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53 <strong>Compass</strong> <strong>Group</strong> PLC Annual Report 20072 Operating costs continued2007 2006Audit and non-audit services £m £mAudit servicesFees payable to the Company’s auditors for the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements 0.4 0.4Fees payable to the Company’s auditors and their associates for other services to the <strong>Group</strong>:The audit of the Company’s subsidiaries and joint ventures pursuant to legislation 2.6 2.7Audit fees relating to IFRS comparatives – 0.2Total audit fees 3.0 3.3Non-audit servicesOther services supplied pursuant to legislation 0.1 0.3Other services relating to tax 1.7 2.9All other services 0.3 0.8Total non-audit fees 2.1 4.0Total audit and non-audit servicesTotal audit and non-audit services 5.1 7.3All other services includes £0.2 million in respect of assurance work relating to disposals (2006: £0.5million).3 Employees2007 2006Average number of employees, including directors and part-time employees Number NumberNorth America 126,691 122,412Continental Europe 66,990 67,302United Kingdom 66,105 68,885Rest of the World 101,541 96,633Total continuing operations 361,327 355,232Discontinued businesses 4,303 34,008Total continuing and discontinued 365,630 389,2402007 2006Aggregate remuneration of all employees including directors £m £mWages and salaries 3,804 3,853Social security costs 638 587Share-based payments 24 21Pension costs – defined contribution plans 34 27Pension costs – defined benefit plans 18 18Total continuing operations 4,518 4,506Discontinued businesses 102 505Total continuing and discontinued 4,620 5,011In addition to the pension cost shown in operating costs above, there is a pensions-related net charge to finance costs of £2 million (2006: £11 million).The remuneration of directors and key management personnel is set out below. Additional information on directors’ and key managementremuneration, share options, long-term incentive plans, pension contributions and entitlements can be found in the audited section of theDirector’s remuneration report on pages 33 to 39 and forms part of these financial statements.2007 2006Remuneration of key management personnel £m £mSalaries 4.8 4.3Other short-term employee benefits 6.4 4.9Termination benefits 2.3 0.4Share-based payments 5.5 2.8Pension 0.9 0.4Total 19.9 12.8Key management personnel is defined as the Board of directors and the members of the Executive Committee.

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