in CHF 1,000

01.01.–30.06.2017

01.01.–30.06.2016

Variance

Variance 

 

 

 

absolute

 in %

Salaries and wages

55,538

51,407

4,131

8.0

Social contributions required by law

4,710

4,675

35

0.7

Contributions to pension plans / defined-benefit plans

6,692

6,682

10

0.1

Contributions to pension plans / defined-contribution plans

762

673

89

13.2

Other personnel expenses

2,613

1,564

1,049

67.1

Capitalized personnel expenses1

–432

0

–432

0.0

Total personnel expenses

69,883

65,001

4,882

7.5

  1. In conformity with IAS 38, a portion of self-produced software is capitalized. Personnel expenses are reduced by the amount capitalized in this way.