v3.24.1
Employee Benefits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure Of Defined Benefit Plans [Line Items]  
Employee Benefits
9.
Employee Benefits

The Group employed 901 full-time equivalents (“FTE”) as of December 31, 2023 (726 and 539 in the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively), 38% of which represent information technology engineers (40% and 38% in the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively).

Employee benefits costs were comprised of the following:

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Salaries, wages and contractor fees (i)

 

 

62,900

 

 

 

42,550

 

 

 

27,535

 

Share-based payments (ii)

 

 

11,922

 

 

 

8,684

 

 

 

7,590

 

Total

 

 

74,822

 

 

 

51,234

 

 

 

35,125

 

(i)
Salaries, wages and contractor fees include social security costs and annual bonuses. During the year end December 31, 2023 USD 16,694 of salaries, wages and contract fees were capitalized (USD 11,357 in 2022 and USD 7,085 in 2021).
(ii)
Represents compensation expenses stemming from share-based arrangements settled in the Group’s common shares. For further information refer to Note 2.11: Share-based payments and warrants contracts.