1.3 Personnel expenses

CHF million

 

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2024

%

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2023

%

Personnel expenses

 

 

1,210.1

100.0

 

1,127.9

100.0

Salaries and wages

 

 

912.1

75.4

 

905.5

80.3

Social security expenses

 

 

176.6

14.6

 

170.4

15.1

Share-based payments

 

 

5.7

0.5

 

7.1

0.6

Pension benefit expenses (see note 2.5)

 

 

33.0

2.7

 

35.6

3.2

Employment termination expenses

 

 

82.1

6.8

 

8.3

0.7

Other benefits

 

 

0.6

0.0

 

1.0

0.1

Number of full-time equivalent employees

 

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2024

%

 

Financial year ended 30.06.2023

%

Employees at balance sheet date

 

 

15,444

 

 

15,352

 

Average number of employees per functions and business units

 

 

15,336

100.0

 

15,519

100.0

Total Access Solutions

 

 

11,713

76.4

 

11,749

75.7

Commercial and Marketing

 

 

7,185

46.8

 

7,319

47.2

Operations

 

 

3,098

20.2

 

3,013

19.4

Innovation

 

 

744

4.9

 

747

4.8

Finance and HR

 

 

686

4.5

 

670

4.3

Key & Wall Solutions and OEM

 

 

3,162

20.6

 

3,267

21.1

Corporate

 

 

461

3.0

 

503

3.2

Average number of employees per geographical region

 

 

15,336

100.0

 

15,519

100.0

Switzerland

 

 

913

6.0

 

932

6.0

Germany

 

 

2,787

18.2

 

2,788

18.0

Rest of EMEA

 

 

3,979

25.9

 

4,018

25.9

Americas

 

 

3,480

22.7

 

3,462

22.3

Asia Pacific

 

 

4,177

27.2

 

4,319

27.8

Share-based payments

The Nomination and Compensation Committee is responsible for nominating individual members of the Executive Committee (EC) and other Senior Management members for long-term incentive (LTI) awards. The LTI award is granted through a Performance Share Unit (PSU) plan, vesting over three years and subject to the achievement of performance conditions. During the reporting period, the LTI grants include performance indicators such as relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR), Earnings per Share (EPS), and Sustainability (ESG) related targets. ESG targets have been introduced as from the grant 2023 to reflect the increasing importance of sustainability and cover both social and environmental topics that are addressed by our sustainability strategy. The vesting level may range from 0% to a maximum of 200% of the original number of units granted (maximum two shares for each performance share unit originally granted); there is no vesting below the threshold levels of performance.

The fair value of the Performance Share Units (PSUs) at the grant date includes adjustments for foregone dividends during the vesting period and the Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance condition. The associated expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The restricted shares allocated to the members of the Board of Directors (BoD) are blocked for three years.

The fair value of the restricted shares corresponds to the value of the closing price of the dormakaba Holding AG share on the SIX Swiss Exchange as at the business day prior to the date of the allocation.

Further information about the allocation of treasury shares is disclosed in the note on share capital and treasury shares (3.2), and further details about long-term incentive stock award plans are outlined in the Compensation Report.

Accounting principles

The fair value of the employee services received in exchange for shares is measured at the fair value of the shares as at the grant date and recognized as an expense with a corresponding entry in equity. Expenses for shares that vest immediately are recognized accordingly. Shares that are subject to future services are recognized over the vesting period.