Notes	52 weeks ended 30 November 2014 £m	52 weeks ended 1 December 2013 £m
Operating profit is stated after charging/(crediting) the following:
Cost of inventories recognised as an expense		621.1	530.4
Employment costs		168.9	137.3
Amortisation expense	3.1	12.4	9.5
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	3.2	40.0	33.1
Impairment of property, plant and equipment, included in:	3.2	1.1	0.3
— Distribution costs		1.0	0.3
— Administrative expenses		0.1	0.2
— Exceptional items		—	(0.2)
Impairment of intangible assets, included in:
— Administrative expenses	3.1	1.5	0.8
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	3.2	-	0.1
Impairment of receivables	3.8	0.5	—
Operating lease rentals
— Land and buildings		9.4	5.2
— Other leases		0.5	0.4
Net foreign exchange movements		(0.2)	0.1

During the period, the Group obtained the following services from its auditors:

	52 weeks ended 30 November 2014 £'000	52 weeks ended 1 December 2013 £'000
Fees payable to the Company auditor for the audit of the Parent Company and consolidation
— Statutory Group and Company audit	60	48
Fees payable to the Company auditor for other services
— Statutory audit of subsidiaries	184	135
— Advisory support	35	40
— Audit-related services	28	27
	307	250