FOI release
Bonuses paid to Department for Education staff in 2012 to 2013
Staff bonuses by grade for the financial year 2012 to 2013.
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Details
- Date requested: 19 June 2013
- Date responded: 12 July 2013
Request
The information required is:
- total value of bonuses
- number of bonuses paid
- average bonus if available
- highest bonus if available
- any breakdown by value or band or bonuses paid if available
Release
DfE uses a non-consolidated (non-pensionable) amount of the pay bill to reward exceptional performance. The amount spent on such rewards has fallen by nearly £500,000 since 2009 to 2010. Please note that awards paid in 2012 to 2013 related to the performance of 2011 to 2012.
In the financial year 2012 to 2013:
- the total net cost of the senior civil servant (SCS) and grade 6 (G6) and below awards was £1,516,250 - this is down from £1.98 million in 2009 to 2010
- 892 awards were made to G6 and below staff and 44 awards to SCS staff, compared to 1,434 staff receiving an award in 2009 to 2010
- the highest award paid was £12,500
The following amounts were paid by DfE to the delegated grades:
| Grade | Up to 10% exceptional | Up to 15% Top |
|---|---|---|
| EA | £1,300 | £975 |
| EO | £1,400 | £1,050 |
| HEO | £1,600 | £1,200 |
| SEO | £1,700 | £1,275 |
| HEOD | £1,800 | £1,350 |
| G7 | £1,800 | £1,350 |
| G6 | £2,100 | £1,575 |
The following amounts were paid to the SCS identified as being in the top 25%:
| Top 10% (exceptional) | Up to Next 15% (high) | |
|---|---|---|
| Directors | £12,500 | £9,500 |
| DDs | £10,000 | £7,500 |