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4. Employees
2011 2010 2009
Year end Average Year end Average Year end Average
Number of employees in the groupa’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000
UK 75.7 77.1 79.8 82.9 86.5 89.5
Non UK 16.9 17.5 18.0 18.8 20.5 21.1
Total employees 92.6 94.6 97.8 101.7 107.0 110.6
2011 2010 2009
Year end Average Year end Average Year end Average
Number of employees in the groupa’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000
BT Global Services 21.8 22.6 24.3 26.1 28.2 28.4
BT Retail 16.6 17.4 19.4 20.2 21.2 21.9
BT Wholesale 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5
Openreach 31.3 30.9 30.8 31.4 32.3 33.1
Other 21.0 21.6 20.9 21.6 22.9 24.7
Total employees 92.6 94.6 97.8 101.7 107.0 110.6
aThe numbers disclosed are the equivalent full-time employees including both full and part-time employees.
5. Related party transactions
Key management personnel comprise executive and non-executive directors and members of the
Operating Committee
. Key management
personnel compensation is shown in the table below:
2011 2010 2009
Year ended 31 March £m £m £m
Salaries and short-term benefits 11.4 10.3 8.4
Termination benefits 0.1 2.4
Post employment benefits 1.4 1.8 2.3
Share-based payments 5.3 2.6 3.6
18.1 14.8 16.7
More detailed information concerning directors’ remuneration, shareholdings, pension entitlements, share options and other long-term
incentive plans is shown in the audited part of the Report on directors’ remuneration, which forms part of the consolidated financial
statements.
Amounts paid to the group’s retirement benefit plans are set out in note 23. There were a number of transactions during the year between
the company and its subsidiary undertakings, which are eliminated on consolidation and therefore not disclosed.
During 2011 the group purchased services in the normal course of business and on an arm’s length basis from its principal associate, Tech
Mahindra Limited. The net value of services purchased was £258m (2010: £301m, 2009: £296m) and the amount outstanding and payable for
services at 31 March 2011 was £61m (2010: £65m, 2009: £89m). In 2010 a cash payment of £127m was made to Tech Mahindra Limited for
the renegotiation of certain supply contracts as part of the rationalisation of procurement channels within BT Global Services.
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