Staff costs and Directors' remuneration

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration

4. Staff costs and Directors’ remuneration

Staff costs and average number of employees

Staff costs	2024 $m		2023a $m			2022a $m
Wages and salaries		1,890		1,752			1,558
Social security costs		159		143			117
Share-based payment costs (note 27)		67		56			46
Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
Defined benefit plans		7		4			2
Defined contribution plans		62		58			53
		2,185		2,013			1,776
Analysed as:
Costs borne by IHGb		800		747			646
Costs borne by the System Fund or reimbursed		1,385		1,266			1,130
		2,185		2,013			1,776

a.	Re-presented to separate share-based payment costs.
b.	In 2022, included $1m classified as exceptional relating to the costs of ceasing operations in Russia.

 

 

Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees	2024		2023		2022
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG:
Americas		1,612		1,578		1,548
EMEAA		3,635		3,642		3,638
Greater China		357		352		333
Central		1,783		1,720		1,528
		7,387		7,292		7,047
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund or are reimbursed		20,752		20,306		18,833
		28,139		27,598		25,880

Directors’ remuneration

	2024 $m		2023 $m		2022 $m
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits		6.9		6.9		7.9

More detailed information on the remuneration including pensions, share awards and shareholdings for each Director is shown in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 144 and 152. In addition, amounts received or receivable under long-term incentive schemes are shown on page 144.