Note 37 – Employee benefits, etc.

	2019	2018
Salaries and other benefits	64,451	44,815
Social security contributions	23,644	15,846
Pension costs – defined-contribution plans	8,797	5,449
Total employee benefits	96,892	66,111

Salaries, other remuneration and social security expenses

	2019		2018
	Salaries and remuneration	Social security expenses	Salaries and remuneration	Social security expenses
Board members, CEO and other senior executives	12,354	4,315	13,264	5,840
(of which, bonuses)	(-)
(of which, pension costs)		1,841		1,583
Other employees	52,097	28,589	31,551	15,455
(of which, bonuses)	(-)		(-)
(of which, pension costs)		6,956		3,866
Parent Company total	64,451	32,442	44,815	21,296

Average number of employees

	2019		2018
		Of whom men		Of whom men
Parent Company total	101	80%	64	82%

Gender distribution in the Parent Company for Board members and other senior executives

	2019		2018
		Percentage of women		Percentage of women
Board members	8	13%	7	0%
CEO and other senior executives	9	0%	8	0%
Parent Company total	9	6%	8	0%

Remuneration of senior executives

Remuneration of senior executives amounts to:

	2019	2018
Salaries and other short-term remuneration	12,354	13,264
Pension costs	1,841	1,583
Total remuneration of senior executives	14,195	14,847

see Group note 8 for information on remuneration to employees, etc.