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7 Personnel expenses

Personnel expenses

 

 

2024/25

 

2023/24

 

 

€k

 

€k

Wages and salaries

 

545,170

 

506,165

Social security contributions

 

98,824

 

88,747

Pension costs

 

31,005

 

21,348

 

 

674,999

 

616,260

In the reporting year, expenses for defined contribution plans including contributions to statutory pension insurance amounted to €33,005k (prior year: €29,439k). The employer’s statutory pension contribution is included under social security contributions.

The table below shows employee numbers and the personnel structure of the Group:

Employee numbers

 

 

30 Sep 2025

 

30 Sep 2024

 

Average 2024/25

 

Average 2023/24

Production

 

2,564

 

2,414

 

2,511

 

2,415

Sales & Marketing

 

1,468

 

1,536

 

1,485

 

1,523

Research & Development

 

1,177

 

1,236

 

1,195

 

1,239

Administration

 

575

 

540

 

544

 

519

Total

 

5,784

 

5,726

 

5,735

 

5,696

Trainees

 

9

 

25

 

20

 

15

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