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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Summary of Staff Costs |
|  |  |  | 2021 $m |  |  |  |  | 2020 $m |  |  |  |  | 2019 $m |
Staff costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wages and salaries |  |  |  |  | 1,315 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,233 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,982 |
Social security costs |  |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |  | 131 |
Pension and other post-retirement benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans (note 27) |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Defined contribution plans |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  |  |  | 64 |
|  |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,358 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,180 |
Analysed as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs borne by IHG a |  |  |  |  | 569 |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |  | 735 |
Costs borne by the System Fund b |  |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  |  |  | 242 |  |  |  |  |  | 313 |
Costs reimbursed |  |  |  |  | 571 |  |  |  |  |  | 616 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,132 |
|  |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,358 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,180 |
Summary of Average Number of Employees |
|  |  |  | 2021 |  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  |  | 2019 |
Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  |  |  |  | 1,481 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,931 |  |  |  |  |  | 2,170 |
EMEAA |  |  |  |  | 2,808 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,088 |  |  |  |  |  | 5,227 |
Greater China |  |  |  |  | 299 |  |  |  |  |  | 314 |  |  |  |  |  | 339 |
Central |  |  |  |  | 1,425 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,813 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,900 |
|  |  |  |  | 6,013 |  |  |  |  |  | 8,146 |  |  |  |  |  | 9,636 |
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund |  |  |  |  | 4,508 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,686 |  |  |  |  |  | 4,800 |
Employees whose costs are reimbursed |  |  |  |  | 11,807 |  |  |  |  |  | 15,980 |  |  |  |  |  | 22,207 |
|  |  |  |  | 22,328 |  |  |  |  |  | 28,812 |  |  |  |  |  | 36,643 |
Summary of Director's Emoluments |
|  |  |  | 2021 $m |  |  |  |  | 2020 $m |  |  |  |  | 2019 $m |
Directors’ remuneration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits |  |  |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |  |  |  | 4.2 |  |  |  |  |  | 6.4 |

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