6 Personnel expenses

in CHF thousands

2017

2016

+/– %

*	Contains the variable compensation of the management which is disclosed in detail in the compensation report as well as aggregated in Note 42.
**	See Note 41 for details.

Salaries *

−117'868

−116'849

0.9

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans **

−20'612

−7'436

177.2

Other social contributions

−11'372

−11'238

1.2

Training costs

−1'384

−1'570

−11.8

Other personnel expenses

−4'163

−3'743

11.2

Total personnel expenses

−155'400

−140'835

10.3

The average headcount of LLB Group employees, adjusted to consider part-time staff, amounted to 865 in 2017 (previous year: 844).