Notes to the financial statements

for the year ended 30 June 2009

6 Employee benefits expense

 

2010
$000

2009
$000

Wages and salaries (i)

97,978

91,001

Superannuation - defined contribution plans (ii)

9,692

8,389

Long service leave (iii)

3,261

2,882

Annual leave (iii)

9,227

7,954

 

120,158

110,226

(i) Includes the value of the fringe benefit to the employee plus the fringe benefit tax component.

(ii) Defined contribution plans include West State, Gold State and GESB Super Scheme (contributions paid).

(iii) Includes a superannuation contribution component.

Employment on-costs such as workers’ compensation insurance and payroll tax are included at note 11 ‘Other Expenses’. The employment on-cost liability is included at note 30 ‘Provisions’.