12 Employees

Group Company
2009 2008 2009 2008
£m £m £m £m
Staff costs, including those of directors:

Wages and salaries 8.9 7.4 8.9 7.1
Social security costs 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.0
Pension costs 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.7
Share-based payments expense relating to equity-settled schemes 2.0 1.5 2.0 1.5
Share-based payments charge/(credit) relating to cash-settled schemes 1.6 (1.6)
14.8 9.2 13.2 10.3

The average number of employees in the group during the year, excluding directors, was 68 (2008: 60). The average number of employees in the company during the year, excluding directors, was 64 (2008: 56). All were employed in administrative roles.