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Note 22, cont.
results. The state’s tax agent has appealed to the courts. The additional tax
expense, if the tax authority should eventually win the dispute, amounts to SEK
21.8 M.
Other than through the provision in the balance sheet, the tax effect of the
remaining tax disputes in Sweden and Norway is reported as a contingent liability
totaling SEK 9.0 M. Fees and interest may be additional.
Other
On May 22, 2002 Tore Nuland fi led a summons application at Nacka District
Court against Intrum Justitia AB, inter alia. The application relates to claims tried
by Norwegian courts in the late 1980s without any possibility for further appeal.
NOTE 23 AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
Intrum Justitia regards the claims as groundless and accordingly has not accounted
any contingent liability.
In Switzerland, Intrum Justitia is involved in a dispute with a partner in its
guarantee operations. Intrum Justitia has both receivables from and liabilities to
the partner which have not been paid pending a legal resolution. In its accounts,
Intrum Justitia has allocated provisions corresponding to the anticipated
outcome of the dispute.
The Group is otherwise involved in various legal actions in the normal course
of business. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such actions is not
expected to give rise to any signifi cant loss.
There are no pledged assets, contingent assets or contingent liabilities in the
Parent Company.
Group Of which Parent Company
2005 2004 2005 2004
men women men women men women men women
Austria 7 29 7 33 – – – –
Belgium 22 26 17 31 – – – –
Czech Republic 21 27 19 29 – – – –
Denmark 16 26 17 28 – – – –
Estonia 7 22 6 20 – – – –
Finland 63 185 61 177 – – – –
France 70 186 74 233 – – – –
Germany 59 108 64 121 – – – –
Hungary 19 51 16 37 – – – –
Ireland 15 33 5 20 – – – –
Italy 11 51 11 59 – – – –
Latvia 3 5 3 5 – – – –
Lithuania 3 11 2 16 – – – –
Netherlands 192 164 167 160 – – – –
Norway 37 59 34 66 – – – –
Poland 86 102 109 147 – – – –
Portugal 5 26 4 26 – – – –
Slovakia 5 11 – – – – – –
Spain 38 88 37 43 – – – –
Sweden 148 199 121 219 15 8 17 6
Switzerland 90 85 86 83 – – – –
UK 172 280 183 349 – – – –
Total 1,089 1,774 1,043 1,902 15 8 17 6
2,863 2,945 23 23
On December 31, 2005 the Parent Company’s Board of Directors consisted of seven members, of whom six were men and one a woman. On the same date the
Group Management Team consisted of eight persons, of whom seven were men and one a woman. Of the board members of Group subsidiaries, 93 percent were
men and 7 percent women. Of the Group’s country managers, 21 are men and one a woman.
NOTE 24 ABSENTEEISM
Group Parent Company
2005
Sick leave among employees in the Group’s
Swedish companies, expressed as a percentage
of the employees’ aggregate normal working hours
2004 2005 2004
Men 1.6 2.7 1.4 1.0
Women 8.3 8.4 * *
Employees aged 29 or younger 4.2 4.6 * *
Employees aged 30–49 7.0 7.8 1.0 1.0
Employees aged 50 or older 4.5 5.2 * *
Total
Of which long-term sick leave
5.9 6.6 1.1 1.0
(60 days or more) 51 47 0 0
* Not reported since the number of employees in the category is less than ten.
During the year absenteeism in the Group as a whole, including foreign subsidiaries,
corresponded to 6.1 percent (6.0) of employees’ aggregate normal
working hours.