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100 Experian Annual Report 2009
7. Employee benet costs and employee numbers
Aggregate employee costs for the continuing operations of the Group
2009 2008
(Restated)
(Note 2)
Notes US$m US$m
Wages and salaries 1,163 1,163
Social security costs 165 169
Share-based payments 27 55 76
Pension costs – dened benet plans 28 10 12
Pension costs – dened contribution plans 35 36
Total continuing operations 1,428 1,456
Average number of employees (including executive directors) in the continuing operations of the Group
2009 2008
(Restated) (Note 2)
Full time Full time
Full time Part time equivalent Full time Part time equivalent
North America 5,768 302 5,919 5,674 286 5,817
Latin America 2,355 228 2,469 1,846 258 1,975
UK & Ireland 3,549 99 3,599 4,004 205 4,106
EMEA/Asia Pacic 2,575 104 2,627 1,726 121 1,787
Central Activities 85 3 87 80 3 82
Total continuing operations 14,332 736 14,701 13,330 873 13,767
The average number of employees (full time equivalent) of Serasa in the nine months from its acquisition in June 2007 to
31 March 2008 was 2,505 and the employee numbers for 2008 in respect of Serasa reported within Latin America were adjusted
to reect the period of ownership.
Remuneration of key management personnel
2009 2008
US$m US$m
Salaries and short-term employee benets 12 12
Retirement benets 1 5
Share-based payments 13 18
Total continuing operations 26 35
Key management personnel comprises the board of directors and certain senior management. The amount included in respect
of share-based payments includes operating and exceptional costs for previous GUS awards and the one-off demerger awards.
Further details of the remuneration of directors are given in the audited part of the report on directors’ remuneration.
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Notes to the Group nancial statements continued
Financial statements