrastructure and Other 3,354 4,765
38,930 38,282
In 2013 and 2014, the Group substantially
increased transparency
by assigning all positions to a standardized
job profile. In this way,
positions that were previously not assigned to specific functional
areas were assigned according to
function.
(62) MATERIAL COSTS
Material costs in 2014 amounted to € 1,516.8 million (2013:
€1,473.2 million) and were reported under cost of sales.