3 Personnel costs 2016 $000 2015 $000 5,831 6,477 Employer contributions to defined contribution plans 110 136 Increase/(decrease) in employee entitlements (30) (185) Other5 695 417 6,606 6,845 Salaries and wages Total personnel costs Personnel costs include the Commissioners and Director of Human Rights Proceedings. It should be noted that the Commissioners and Director of Human Rights Proceedings are appointed by warrant of the GovernorGeneral and are therefore not employees. Employer contributions to defined contribution plans include contributions to KiwiSaver and the Government Superannuation Fund. 4 Other expenses 2016 $000 2015 $000 Operating lease expense 468 523 Information and communications technology 519 319 Other operating costs 789 787 Total other expenses 1,776 1,629 Expenditure on information and communications technology in 2016 includes costs to determine requirements and commence designing the specifications for an Electronic Document Records Management System and intranet. The implementation phase of this project is scheduled for completion in the 2016/17 financial year. 5 Organisational change costs 2016 $000 2015 $000 Organisational change costs - 378 Total organisational change costs - 378 Cost for employee cessation payments and support services relating to the organisational restructure were fully provided for last year. 5 56 Relates to short-term contractors and professional development Human Rights Commission