Annual report and accounts 2008

5Employee information

The average monthly number of persons, including executive directors, employed by the Group during the year was:

Employee information
	2008 £000	2007 £000
Staff costs (for the above persons)
Wages and salaries	96,893	86,277
Share-based payments (note 23)	15,409	16,786
Social security costs	10,698	9,603
Other pension costs	4,594	4,327
	127,594	116,993

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