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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration
4. Staff costs and Directors’ remuneration
 
   
2020
$m
   2019
$m		   2018
$m		 
Staff costs
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Wages and salaries
  
 
1,233
 
   1,982    1,956 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Social security costs
  
 
86
 
   131    127 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans (note 27)
  
 
3
 
   3    19 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Defined contribution plans
  
 
36
 
   64    63 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
1,358
 
   2,180    2,165 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Analysed as:
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Costs borne by IHG
a
  
 
500
 
   735    708 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Costs borne by the System Fund
b
  
 
242
 
   313    347 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Costs reimbursed
  
 
616
 
   1,132    1,110 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
1,358
 
   2,180    2,165 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
a
 
Includes $27m classified as exceptional relating to reorganisation programmes and $nil (2019: $9m, 2018: $21m) classified as exceptional relating to the comprehensive efficiency programme completed in 2019. In 2018, included $15m classified as exceptional relating to termination of the US funded Inter-Continental Hotels Pension Plan.
b
 
Includes $20m relating to the 2020 corporate reorganisation programme and $nil (2019: $8m, 2018: $21m) relating to the comprehensive efficiency programme completed in 2019.
Staff costs are presented net of government support income of $36m received in 2020. This primarily relates to employee costs at certain of the Group’s leased hotels. Additionally, ongoing support has been received in the form of tax credits which have also been applicable in prior years and which relate to the Group’s corporate office presence in certain countries. The income has been recognised as a reduction to the payroll costs that the grants and credits are intended to compensate. There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attaching to these grants.
   
2020
   2019   2018 
Average number of employees, including part-time employees
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG:
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Americas
  
 
1,931
 
   2,170    2,225 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
EMEAA
  
 
4,088
 
   5,227    3,255 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Greater China
  
 
314
 
   339    324 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Central
  
 
1,813
 
   1,900    1,794 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
8,146
 
   9,636    7,598 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund
  
 
4,686
 
   4,800    5,214 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Employees whose costs are reimbursed
  
 
15,980
 
   22,207    22,518 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
 
28,812
 
   36,643    35,330 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
2020
$m
   2019
$m		   2018
$m		 
Directors’ remuneration
      
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Base salaries, fees, performance payments and benefits
  
 
    4.2
 
           6.4          7.1 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
  More detailed information on the remuneration including pensions, share awards and shareholdings for each Director is shown in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 96 to 111.