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Employee benefit expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Employee benefit expense

Schedule of employee benefits


		2024		2023		2022
		£m		£m		£m
Wages and salaries		2,262		2,318		1,582
Social security costs		228		171		154
Share-based payments		20		27		17
Pension costs:
– defined contribution plans		46		32		22
– defined benefit plans		2		2		2
		2,558		2,550		1,777

Schedule of monthly average number of people employed by Group


		2024		2023		2022
		Number		Number		Number
Processing and service delivery		48,475		47,387		38,256
Sales and marketing		7,848		7,501		5,993
Administration and overheads		9,309		8,663		7,226
		65,632		63,551		51,475

Schedule of emoluments of the Directors of Rentokil Initial plc


		Highest
		paid		Other
		Director		Directors
		£000		£000
2022
Aggregate emoluments excluding share options		2,698.7		1,557.5
Aggregate gains made by Directors on exercise of share options		—		233.8
Aggregate amount receivable under long-term incentive schemes		831.9		380.3
Aggregate value of Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes		—		—
		3,530.6		2,171.6
2023
Aggregate emoluments excluding share options		1,942.3		1,188.4
Aggregate gains made by Directors on exercise of share options		3,729.4		—
Aggregate amount receivable under long-term incentive schemes		1,397.6		485.3
Aggregate value of Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes		—		—
		7,069.3		1,673.7
2024
Aggregate emoluments excluding share options		1,032.8		633.4
Aggregate gains made by Directors on exercise of share options		4,824.5		—
Aggregate amount receivable under long-term incentive schemes		877.1		441.0
Aggregate value of Company contributions to defined contribution pension schemes		—		—
		6,734.4		1,074.4

Schedule of number of Directors accruing retirement benefits, exercising share options and receiving shares in incentive schemes


		2024		2023		2022
		Number		Number		Number
Number of Directors accruing retirement benefits
– defined contribution schemes		—		—		—
– defined benefit schemes		—		—		—
Number of Directors exercising share options¹		1		1		1
Number of Directors receiving shares as part of long-term incentive schemes		2		2		2

1.	The highest-paid Director exercised 986,515 (2023: 971,802; 2022: nil) share options during the year.