7.2.5 Costs of employee benefits and structure of employment
| Year ended 31 December 2023 | Year ended 31 December 2022 | |
| Payroll | 5,269 | 4,224 |
| Cost of social insurance | 1,018 | 809 |
| Cost of pension benefits | 68 | 53 |
| Jubilee benefits, allowances in kind | 157 | 124 |
| Other post-employment benefits | 66 | 54 |
| Change in provision for employee benefits | 110 | 150 |
| Other employee benefits expenses | 774 | 678 |
| TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXPENSES, INCLUDING: |
7,462 | 6,092 |
| Items recognised in cost of goods sold | 5,424 | 4,456 |
| Items recognised in distribution and selling expenses | 465 | 364 |
| Items recognised in general and administrative expenses | 1.056 | 957 |
| Cost of services for entity’s own needs | 517 | 315 |
Under Other employee benefits expenses, the Group recognised, among other things, the costs of employee pension schemes, the contribution to the Company Social Benefits Fund, the costs of medical care and training.The number of employees in the PGE Capital Group (in full-time positions) was as follows:
| Year ended 31 December 2023 | Year ended 31 December 2022 | |
| Conventional Power Generation | 19,816 | 19,574 |
| Heat Generation | 3,409 | 3,628 |
| Renewable Power Generation | 777 | 713 |
| Distribution | 9,737 | 9,703 |
| Railway Power Engineering | 3,889 | – |
| Trade | 3,172 | 2,702 |
| Circular Economy | 992 | 970 |
| Other consolidated companies | 760 | 723 |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT | 42,552 | 38,013 |