106
24.3 Personnel expenses
This item in the consolidated comprehensive profit and loss statement is broken down as follows:
Thousands of euros
2015
2014
Wages, salaries and similar
299,033
282,173
Social security contributions
74,341
69,764
Indemnifications
4,688
9,043
Contributions to pension plans and similar
8,645
3,460
Other social expenses
11,441
9,353
Total
398,148
373,793
The average number of people employed by the Parent Company and the companies consolidated through full consolidation in 2015 and 2014
broken down by professional categories was as follows:
2015
2014
Group's general management
7
6
Managers and heads of department
1,117
1,077
Technical staff
926
771
Sales representatives
414
444
Administrative staff
178
154
Rest of workforce
11,217
10,257
Total
13,859
12,709
The breakdown of the personnel at 31 December 2015 and 2014, by gender and professional category, is as follows:
31-12-2015
31-12-2014
Males
Females
Males
Females
Group's general management
6
1
6
-
Managers and heads of department
683
419
648
390
Technical staff
503
412
419
331
Sales representatives
104
299
89
283
Administrative staff
65
105
44
92
Rest of workforce
5,017
5,633
4,548
5,185
Total
6,378
6,869
5,754
6,281
The average number of people with disabilities equivalent to or greater than 33%, directly employed by the Parent Company and fully consolidated
companies in Spain in 2015, broken down by professional categories, is as follows:
2015
2014
Managers and heads of department
4
4
Technical staff
4
4
Rest of workforce
20
20
Total
28
28
The average age of the Group’s workforce was approximately 37.3 and average seniority in the Group was 8.3 years..
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