3. Employee benefits expense
 
2020
R'm
  2019
R'm
 
Salaries 7 086   6 488  
Long-term incentive schemes 89   21  
Share-based payment – Life Healthcare employee share trust 54   58  
Severance payments 2   1  
Agency fees 1 303   1 384  
Medical aid contributions 300   282  
Pension fund costs – defined benefit and contribution plans 86   74  
Provident fund costs – defined contribution plans 234   219  
Social security costs 291   257  
Other 89   76  
9 534   8 860  
Includes executive directors' and prescribed officers' remuneration (refer note 27).