2.3 STAFF COSTS
The detail of “Staff Costs” is as follows:
(Millions of euros) |
2016 |
2015 |
Change |
Wages and salaries |
3,270 |
2,286 |
984 |
Social security costs |
428 |
409 |
19 |
Pension plan contributions |
56 |
55 |
1 |
Share-based payment |
17 |
18 |
-1 |
Other employee benefit costs |
48 |
37 |
11 |
TOTAL |
3,819 |
2,805 |
1,014 |
The 36% increase in staff costs in 2016 is related to the acquisition of Broadspectrum and its workforce and the growth in activity.
The changes in the number of employees at 31 December 2016 with respect to that at 2015 year-end, by professional category and gender, were as follows:
|
31/12/16 |
|
||
Category |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Change 16/15 |
Executive directors |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0% |
Senior executives |
10 |
2 |
12 |
-8% |
Executives |
443 |
73 |
516 |
23% |
University and further education college graduates |
9,374 |
3,317 |
12,691 |
21% |
Clerical staff |
3,653 |
4,553 |
8,206 |
100% |
Manual workers and unqualified technicians |
54,897 |
19,677 |
74,574 |
26% |
TOTAL |
68,379 |
27,622 |
96,001 |
30% |
|
31/12/15 |
||
Category |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Executive directors |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Senior executives |
11 |
2 |
13 |
Executives |
365 |
53 |
418 |
University and further education college graduates |
7,910 |
2,618 |
10,528 |
Clerical staff |
1,254 |
2,854 |
4,108 |
Manual workers and unqualified technicians |
42,396 |
16,567 |
58,963 |
TOTAL |
51,938 |
22,094 |
74,032 |
The average number of employees, by business division, for the two periods is as follows:
|
31/12/16 |
|
||
Business |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Change 16/15 |
Construction |
14,516 |
2,077 |
16,593 |
1,368 |
Toll roads |
494 |
238 |
732 |
-167 |
Airports |
16 |
10 |
26 |
1 |
Services |
46,908 |
22,367 |
69,275 |
14,127 |
Other |
284 |
236 |
520 |
33 |
TOTAL |
62,219 |
24,927 |
87,146 |
15,362 |
|
31/12/15 |
||
Business |
Men |
Women |
Total |
Construction |
13,430 |
1,795 |
15,225 |
Toll roads |
610 |
289 |
899 |
Airports |
15 |
10 |
25 |
Services |
36,122 |
19,025 |
55,148 |
Other |
277 |
210 |
487 |
TOTAL |
50,455 |
21,329 |
71,784 |
The changes in the average number of employees for the two years is due mainly to the inclusion of Broadspectrum.