6 Personnel expenses

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in CHF thousands

First half 2016

First half 2015

+/− %

*

Contains a one-time reduction of the benefit expense due to the decrease in the conversion rates in 2016 of CHF thousands 10'202 and in 2015 of CHF thousands 7'938 as well as due to the closure of LLB (Switzerland) Ltd.

Salaries

−59'239

−51'709

14.6

Pension and other post-employment benefit plans *

1'859

2'475

−24.9

Other social contributions

−5'673

−5'163

9.9

Training costs

−550

−524

5.0

Other personnel expenses

−1'650

−1'423

16.0

Total personnel expenses

−65'253

−56'344

15.8