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Other information
The main actuarial assumptions used to determine pension obligations are as follows:
Contributions and payments for employee benefit obligations are estimated at Euro 21 million for 2013.
The average headcount in the period is reported below, compared with the closing headcounts at the end of each period:
The calculation of average and closing headcount for 2011
(restatement) and 2012 includes 100% of the workforce
of companies in which the Prysmian Group has a majority
interest as well as those managed by the Group but in which it
(*) 2011 restatement
does not have a majority interest.
Based on this reasoning, the headcount numbers exclude
Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable Company Ltd (China).
31 December 2012
Pension funds
Medical benefit
Employee
plans indemnity liability
Discount rate
3.68%
4.75%
2.75%
Future expected salary increase
2.56%
3.00%
2.00%
Inflation rate/growth in medical benefit costs
2.45%
5.25%
2.00%
31 December 2011
Pension funds
Medical benefit
Employee
plans indemnity liability
Discount rate
4.95%
5.48%
4.75%
Future expected salary increase
2.64%
3.03%
2.00%
Inflation rate/growth in medical benefit costs
2.49%
2.40%
2.00%
2012
Average
%
Closing
%
Blue collar
15,247
74%
14,746
74%
White collar and management
5,231
26%
5,150
26%
Total
20,478
100%
19,896
100%
2011 (*)
Average
%
Closing
%
Blue collar
15,399
73%
15,021
74%
White collar and management
5,553
27%
5,406
26%
Total
20,952
100%
20,427
100%
