4.5 Personnel expenditure
| in CHF thousand | Notes | 2017 | 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | 69,752 | 68,462 | ||||
| Social security costs | 5,935 | 5,965 | ||||
| Pension costs | 4.6 | 5,089 | 4,777 | |||
| Other personnel expenditure | 2,413 | 2,419 | ||||
| Total personnel expenditure | 83,189 | 81,623 |
’Personnel expenditure’ includes charges in the amount of CHF 33,000 (2016: CHF 90,000) relating to the employee equity incentive plans.