6. Employee Information

Group staff costs during the year amounted to:

2022

2021

€’000

€’000

Wages and salaries

123,046

121,847

Social welfare costs

11,729

12,029

Pension costs and life assurance

16,068

15,885

150,843

149,761

The total number of full-time, part-time and casual employees of the Group at 31 December, and their full-time equivalent (FTE) were:

No. of employees

FTEs

2022

2021

2022

2021

RTÉ Group

1,868

1,871

1,735

1,755

The average annual number of full-time, part-time and casual employees during the year was:

2022

2021

Average full-time employees

1,591

1,651

Average part-time employees

137

152

Average casual employees

89

76

RTÉ Group

1,817

1,879