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2017 CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Notes to the consolidated financial statements

NOTE 5 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

5.1. Staff costs

2017

2016

(in millions of euros)

Salaries

-1,744.5

-1,695.5

Employee-related expenses

-548.1

-537.8

Net expense for post-employment and similar benefit obligations

-38.1

-24.0

TOTAL

-2,330.7

-2,257.3

The Group recognises the amount of short-term employee benefits, as well as the contributions due in respect of its pension plans, under Staff costs . As the Group has no commitments beyond these contributions, no provisions were recognised for these plans.

The principles applicable to post-employment benefit expenses and similar items are presented in Note 5.3.2 for other long-term employee benefits and Note 5.3.1 for post-employment benefits.

5.2. Workforce

2017

2016

Workforce at period-end

France

18,649 23,012 41,661

18,227 21,586 39,813

International

TOTAL

2017

2016

Average workforce

France

18,086 22,155 40,241

17,894 21,009 38,903

International

TOTAL

5.3. Retirement benefits and similar obligations Retirement benefits and similar obligations are broken down as follows:

31/12/2017

31/12/2016

(in millions of euros)

Post-employment benefit assets Post-employment benefit liabilities Net post-employment benefits Other long-term employee benefits

-4.3

-4.1

363.2 358.9

450.5 446.3

14.9

18.1

TOTAL

373.8

464.5

145

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