8. Employees

The average number of persons employed by the Group, excluding the Company's Non-Executive Directors, was as follows:

  Year ended
2 January
2010
Number
Year ended
3 January
2009
Number
Year ended
29 December
2007
Number
Continuing operations  
Ongoing segments  
Industrial & Automotive:  
– Power Transmission8,9989,7369,706
– Fluid Power4,4285,2524,914
– Sensors & Valves2,0152,3492,206
– Other Industrial & Automotive2,6193,2173,374
 18,06020,55420,200
Building Products:  
– Air Distribution7,0748,6248,836
– Bathware1,0381,4811,936
 8,11210,10510,772
Corporate145158145
Total ongoing26,31730,81731,117
   
Exited segments  
Industrial & Automotive:  
– Caps & Thermostats440927
– Materials Handling169
 4401,096
Building Products:  
– Doors & Windows4801,1671,538
– Fittings134
 4801,1671,672
Total exited4801,6072,768
   
Total continuing operations26,79732,42433,885
   
Discontinued operations  
Industrial & Automotive:  
– Wiper Systems2,009
Total Group26,79732,42435,894
  Year ended
2 January
2010
Number
Year ended
3 January
2009
Number
Year ended
29 December
2007
Number
By location  
US12,30716,58119,429
UK1,7401,9331,892
Rest of Europe2,6143,0352,913
Rest of the world10,13610,87511,660
 26,79732,42435,894

Staff costs recognised in profit or loss during the period were as follows:

  Year ended
2 January
2010
$ million
Restated*
Year ended
3 January
2009
$ million
Restated*
Year ended
29 December
2007
$ million
Wages and salaries921.31,164.31,283.5
Social security costs116.5144.4147.7
Pensions (see note 34)41.444.253.4
Other post-employment benefits (see note 34)0.41.10.4
Share-based incentives (see note 35)11.312.016.3
Termination benefits105.313.86.8
 1,196.21,379.81,508.1
   
Continuing operations1,196.21,379.81,473.9
Discontinued operations34.2
 1,196.21,379.81,508.1

* See note 2

 Excludes the gain on the amendment of certain plans in North America (see note 7)