The rule in plain words
Total number of high earners must equal number of other staff plus number of individuals in senior management.
All the values are in the corporate functions column (0060).
How the Line4 Check report words itShowHide
Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.
R_04.00.A: Total number of high earners, Corporate functions = R_04.00.A: Number of other staff, Corporate functions + R_04.00.B: Number of individuals in senior management, Corporate functions
What to do if your filing fails it
- 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
- 02Add up the parts in your file and compare the result with the total.
- 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong row, or the total is out of date.
- 04EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
- 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 04.00 as reported.
- 06This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.
The cells it reads
Information on the remuneration of high earners (I) (R 04.00.a)
Rows
- 0030Number of other staff
- 0040Total number of high earners
Column
- 0060Corporate functions
Information on the remuneration of high earners (II) (R 04.00.b)
Row
- 0010Number of individuals in senior management
Column
- 0060Corporate functions
A worked example
The first of its checks, with simple numbers.
Total number of high earners must then be 2,000.
A file that reports 2,000 passes. One that reports 2,100 fails, by 100.
The numbers are illustrative.
Show the rule as writtenShowHide
EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.
{R_04.00.a,r0040,c0060,} = {R_04.00.a,r0030,c0060,} + {R_04.00.b,r0010,c0060,}Other rules on R 04.00.a
- Total variable remuneration of all high earners cannot be less than for institutions that benefit from a derogation at an institutional level variable remuneration of individual high earners that are identif (v12517_m)Warning
- Total number of high earners cannot be less than for institutions that benefit from a derogation at an institutional level number of high earners benefitting from the derogations under Art (v12516_m)Warning
- Identified staff cannot be more than total number of high earners (row 0050, v12621_m)Warning
- Total number of high earners must equal number of other staff (v12622_m)Warning
- Total number of high earners must equal number of individuals in senior management (v12623_m)Warning
- Total number of high earners must equal the sum of its three parts (row 0040, v12624_m)Warning
- If total number of high earners is reported, total fixed remuneration of all high earners must be reported (v12626_m)Warning
- If total fixed remuneration of all high earners is reported, total number of high earners must be reported (v12627_m)Warning
Every REM high earners rule, by template
Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.