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Staff costs and Directors' remuneration
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Number and average number of employees [abstract]  
Staff costs and Directors' remuneration 4. Staff costs and Directors’ remuneration
Staff costs and average number of employees
2025
2024
2023
Staff costs
$m
$m
$m
Wages and salaries
1,888
1,890
1,752
Social security costs
167
159
143
Share-based payment cost (note 27)
72
67
56
Pension and other post-retirement benefits:
Defined benefit plans
7
7
4
Defined contribution plans
66
62
58
2,200
2,185
2,013
Analysed as:
Costs borne by IHGa
792
800
747
Costs borne by the System Fund or reimburseda
1,408
1,385
1,266
2,200
2,185
2,013
a.In 2025, includes $8m classified as exceptional relating to the global efficiency programme. An additional $7m is included in costs borne by the System
Fund or reimbursed.
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Monthly average number of employees, including part-time employees
2025
2024
2023
Employees whose costs are borne by IHG:
Americas
1,665
1,612
1,578
EMEAA
3,629
3,635
3,642
Greater China
368
357
352
Central
1,797
1,783
1,720
7,459
7,387
7,292
Employees whose costs are borne by the System Fund or are reimbursed
20,390
20,752
20,306
27,849
28,139
27,598
Directors’ remuneration
2025
2024
2023
$m
$m
$m
Base salaries, fees, annual performance payments and benefits
7.8
6.9
6.9
+
More detailed information on the remuneration including pensions and share awards for each Director is shown in the Directors’ Remuneration Report
within the ‘Single total figure of remuneration’ tables for Executive Directors on page 148 and Non-Executive Directors on page 156. Shareholdings
for each Director are shown within ‘Shares and awards held by Executive Directors at 31 December 2025’ for Executive Directors on page 153 and
‘Non-Executive Directors’ shareholdings’ for Non-Executive Directors on page 156.