Personnel expenses comprise the following:
| XLS |
€ million |
2009 |
2008 |
Wages and salaries |
1,764.1 |
1,668.3 |
Compulsory social security contributions and special financial assistance |
266.7 |
254.2 |
Pension expenses |
98.1 |
93.0 |
|
2,128.9 |
2,015.4 |
As of December 31, 2009, the companies of the Merck Group had 33,062 employees (2008: 32,800). The average number of employees during the year was 32,850 (2008: 31,971).
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