Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2024

20. Personnel Expenses

The personnel expenses mentioned in “Note 18 Research and Development Expenses” and “Note 19 Selling, General and Administrative Expenses” are as follows:

Personnel Expenses

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

(in thousands of $)

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

Short‑term employee benefits – Salaries

 

410,184

 

266,482

 

216,847

Short‑term employee benefits – Social Security

 

30,856

 

19,231

 

16,274

Post‑employment benefits

 

12,330

 

7,758

 

5,406

Termination benefits

 

2,498

 

1,089

 

401

Share‑based payment

 

228,142

 

226,830

 

151,912

Employer social security contributions share-based payments

 

51,898

 

7,987

 

5,910

Total personnel expenses

 

735,908

 

529,377

 

396,750

The post-employment benefits relate to the pension plans the Company has in place for its employees.

The average number of full-time equivalents (FTE) by function is presented below:

Personnel Expenses – FTE

 

 

Year Ended December 31,

Average Number of FTEs

 

2024

 

2023

 

2022

Research and development

 

805

 

607

 

475

Selling, general and administrative

 

835

 

681

 

442

Total number of FTEs

 

1,639

 

1,289

 

917