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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
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Summary of Staff Costs |
Staff costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2023 $m |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 Re-presented $m | a |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 Re-presented $m | a
Wages and salaries |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,808 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,604 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,315 |
Social security costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 86 |
Pension and other post-retirement benefits: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans (note 27) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Defined contribution plans |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,776 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444 |
Analysed as: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs borne by IHG b |  |  |  |  |  |  | 747 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 646 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 569 |
Costs borne by the System Fund or reimbursed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,266 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 875 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,776 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,444 |
a | Re-presented to combine System Fund and employees whose costs are reimbursed (see New accounting standards and other presentational changes).
b | In 2022, included $1m classified as exceptional relating to the costs of ceasing operations in Russia.
Summary of Average Number of Employees |
Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 Re-presented | a |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 Re-presented | a
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Americas |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,578 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,548 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,481 |
EMEAA |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,642 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,638 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,808 |
Greater China |  |  |  |  |  |  | 352 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 333 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299 |
Central |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,720 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,528 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,425 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,292 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,047 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,013 |
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund or are reimbursed |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,306 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,833 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,315 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,598 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,880 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,328 |
a | Re-presented to combine System Fund and employees whose costs are reimbursed (see New accounting standards and other presentational changes) and to correct the allocation of 2022 between reportable segments.
Summary of Director's Emoluments | Directors’ remuneration
|  |  |  |  | 2023 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 $m |  |  |  |  |  | 2021 $m |
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.4 |

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