20. Employees
In € thousand  | 
            1–12/2021  | 
            1–12/2020  | 
        
|---|---|---|
Salaries  | 
            520,048  | 
            444,997  | 
        
Expenses for termination benefits  | 
            310  | 
            10,902  | 
        
Pension expenses  | 
            19,813  | 
            21,969  | 
        
Expenditure on mandatory social security contributions as well as income-based charges and compulsory contributions  | 
            140,293  | 
            127,861  | 
        
Other social expenditures  | 
            7,016  | 
            5,631  | 
        
Personnel-related restructuring expenses  | 
            0  | 
            96,319  | 
        
Total  | 
            687,480  | 
            707,679  | 
        
of which sales  | 
            123,044  | 
            133,748  | 
        
of which administration  | 
            563,693  | 
            574,322  | 
        
of which retirees  | 
            742  | 
            –391  | 
        
  | 
            31/12/2021  | 
            31/12/2020  | 
        
|---|---|---|
Total  | 
            14,849  | 
            13,408  | 
        
of which sales  | 
            4,005  | 
            4,138  | 
        
of which administration  | 
            10,844  | 
            9,271  |