Annual report and financial statement 2009 - United Utilities

Remuneration of key management personnel2009 2008£m £mSalaries and short-term employee benefits 5.0 5.6Post-employment benefits 0.7 0.6Share-based payments – 0.1Salaries and short-term employee benefits include £nil (2008: £0.3 million) in respect of compensation for loss of office.5.7 6.3Key management personnel comprises all directors and certain senior managers who are members of the executive leadership team.Employee benefits expense (including directors)2009 2008Group £m £mContinuing operationsWages and salaries 328.1 308.9Social security costs 26.8 24.7Post-employment benefits 60.4 48.1415.3 381.7Capital schemes and charges against provisions (68.1) (64.2)Employee benefits expense attributable to continuing operations 347.2 317.5Discontinued operationsWages and salaries – 10.2Social security costs – 0.8Post-employment benefits – 7.0– 18.0Capital schemes and charges against provisions – (1.9)Employee benefits expense attributable to discontinued operations – 16.1347.2 333.6Less: employee benefits expense attributable to joint ventures (9.2) (7.1)Total employee benefits expense 338.0 326.5Financial statementsAverage number of employees during the year (full time equivalent including directors)2009 2008number numberContinuing operationsRegulated activities 3,925 3,888Non-regulated activities 4,364 4,517Other activities 677 2688,966 8,673Discontinued operationsUnited Utilities Electricity – 57Industrial liquid waste – 34Facilities management – 1458,966 8,909The company has no employees.unitedutilities.com 57