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6 Employee information
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2007 Number |
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| Average weekly number of Group employees during the year | ||
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| United Kingdom | 22,500 | 22,900 |
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| Overseas | 16,500 | 15,700 |
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| 39,000 | 38,600 | |
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| Civil aerospace | 22,700 | 22,800 |
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| Defence aerospace | 5,700 | 5,600 |
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| Marine | 8,100 | 7,700 |
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| Energy | 2,500 | 2,500 |
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| 39,000 | 38,600 | |
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| £m | £m | |
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| Group employment costs1 | ||
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| Wages and salaries | 1,649 | 1,534 |
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| Social security costs | 180 | 172 |
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| Share-based payments (note 21) | 40 | 36 |
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| Pensions and other post-retirement scheme benefits (note 18) | 218 | 248 |
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| 2,087 | 1,990 | |
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1Remuneration of key management personnel is shown in note 24.