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Employment (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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Summary of Average Number of Employees
The average number of employees is as follows:
 
    
Year ended 31 December
  
    
2021
      2020      2019  
Americas Materials
   
 
28,272
 
      27,412        28,576  
Europe Materials
   
 
25,636
 
      26,785        27,238  
Building Products
   
 
23,538
 
      22,902        24,437  
Total Group
   
 
77,446
 
      77,099        80,251  
Summary of Employment Costs
Employment costs charged in the Consolidated Income Statement for continuing operations are analysed as follows:
 
    
2021
$m
     
2020
$m
     
2019
$m
  
Wages and salaries
   
 
4,873
 
      4,573        4,604  
Social welfare costs
   
 
495
 
      461        473  
Redundancy, healthcare and other employment benefit costs
   
 
656
 
      723        653  
Share-based payment expense (note 8)
   
 
110
 
      96        83  
Total retirement benefits expense (note 28)
   
 
381
 
      359        341  
Total (i) (ii)
   
 
6,515
 
      6,212        6,154  
       
Total charge analysed between:
                           
Cost of sales
   
 
4,089
 
      3,871        3,880  
Operating costs
   
 
2,416
 
      2,330        2,259  
Finance costs (net) - applicable to retirement benefit obligations (note 9)
   
 
10
 
      11        15  
Total
   
 
6,515
 
      6,212        6,154  
 
(i)
Directors’ emoluments (which are included in administrative expenses in note 4) are presented in note 32.
 
(ii)
Employment costs in 2019, including discontinued operations, are analysed as follows:
 
Wages and salaries
      4,988  
Social welfare costs
      544  
Redundancy, healthcare and other employment benefit costs
      676  
Share-based payment expense (note 8)
      86  
Total retirement benefits expense (note 28)
      369  
Total
      6,663