GSK_Annual_Report_2021

Notes to the Standalone Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2021 (contd.) Annual Report 2020-21 107 m) E mployee benefits (a) Short Term Employee Benefits Short-term employee benefits are expensed as the related service is provided. A liability is recognised for the amount expected to be paid if the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation to pay this amount as a result of past service provided by the employee and the obligation can be estimated reliably. (b) Post-Employment Benefits (i) Defined Contribution Plans The Company’s defined contribution plans are superannuation and employees’ pension scheme (under the provisions of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952) since the Company has no further obligation beyond making the contributions. The Company’s contributions to these plans are charged to the statement of profit and loss as incurred. (ii) Defined Benefits Plans “Liability for defined benefit plans is provided on the basis of valuations, as at the balance sheet date, carried out by an independent actuary.” Gratuity and Post-Retirement Medical The actuarial valuation method used for measuring the liability for gratuity and post-retirement medical is projected unit credit method. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised in the statement of other comprehensive income in the period of occurrence of such gains and losses. The obligations for gratuity and post-retirement medical are measured as the present value of estimated future cashflows discounted at rates reflecting the prevailing market yields of Indian Government securities as at the balance sheet date for the estimated term of the obligations. The estimate of future salary increases considered takes into account the inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors. The expected rate of return of plan assets is the Company’s expectation of the average long term rate of return expected on investments of the fund during the estimated term of the obligations. Plan assets are measured at fair value as at the balance sheet date. Provident Fund Provident fund contributions are made to a Trust administered by the Company. The Company has an obligation to make good the shortfall, if any, between the return from the investments of the Trust and the notified interest rate. The actuarial valuation method, carried out by an independent actuary, used for measuring the liability for provident fund is projected accrued benefit method. This approach determines the present value of the interest rate guarantee under three interest rate scenarios: base case scenario, rising interest rate scenario and falling interest rate scenario. The defined benefit obligation of the interest rate guarantee is set equal to the average of the present values determined under these scenarios in respect of accumulated provident fund contributions as at the valuation date. (c) Other Long Term Benefit Plans The liabilities for earned leave and sick leave are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service. They are therefore measured as the present value of expected future payments to be made in respect of services provided by employees up to the end of the reporting period using the projected unit credit method. The benefits are discounted using the market yields at the end of the reporting period that have terms approximating to the terms of the related obligation. Re-measurements as a result of experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions are recognised in the statement of profit and loss.