Post-employment benefit obligations	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Post-employment benefit obligations
Post-employment benefit obligations	12. Post-employment benefit obligations As required under Austrian labor law, the Company makes contributions to a state plan classified as defined contribution plan (Mitarbeitervorsorgekasse) for its employees in Austria. Monthly contributions to the plan are 1.53% of salary with respect to each employee and are recognized as expense in the period incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contributions costs were $68,000, $68,000 and $57,000, respectively. For employees of Nabriva Therapeutics US, Inc., the Company makes contributions to a defined contribution plan as defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s voluntary contribution to the plan and 50% of the next 2% contributed by the employee. Contributions are recognized as expense in the period incurred. In the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contributions were $448,000, $710,000 and $396,000, respectively.

Post-employment benefit obligations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

12. Post-employment benefit obligations

As required under Austrian labor law, the Company makes contributions to a state plan classified as defined contribution plan (Mitarbeitervorsorgekasse) for its employees in Austria. Monthly contributions to the plan are 1.53% of salary with respect to each employee and are recognized as expense in the period incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contributions costs were $68,000, $68,000 and $57,000, respectively.

For employees of Nabriva Therapeutics US, Inc., the Company makes contributions to a defined contribution plan as defined in subsection 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s voluntary contribution to the plan and 50% of the next 2% contributed by the employee. Contributions are recognized as expense in the period incurred. In the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, contributions were $448,000, $710,000 and $396,000, respectively.