Annual Report 2025

4. Employees

4.1. Staff costs

Staff costs

 

 

2025

 

2024

Wages and salaries

 

32,657

 

29,388

Social security

 

5,851

 

5,132

Employee benefits

 

32,260

 

27,216

Other staff costs

 

10,112

 

8,044

Total

 

80,880

 

69,780

Other staff costs include labour accident insurance, social responsibility costs, training costs, indemnities, among others.

The number of employees at the end of 2025 was 451 (402 in 2024). The average number of employees during the year was 424 (382 in 2024).

4.2. Employees benefits

Amounts of employee benefits in the balance sheet:

Employees benefits

 

 

2025

 

2024

Retirement benefits – Defined benefit plan paid by the Company

 

9,356

 

10,204

Seniority awards – Defined benefit plan

 

1,370

 

1,206

Total

 

10,726

 

11,410

Amounts recognised in the income statement in staff costs and remeasurements reflected in other comprehensive income:

Amounts recognised in the income statement in staff costs and remeasurements reflected in other comprehensive income

 

 

Income statement

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Retirement benefits – Defined contribution plan

 

1,723

 

1,744

 

 

Retirement benefits – Defined benefit plan paid by the Company

 

305

 

364

 

444

 

1,127

Seniority awards – Defined benefit plan

 

282

 

191

 

 

Post-employment compensation – Defined contribution plan

 

29,950

 

24,917

 

 

Total

 

32,260

 

27,216

 

444

 

1,127

The changes in each plan are detailed below:

Changes in each plan

 

 

Defined contribution plans for active employees

 

Defined benefit plans paid by the Company

 

Other long term benefits – seniority awards

 

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

 

2025

 

2024

Balance as at 1 January

 

 

 

10,204

 

10,357

 

1,206

 

1,082

Interest costs

 

 

 

305

 

364

 

42

 

45

Current service cost

 

31,673

 

26,661

 

 

 

114

 

117

Actuarial (gains) losses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changes in financial assumptions

 

 

 

(273)

 

(248)

 

(43)

 

41

Changes in experience

 

 

 

717

 

1,375

 

169

 

(12)

Contributions or retirement pensions paid

 

(31,673)

 

(26,661)

 

(1,597)

 

(1,644)

 

(118)

 

(67)

Balance as at 31 December

 

 

 

9,356

 

10,204

 

1,370

 

1,206

Actuarial assumptions used in the calculation of the responsibilities for defined benefit plans and other long-term benefits:

Actuarial assumptions used in the calculation of the responsibilities for defined benefit plans and other long-term benefits

 

 

2025

 

2024

Mortality table

 

TV 88/90

 

TV 88/90

Discount rate

 

3.75%

 

3.25%

Pension growth rate

 

3.00%

 

3.00%

Salaries growth rate

 

 

 

 

short term

 

3.00%

 

2.00%

long term

 

3.00%

 

3.00%

The mortality assumptions used are those most commonly adopted in Portugal and are based on actuarial advice in accordance with published statistics. The sensitivity analyses made to the assumptions is stated in note 2.4..

4.3. Expected future payments

The expected maturity for the liabilities associated with defined benefit plans for the next ten years is as follows:

Expected future payments

 

 

1 year

 

1 to 5 years

 

5 to 10 years

Retirement benefits – Defined benefit plan paid by the Company

 

1,411

 

4,006

 

2,426

Seniority awards – Defined benefit plan

 

152

 

415

 

897

Total

 

1,563

 

4,421

 

3,323

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