10.c.      PERSONNEL PROVISIONS

The detail of this item is the following:

 

(in thousands of  euro)

31.12.2010

31.12.2009

Employee leaving indemnity (TFR)

92,070

105,494

Retirement funds and similar obligations

32,273

31,852

Total

124,343

137,346

 

 

(in thousands of euro)

31.12.2010

31.12.2009

Opening balance

137,346

147,482

Provisions made for work done during the period

23,484

21,705

Increases for interest

6,153

6,230

Actuarial income or expense

39

(111)

Benefits paid out

(24,367)

(19,582)

Increases or decreases due to changes in consolidation area

(1,267)

(237)

Other changes

(17,045)

(18,141)

Closing balance

124,343

137,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TFR and Defined Benefit Provision

Annual technical discount rate

4.0% - 4.75%

Annual inflation rate

2%

Annual rate of pay increases

0.5% - 3%

Annual rate of TFR increase

3%

Annual probability of making advance payouts

2% - 3%

Voluntary resignation rate

3% - 10% of staff

 

Pension funds

Annual technical discount rate

4.5 – 5.5%

Annual inflation rate

2% - 3.4%

Annual rate of pay increases

2% - 4.5%

Return on assets servicing the plan

2% - 7.5%

Retirement age

62-65