TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera Annual Report 2008 - Financial Statements

Note 26 (Parent company)
Human Resources

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The number of employees decreased to 2,160 at December 31, 2008 (2,565 at year-end 2007), mainly due to operations being transferred of to the subsidiary TeliaSonera Skanova Access AB. The average number of full-time employees was as follows.


January–December

2008 2007
Country Total (number) of whom men (%) Total (number) of whom men (%)
Sweden 2,117 68.4 2,501 69.2
Total 2,117 68.4 2,501 69.2

The share of female and male Corporate Officers was as follows. Corporate Officers include all members of the Board of Directors, the President, the Executive Vice President and the 6 other members (2007: 5 members) of the Leadership Team employed by the parent company.


December 31,

2008 2007
Percent Board of
Directors
Other Corporate Officers Board of Directors Other Corporate Officers
Women 40.0 25.0 40.0 14.3
Men 60.0 75.0 60.0 85.7
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Absence due to illness, as a percentage of ordinary work-hours excluding leave time and vacation, was distributed as follows.


January–December
Percent 2008 2007
Total absence due to illness 2.1 2.6
Absence due to illness for a period of 60 consecutive days or longer 1.0 1.5
Total absence due to illness, men 1.6 2.0
Total absence due to illness, women 3.2 3.8
Total absence due to illness, employees 29 years of age and younger 1.9 1.1
Total absence due to illness, employees 30–49 years of age 2.0 2.2
Total absence due to illness, employees 50 years of age and older 2.3 3.0

Total personnel expenses were distributed by nature as follows.


January–December
SEK in millions 2008 2007
Salaries and other remuneration 1,215 1,218
Social security expenses

Employer's social security contributions 398 403
Pension expenses 379 -288
Total social security expenses 777 115
Other personnel expenses 72 86
Total personnel expenses recognized by nature 2,064 1,419

Salaries and other remuneration were divided between Corporate Officers and other employees as follows.


January–December
SEK in millions 2008 2007
Country Corporate Officers (of which variable pay) Other
employees
Corporate Officers (of which variable pay) Other
employees
Sweden 41 (9) 1,174 58 (7) 1,160
Total 41 (9) 1,174 58 (7) 1,160

Corporate Officers include members of the Board of Directors and, as applicable, former Board members (but exclude employee representatives); the President and the Executive Vice President and, as applicable, former holders of these positions; and the 6 other members (2007: 5 members) of the Leadership Team employed by the parent company.

Pension expenses and outstanding pension commitments for Corporate Officers were as follows. There are no pension benefit arrangements for external members of the Board of Directors.


January–December or December 31,
SEK in millions 2008 2007
Pension expenses 15 18
Outstanding pension commitments 168 184

For additional information, see section “Remuneration to corporate officers” in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” (Note 32).