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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration
4. Staff costs and Directors’ remuneration
 
          
      2021
$m
          
      2020
$m
    
  
   
      2019
$m
  
Staff costs
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
Wages and salaries
        
 
1,315
 
        
 
1,233
 
       
 
1,982
 
Social security costs
        
 
86
 
        
 
86
 
       
 
131
 
Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
    Defined benefit plans (note 27)
        
 
2
 
        
 
3
 
       
 
3
 
    Defined contribution plans
        
 
41
 
        
 
36
 
       
 
64
 
 
        
 
1,444
 
        
 
1,358
 
       
 
2,180
 
             
Analysed as:
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
    Costs borne by IHG
a
       
 
569
 
        
 
500
 
       
 
735
 
    Costs borne by the System Fund
b
       
 
304
 
        
 
242
 
       
 
313
 
    Costs reimbursed
        
 
571
 
        
 
616
 
       
 
1,132
 
 
        
 
1,444
 
        
 
1,358
 
       
 
2,180
 
 
a
 
Included $27m in 2020 classified as exceptional relating to reorganisation programmes and $9m in 2019 classified as exceptional relating to the comprehensive efficiency programme completed in 2019.
 
b
 
Included $20m in 2020 relating to the 2020 corporate reorganisation programme and $8m in 2019 relating to the comprehensive efficiency programme completed in 2019.
Staff costs are presented net of government support income of $23m (2020: $36m). $12m (2020: $28m) relates principally to employee costs at certain of the Group’s leased hotels and $11m (2020: $8m) relates to ongoing support received in the form of tax credits 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 attached to these grants.
 
          
      2021
          
      2020
         
      2019
  
Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG:
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
    Americas
        
 
1,481
 
        
 
1,931
 
  
  
   
 
2,170
 
    EMEAA
        
 
2,808
 
        
 
4,088
 
       
 
5,227
 
    Greater China
        
 
299
 
        
 
314
 
       
 
339
 
    Central
        
 
1,425
 
        
 
1,813
 
       
 
1,900
 
 
        
 
6,013
 
        
 
8,146
 
       
 
9,636
 
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund
        
 
4,508
 
        
 
4,686
 
       
 
4,800
 
Employees whose costs are reimbursed
        
 
11,807
 
        
 
15,980
 
       
 
22,207
 
 
        
 
22,328
 
        
 
28,812
 
       
 
36,643
 
 
          
      2021
$m
          
      2020
$m
         
      2019
$m
  
Directors’ remuneration
        
 
 
 
        
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits
        
 
8.4
 
        
 
4.2
 
       
 
6.4
 
 
More detailed information on the remuneration including pensions, share awards and shareholdings for each Director is shown in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 115 and 123. In addition, amounts received or receivable under long-term incentive schemes are shown on page 115.