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Employment costs and provisions - Summary of employment costs and provisions (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Total employment costs |  |  |
– Wages and salaries | $ 6,004 | $ 5,625 | $ 5,115
– Social security costs | 461 | 470 | 425
– Net post-retirement charge | 605 | 449 | 559
– Share-based payment charge | 172 | 144 | 122
Employment costs before utilisation of provisions | 7,242 | 6,688 | 6,221
Less: charged within movement in provisions (see below) | (187) | (52) | (219)
Total employment costs | $ 7,055 | $ 6,636 | $ 6,002

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- Definition The amount of expense arising from equity-settled share-based payment transactions in which the goods or services received did not qualify for recognition as assets. [Refer: Expense from share-based payment transactions] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Name IFRS -Number 2 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 51 -Subparagraph a -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=2&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_51_a&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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- Definition A class of employee benefits expense that represents social security contributions. [Refer: Employee benefits expense] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 19 -IssueDate 2024-01-01 -Paragraph 9 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=19&code=ifrs-tx-2024-en-r&anchor=para_9&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2024-03-27 + Details
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