Report & Accounts - JLT

Financial StatementsNotes to the Financial Statementsfor the year ended 31st December 2005667. Employee information2005 2004£’000 £’000Salaries and associated expensesWages and salaries 221,615 207,478Social security costs 22,698 20,193Pension costs 18,607 19,341Equity settled share based payments:- Incentive schemes (RSP, SIP, LTIP) 7,170 5,993- Sharesave schemes (SAYE) 1,894 8679,064 6,860Other staff costs 25,463 19,565297,447 273,4372005 2004Analysis of employeesAverage number of persons employed by the Group during the yearUK 2,678 2,592Americas 1,288 1,015Australasia 770 758Asia 531 514Europe 130 1245,397 5,0032005 2004£’000 £’000Key management compensationSalaries and short-term employee benefits 5,356 4,094Post employment benefits 1,169 824Other long-term benefits 160 -Termination benefits - 611Share based benefits 795 1,3507,480 6,879Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc Annual Report & Accounts 2005The Group has defined key management personnel as all directors and members of the GEC for the relevant periods.The remuneration of the key management personnel is determined by the Remuneration Committee. The remuneration policy, directors’remuneration and details of the pension arrangements for directors are described in more detail in the Remuneration Report on pages 32to 41.