Bonus payments


Authority	[[department-for-enterprise
Date received	2025-01-09
Outcome	Some information sent but part exempt
Outcome date	2025-02-05
Topic	[[employment-workforce

Summary

The request sought details on bonus payments to Department for Enterprise staff over five years, including counts, totals, and specific KPIs. The authority disclosed the number of recipients and total amounts paid but withheld specific performance metrics citing personal data exemptions.

Key Facts

Approximately 5% of the Department for Enterprise workforce operates under individual contracts allowing for performance-related pay.
Bonus payments are not guaranteed and are linked to general divisional or agency plans rather than specific individual KPIs.
The number of staff receiving bonuses ranged from 3 to 7 annually over the five-year period.
Specific details on the basis of payments were withheld to prevent the identification of individuals.
Individual contracts often feature lower base salaries and lack pension contributions compared to standard public service roles.

Data Disclosed

2023/24: 7 recipients, £81,676 total
2022/23: 3 recipients, £46,200 total
2021/22: 3 recipients, £31,075 total
2020/21: 3 recipients, £33,135 total
2019/20: 3 recipients, £30,443 total
5% of total workforce on individual contracts
Request received: 2025-01-09
Response date: 2025-02-05

Exemptions Cited

Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act (Personal information)

Original Request

For each of the past five years:

1) how many DfE staff have received bonus payments?

2) in each case what was the basis of those payments, i.e. to what specific metrics or KPIs were they linked?