6 Personnel expenses
in CHF thousands | 2024 | 2023 | +/- % |
Salaries 1 | – 192’178 | – 170’546 | 12.7 |
Pension and other post-employment benefit plans 2/3 | – 13’893 | – 13’362 | 4.0 |
Other social contributions | – 21’454 | – 19’042 | 12.7 |
Training costs | – 1’854 | – 1’955 | – 5.2 |
Other personnel expenses | – 5’336 | – 4’559 | 17.1 |
Total personnel expenses | – 234’715 | – 209’463 | 12.1 |
1Contains the variable compensation of the management, which is disclosed in note Related party transactions.
2See note Pension plans and other long-term benefits for details
3Contains a positive, one-time effect of CHF 3.1 million on account of plan adjustments to the Swiss pension plans.
An overview of the employees and their employment relationship is shown in the following table:
2024 | 2023 | |
Employees | ||
Number of employees (full-time equivalents) | 1’268 | 1’175 |
Full-time employees | 1’035 | 963 |
of which apprentices | 22 | 23 |
of which young talents 1 | 18 | 13 |
Part-time employees | 358 | 388 |
1Includes all working students in master's studies, trainees with master's degree and direct entrants with bachelor's degree. All young talents have temporary employment contracts.