2009 Annual Report - CRH

5. Directors’ Emoluments and Interests
Directors’ emoluments (which are included in administrative expenses in note 3) and interests are given in the Report on Directors’ Remuneration on pages 51 to 59
of this Annual Report.
6. Employment
The average number of employees (including CRH’s proportionate share of employees in joint ventures) is as follows:
Year ended 31st December 2009 Materials Products Distribution Total Group
Europe 12,599 18,454 10,997 42,050
Americas 18,075 16,349 3,348 37,772
Total 30,674 34,803 14,345 79,822
Year ended 31st December 2008
Europe 14,560 21,265 11,499 47,324
Americas 22,028 20,227 3,993 46,248
Total 36,588 41,492 15,492 93,572
Employment costs charged in the Consolidated Income Statement (including the Group’s proportionate share of joint ventures’ costs) are analysed as follows:
2009 2008
€m €m
Wages and salaries 2,711 3,077
Social welfare costs 340 377
Other employment-related costs 418 401
Share-based payment expense (note 7) 28 24
Total pension costs (note 28) 179 176
Total 3,676 4,055
Total charge analysed between:
Cost of sales 1,834 2,061
Operating costs 1,834 2,009
Finance costs (net) - applicable to defined benefit pension schemes (note 8) 8 (15)
Total 3,676 4,055
CRH 77