Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 30 November 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many staff in his Department received bonus payments in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09; what proportion of the total workforce they represented in each year; what the total amount of bonuses paid was; what the largest single payment was; and if he will make a statement.
The Department makes non-consolidated performance payments to its employees for two purposes: (a) in-year non-consolidated performance payments to reward outstanding contributions in particularly demanding tasks or situations; and (b) year-end non-consolidated performance payments to reward highly successful performance over a whole year. These figures are exclusive of two key senior staff in the Government Olympic Executive, who were appointed on fixed-term contracts ending in 2012 and whose remuneration reflects extensive relevant experience and the unique challenge of delivering the Olympics to a fixed deadline. Details of their remuneration were published in the departmental annual reports and accounts 2009. The data are set out in the following tables.
2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
Number of staff awarded in year non-consolidated performance payments | 144 | 178 |
Proportion of work force (Percentage) | 28 | 38 |
Total cost of payments (£) | 69,109 | 73,700 |
Largest single non-consolidated payment (£) | 2,000 | 2,500 |
2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
Number of staff awarded year end non-consolidated performance payments | 235 | 219 |
Proportion of work force (Percentage) | 46 | 46 |
Total cost of payments (£) | 451,604 | 443,467 |
Largest single non-consolidated payment (£) | 13,000 | 15,000 |
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