Provisions
| in CHF 000 | Long service awards |
Personnel provisions/ Restructuring |
Restoration costs + inherit- ed pollution |
Litigation risk, other |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As of 1 January 2019 | 10 419 | 2 280 | 600 | 2 082 | 15 381 | |||||
| Additions of consolidated companies | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Disposals of consolidated companies | (97) | – | – | – | (97) | |||||
| Increase | 986 | 1 948 | 68 | 1 059 | 4 061 | |||||
| Reversal | (4) | (410) | – | (689) | (1 103) | |||||
| Used during the financial year | (259) | (2 650) | – | (533) | (3 442) | |||||
| Currency effects | – | – | – | (45) | (45) | |||||
| As of 31 December 2019 | 11 045 | 1 168 | 668 | 1 873 | 14 754 | |||||
| Due within 1 year | 1 085 | 1 168 | – | 702 | 2 955 | |||||
| Due between 1 and 5 years | 9 960 | – | 668 | 1 171 | 11 799 | |||||
| As of 1 January 2020 | 11 045 | 1 168 | 668 | 1 873 | 14 754 | |||||
| Additions of consolidated companies | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| Disposals of consolidated companies | (121) | (64) | – | – | (185) | |||||
| Increase | 1 867 | 2 306 | (68) | 795 | 4 900 | |||||
| Reversal | (14) | (156) | – | (687) | (858) | |||||
| Used during the financial year | (1 106) | (1 299) | – | (557) | (2 962) | |||||
| Currency effects | – | – | – | (8) | (8) | |||||
| As of 31 December 2020 | 11 671 | 1 954 | 600 | 1 416 | 15 641 | |||||
| Due within 1 year | 1 148 | 1 954 | – | 49 | 3 151 | |||||
| Due between 1 and 5 years | 10 522 | – | 600 | 1 367 | 12 490 |
The provision for long-service awards is determined on the basis of actuarial principles. The personnel provisions consist mainly of costs that are still expected in conjunction with agreed restructuring measures. They primarily therefore cover provisions for various social plans. Provisions for restoration costs and inherited pollution include the estimated costs of restoring rented properties to their original state once they have been vacated, and guarantees for the removal of inherited pollution from properties sold. The due dates for restoration costs of rented premises are governed by the terms of the relevant agreements. The provisions for litigation risks relate to current cases. Other provisions include several different items, which, if considered individually, are not material in nature. The outflow of non-current provisions is expected within the next five years. The amount set aside for provisions and the point in time at which such will result in a cash outflow are based on best possible estimates and may deviate from actual circumstances in the future.
Current and non-current provisions amounted to CHF 15.6 million, an increase of CHF 0.9 million year-on-year. No material change in provisions needs to be recorded for long-service awards or restoration costs. The restructuring of central services is designed to reduce costs over a period of three years in order to achieve savings of approximately CHF 20.0 million. Plans here include reducing the cost of materials and shedding approximately 40 jobs. Provisions in the amount of CHF 2.3 million were recorded for the social plan in connection with the latter measure. The use of existing personnel-related provisions is attributable among other things to the utilisation of the provisions set aside the previous year in connection with the social plans for Le Matin and Friday. The provisions for litigation risks and the other provisions declined to CHF 1.4 million as a result among other things of the settlement of various legal cases. The reversal of provisions no longer required was reflected in the income statement under other income.