EMPLOYMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure of amounts incurred by entity for provision of key management personnel services provided by separate management entities [abstract]

EMPLOYMENT

3. EMPLOYMENT

The average number of persons employed by the Group is as follows:

	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Research and development		52		57		59
Administration and sales		148		159		163
Manufacturing and quality		343		363		353
		543		579		575

Employment costs charged in the Consolidated Income Statement for continuing operations are analysed as follows:

	December 31, 2020 US$‘000			December 31, 2019 US$‘000		December 31, 2018 US$‘000
Wages and salaries		26,187			25,885		26,475
Social welfare costs		2,195			2,538		2,585
Pension costs		447			503		490
Tax settlement (Note 6)		—			5,094		—
Share-based payments		792			758		1,369
Restructuring Cost		388			-		-
Recognition of contingent asset (Note 27)		(1,316	)
		28,693			34,778		30,919

Employment costs are shown net of capitalisations and Irish government wage subsidies. Total employment costs, inclusive of amounts capitalised for wages and salaries, social welfare costs and pension costs, for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to US$33,347,000 (2019: US$36,288,000) (2018: US$38,002,000). Total share based payments, inclusive of amounts capitalised in the balance sheet, amounted to US$816,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020 (2019: US$838,000) (2018: US$1,607,000). See Note 22 for further details.

Restructuring costs for the year ended December 31, 2020 were US$388,000 relating to termination payments associated with the closure of a manufacturing facility in California.

Credit of US$1,316,000 relates to the recognition of a previously unrecognised contingent asset – refer to Note 27 for more information.

The Group operates defined contribution pension schemes for certain of its full time employees. The benefits under these schemes are financed by both Group and employee contributions. Total contributions made by the Group in the financial year and charged against income amounted to US$447,000 (2019: US$503,000) (2018: US$490,000). The pension accrual for the Group at December 31, 2020 was US$47,000 (2019: US$43,000), (2018: US$45,000).