Annual Report 2022

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9. Personnel Expenses and Employee Numbers

Personnel expenses consisted of the following:

Personnel expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

 

 

€ million

 

€ million

Salaries

 

(1,895)

 

(1,564)

Social expenses and expenses for pensions and other benefits

 

(403)

 

(431)

of which for defined contribution pension plans

 

(111)

 

(117)

of which for defined benefit and other pension plans

 

(115)

 

(114)

Total

 

(2,298)

 

(1,995)

In 2022, personnel expenses declined primarily as a result of lower expenses for short-term variable compensation as part of the Group’s Covestro Profit Sharing Plan (Covestro PSP).

Average number of employees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

2022

Production

 

11,349

 

11,757

Marketing and distribution

 

3,257

 

3,281

Research and development

 

1,421

 

1,485

General administration

 

1,530

 

1,490

Total

 

17,557

 

18,013

Employees in vocational training

 

530

 

526

The number of permanent or temporary employees is stated in full-time equivalents. Part-time employees are included on a pro-rated basis in line with their contractual working hours. The figures do not include employees in vocational training.

PSP / Profit Sharing Plan
Covestro PSP is the Group’s short-term variable compensation system. It is based exclusively on the achievement of targets for the key performance indicators relevant to Covestro (EBITDA, FOCF, ROCE above WACC, and selected ESG criteria).

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