Staff are encouraged to make full use of HM Treasury’s flexi-time working arrangement, which includes the option to take accrued excess hours as time off in lieu. However, where this has not been practical, the following table gives the amounts paid in overtime to HM Treasury staff in each of the past 12 months.
Month Cost (£000) October 2006 30 November 2006 51 December 2006 93 January 2007 98 February 2007 52 March 2007 183 April 2007 30 May 2007 70 June 2007 42 July 2007 37 August 2007 30 September 2007 15
The peaks in December 2006/January 2007 and March 2007 are due to Treasury staff working additional hours in preparation for the pre-Budget report in December 2006 and the annual Budget in March 2007.