6. Directors' and employees' remuneration
| a) Directors’ remuneration | |||
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| b) Employees’ remuneration | |||
| Year ended 31 December 2003 £m |
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| Salaries and other staff costs, including Directors’ remuneration were as follows: | |||
| Wages and salaries | 68 | 63 | |
| Social security costs | 4 | 3 | |
| Pension costs (note 7) | 6 | 5 | |
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| Total employees’ remuneration | 78 | 71 | |
| Less: amounts capitalised as part of assets in the course of construction | (1) | (1) | |
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| Total staff costs | 77 | 70 | |
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| Employee numbers | |||
| Average number of employees during the financial year, analysed by geographic segment was: | 212 | 207 | |
| North America | 746 | 769 | |
| Europe | 342 | 43 | |
| Australia | 591 | 593 | |
| Rest of the World | 362 | 367 | |
| Corporate and development | 163 | 146 | |
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| Total average number of employees | 2,416 | 2,125 | |
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