6 Employee benefits expense
| 2012 $000 |
2011 $000 |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Wages and salaries (i) |
124,115 | 115,855 |
|
Superannuation - defined contribution plans (ii) |
11,078 | 10,081 |
| 135,193 | 125,936 | |
(i) Includes the value of the fringe benefit to the employee plus the fringe benefit tax component, leave entitlements including superannuation contribution component.
(ii) Defined contribution plans include West State, Gold State and GESB Super Scheme (contributions paid).
Employment on-costs expenses such as workers’ compensation insurance and payroll tax are included at note 11 “Other expenses’. Employment on-cost liability is included at note 29 “Provisions’.