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Employees

(32) Personnel expenses

Personnel expenses comprised the following:

€ million

 

2023

 

2022

Wages and salaries

 

5,299

 

5,340

Compulsory social security contributions and other costs

 

853

 

844

Pension expenses

 

365

 

460

Personnel expenses

 

6,517

 

6,644

Personnel expenses comprised expenses of € 212 million (2022: € 200 million) for defined contribution plans, which are funded exclusively using external funds and therefore do not represent any obligation for the Group other than making contribution payments. In addition, employer contributions amounting to € 93 million (2022: € 92 million) were transferred to the German statutory pension insurance system, and contributions amounting to € 122 million (2022: € 105 million) were transferred to statutory pension insurance systems abroad.

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