Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 22 July 2008.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of staff in his Department and its agencies did not receive the maximum bonus possible under a bonus scheme applying to them in the last two years.
The information is in the following tables.
1. Below SCS
The Department for Work and Pensions currently operates two separate bonus schemes, which may be paid on top of regular salary. These are the individual performance bonus scheme and the special bonus scheme.
Individual performance bonus—all staff have the potential to earn an individual performance bonus, based on the performance level they receive through the performance management system. Individual performance is relatively assessed at the end of the performance year against the objectives set and competencies required. There are four performance levels. In 2006 and 2007 people who achieved one of the top three levels received a bonus, determined by their grade and performance level.
Percentage of employees who received a performance bonus | ||
Performance year | Percentage receiving maximum bonus | Percentage not receiving maximum bonus |
2005-06 | 19.8 | 80.2 |
2006-07 | 18.2 | 81.8 |
Special bonus—the special bonus scheme enables line managers to award a one-off bonus to recognise and reward exceptional personal or team achievement. Detailed criteria are determined by local managers. Awards may be cash or vouchers but the amounts that can be awarded are modest because the total expenditure over the year is limited to 0.25 per cent. of the manager's staffing budget. As there is no maximum amount set, these have not been included in the aforementioned table.
2. SCS
Performance year | Percentage receiving maximum bonus | Percentage not receiving maximum bonus |
2005-06 | 8.45 | 91.55 |
2006-07 | 1.78 | 98.22 |
All bonuses are non-consolidated and so they are not added into salary and are not-pensionable.
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