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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration | 12 Months Ended
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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration | 4. Staff costs and Directors’ remuneration Staff costs and average number of employees
Staff costs |  |  |  |  | 2022 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2020 $m |
Wages and salaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,604 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,315 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,233 |
Social security costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |
Pension and other post-retirement benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans (note 26) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Defined contribution plans |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,776 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,358 |
Analysed as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs borne by IHG a |  |  |  |  |  |  | 646 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 569 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500 |
Costs borne by the System Fund b |  |  |  |  |  |  | 341 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 304 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 242 |
Costs reimbursed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 789 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 571 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 616 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,776 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,358 |
a | In 2022, includes $1m classified as exceptional relating to the costs of ceasing operations in Russia. In 2020, included $27m classified as exceptional relating to reorganisation programmes.
b | In 2020, included $20m relating to the 2020 corporate reorganisation programme.
Staff costs are presented net of government support income of $5m (2021: $23m, 2020: $36m). $nil (2021: $12m, 2020: $28m) relates principally to employee costs at certain of the Group’s leased hotels and $5m (2021: $11m, 2020: $8m) relates to support received in the form of tax credits which relate to the Group’s corporate office presence in certain countries. There are no unfulfilled conditions or other contingencies attached to these grants.
Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees |  |  |  |  | 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 |  |  |  |  |  | 2020 |
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,556 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,481 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,931 |
EMEAA |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,711 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,808 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,088 |
Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  | 336 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 314 |
Central |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,425 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,813 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,146 |
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,655 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,508 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,686 |
Employees whose costs are reimbursed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,178 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,807 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,980 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,880 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,328 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28,812 |
Directors’ remuneration
|  |  |  |  | 2022 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2020 $m |
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.2 |
|  | More detailed information on the remuneration including pensions, share awards and shareholdings for each Director is shown in the Directors’ Remuneration Report on pages 127 and 134. In addition, amounts received or receivable under long-term incentive schemes are shown on page 127.

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