21 Employee benefits

EUR 000

30 September 2023

30 September 2022

< 1 year

> 1 year

Total

< 1 year

> 1 year

Total

Long-term employee benefit obligations

375

1,632

2,007

255

1,910

2,165

Short-term employee benefit obligations

41,109

41,109

51,080

51,080

41,484

1,632

43,116

51,335

1,910

53,245

Long-term employee benefits mainly consist of WIA supplement (Occupational Disability Insurance Act) benefits and provisions for long-service entitlements.

Short-term employee benefit obligations consist of accruals for variable pay amounting to EUR 17,343 (30 September 2022: EUR 30,279), holiday allowances amounting to EUR 13,492 (30 September 2022: EUR 11,790) and benefit-on-demand liabilities amounting to EUR 10,274 (30 September 2022: EUR 9,011). In addition, these obligations include a number of special schemes that relate to supplements to social benefits.

Movements in long-term employee benefits:

EUR 000

2022/2023

2021/2022

Balance at 1 October

2,165

2,715

Utilized

-247

-205

Addition

101

190

Adding of interest and change in discount rate

-12

-535

Balance at 30 September

2,007

2,165