Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

  1. Cameco Corporation
  2. Significant accounting policies
  3. Accounting standards
  4. Determination of fair values
  5. Use of estimates and judgments
  6. Discontinued operation
  7. Accounts receivable
  8. Inventories
  9. Property, plant and equipment
  10. Goodwill and intangible assets
  11. Long-term receivables, investments and other
  12. Equity-accounted investees
  13. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  14. Short-term debt
  15. Long-term debt
  16. Other liabilities
  1. Provisions
  2. Share capital
  3. Employee benefit expense
  4. Finance costs
  5. Other income (expense)
  6. Income taxes
  7. Per share amounts
  8. Statements of cash flows
  9. Share-based compensation plans
  10. Pension and other post-retirement benefits
  11. Financial instruments and related risk management
  12. Capital management
  13. Segmented information
  14. Group entities
  15. Joint operations
  16. Related parties

19. Employee benefit expense

The following employee benefit expenses are included in cost of products and services sold, administration, exploration, research and development and property, plant and equipment:

  2015  2014 
Wages and salaries $397,730  $353,254 
Statutory and company benefits 65,936  66,456 
Equity-settled share-based compensation [note 25] 22,148  21,048 
Expenses related to defined benefit plans [note 26] 5,003  7,605 
Contributions to defined contribution plans [note 26] 17,961  17,274 
Cash-settled share-based compensation [note 25] (1,011) (1,616)
Total $507,767  $464,021