Note 24 Employee benefit expense

The staff costs relating to pensions, reorganisations and other long-term employee benefits were as follows:

Employee benefit expense for pensions, reorganisation and other long-term employee benefits

Clarification of the reorganisation costs is included in note [15] on provisions for employee benefits. For further details of the other long-term employee benefits, reference is made to the disclosures in note [15]. External staff costs amounted to €129 million (2020: €123 million) and related to contract staff for specific projects and to fill vacancies. The number of staff employed by Alliander, based on a 38-hour working week (FTEs) was 5,991.

Number of permanent staff (FTEs)

WNT

On 1 January 2013 the Act on the Standardisation of Remuneration of Senior Executives in the Public and Semi-Public Sector (WNT) came into operation. The act lays down rules governing the maximum remuneration of senior executives in the public and semi-public sector. The WNT standard is set annually by a ministerial ruling.

WNT reporting

The WNT is not applicable to Alliander, but to Liander it is. The WNT requires companies to report on the remuneration of current and former senior executives. The annual report of the network operator, which is to be published in the second quarter of 2022, will contain disclosures on the WNT requirements.

Remuneration of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board

The Remuneration Report covers the remuneration policy, its implementation and the remuneration of the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board (key management). The Remuneration Report can be found in the ‘Corporate Governance’ chapter of our 2021 annual report. The following tables disclose the remuneration of the members of the Management Board.

Total gross annual remuneration chargeable to the financial year

• 1 Chair of the Management Board as of 20 May 2020.
• 2 Member of the Management Board as of 1 May 2020
• 3 Retired 1 June 2020.

The fixed salary concerns the actual amount paid each year; it does not include amounts set aside for other forms of remuneration.

Pension contributions

• 1 Chair of the Management Board as of 20 May 2020.
• 2 Member of the Management Board as of 1 May 2020
• 3 Retired 1 June 2020.

Social security contributions and other benefits

• 1 Chair of the Management Board as of 20 May 2020.
• 2 Member of the Management Board as of 1 May 2020
• 3 Retired 1 June 2020.

In addition to the social security contributions that are normally paid by the company, Management Board members are entitled to an employer’s contribution towards the premium for the group health insurance plan, contributions to the ‘personal budget’ scheme and the use of a car provided by the company.

Remuneration of the Supervisory Board

• 1 Appointed as of 01 February 2021. 
• 2 Stepped down as of 21 May 2020.
• 3 Stepped down as of 21 May 2020.