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Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000 Financial Statements
56
Notes to the consolidated accounts
Unilever Group
Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000
3 Staff costs and employees
million
2000 1999 1998
Staff costs:
Remuneration of employees (5 827) (4 899) (5 105)
Emoluments of directors
as managers (14) (11) (12)
Pension costs:
Defined benefit schemes:
Regular cost (324) (252) (237)
Special termination
benefits (88) (44) (58)
Other (117) (111) (111)
Amortisation of
surpluses/deficits 33 309 243 284
Defined contribution
schemes (8) (4) (16)
Post-retirement health benefits (77) (59) (70)
Social security costs (759) (691) (742)
Total staff costs (6 905) (5 828) (6 067)
Details of the remuneration of directors w hich form part of these
accounts are given in the following sections of the Remuneration
report: ‘Directors’ pensions’ on pages 37 and 38; ‘Directors’
emoluments’ on page 40; ‘Share options’ on pages 41 to 44
and ‘Advisory Directors’ on page 44.
The average number of employees
during the year w as, in thousands:
Europe 76 79 83
North America 27 22 23
Africa and M iddle East 46 52 58
Asia and Pacific 79 72 73
Latin America 33 30 30
261 255 267
4 Exceptional items
Included in operating profit
Restructuring (1 150) (232) (266)
Other, principally business
disposals (842) (37) 391
(1 992) (269) 125
By geographical area:
Europe (542) (96) 180
North America (1 132) (126) 39
Africa and M iddle East (36) 15 (1)
Asia and Pacific (109) (18) (52)
Latin America (173) (44) (41)
(1 992) (269) 125
By operation:
Foods – Oil & dairy based
foods and bakery (22) (75) (70)
– Ice cream and
beverages (260) (50) (76)
– Culinary and
frozen foods (322) (120) (51)
Home care and
professional cleaning (323) (34) (61)
Personal care (1 069) (37) (22)
Other Operations 447 405
(1 992) (269) 125
These amounts are mainly included in administrative expenses.
2 Operating costs
million
2000 1999 1998
Cost of sales (25 221) (22 241) (22 311)
Continuing operations (23 681) (22 241) (22 311)
Acquisitions (a) (1 540)
Distribution and selling costs (12 045) (10 126) (9 870)
Continuing operations (11 451) (10 126) (9 870)
Acquisitions (a) (594)
Administrative expenses (b) (7 014) (4 307) (3 846)
Continuing operations (6 142) (4 307) (3 846)
Acquisitions (a) (872)
(44 280) (36 674) (36 027)
(a) Bestfoods accounts for 914 million of cost of sales, 428 million
of distribution and selling costs and 553 million of administrative
expenses.
(b) Includes amortisation of goodwill and intangibles.
Operating costs include:
Staff costs 3(6 905) (5 828) (6 067)
Raw materials and packaging (18 085) (17 531) (17 701)
Amortisation of goodwill and
intangibles (435) (23) (8)
Depreciation of tangible
fixed assets (1 519) (1 124) (931)
Advertising and promotions (6 545) (5 345) (5 188)
Research and development (1 187) (935) (830)
Lease rentals:(c)
Plant and machinery (148) (109) (127)
Other (411) (371) (308)
Remuneration of auditors:(d)
Audit fees (14) (12) (10)
Audit related services (e) (10) (3) (3)
Other payments to
PricewaterhouseCoopers
for non-audit services:
Tax (4) (14) (5)
General consulting (42) (18) (22)
(c) Lease rentals:
Minimum lease payments (563) (479) (439)
Contingent lease payments (8) (11) (4)
(571) (490) (443)
Less: Sub-lease income 12 10 8
(559) (480) (435)
(d) All paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers except for 1 million of
audit fees paid to other auditors.
(e) Audit related services principally comprise work on shareholder
and other circulars, and due diligence in respect of acquisitions
and disposals. In addition, 6 million has been charged to the
cost of the Bestfoods acquisition.
All fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers are reviewed by the Audit
Committee, w ho consider w hether the services provided are
compatible w ith maintaining the auditor’s independence.