2020 Annual Financial Report

Chapter 6 : 2020 Consolidated financial statements

Note 4 Personnel costs and headcount

Personnel costs include salaries, commissions, employee profit-sharing, vacation pay and bonus estimation. They also include expenses related to share-based payments (stock option and free share plans) and expenses related to pensions (excluding the net effect of unwinding the discount on benefit obligations, which is included in other financial income and expenses).

(in millions of euros)

2020

2019

Compensation

Compensation

2020

(4,995)

Compensation

2019

(4,789)

Social security charges, including post-employment benefits

Social security charges, including post-employment benefits

2020

(914)

Social security charges, including post-employment benefits

2019

(887)

Share-based payments

Share-based payments

2020

(55)

Share-based payments

2019

(49)

Temporary employees and freelancers

Temporary employees and freelancers

2020

(278)

Temporary employees and freelancers

2019

(348)

Total

Total

2020

(6,242)

Total

2019

(6,073)

/Breakdown of headcount at December 31 by geographic region
 

2020

2019

Europe

Europe

2020

20,149

Europe

2019

21,762

North America

North America

2020

25,409

North America

2019

27,098

Latin America

Latin America

2020

6,171

Latin America

2019

6,081

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

2020

24,129

Asia Pacific

2019

24,431

Middle East & Africa

Middle East & Africa

2020

3,193

Middle East & Africa

2019

3,863

Total

Total

2020

79,051

Total

2019

83,235

/Breakdown of headcount at December 31 by function (in%)
 

2020

2019

Commercial

Commercial

2020

17 %

Commercial

2019

18 %

Creative

Creative

2020

12 %

Creative

2019

12 %

Media and research

Media and research

2020

18 %

Media and research

2019

17 %

Specialized production activities and others

Specialized production activities and others

2020

39 %

Specialized production activities and others

2019

39 %

Administration and management

Administration and management

2020

14 %

Administration and management

2019

14 %

Total 

Total 

2020

100 %

Total 

2019

100 %