The following table shows details of end-of-year performance bonuses awarded to SCS and non-SCS staff in DEFRA and its agencies in the 2007-08 financial year. For DEFRA, the data relates to staff in core-DEFRA, Animal Health, Government Decontamination Service, Marine and Fisheries Agency, Pesticides Safety Directorate and Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
Department/agency Number of bonuses £ DEFRA SCS 127 1,160,839 Non-SCS 500 1,302,268 RPA SCS 5 61,488 Non-SCS 544 368,138 CEFAS SCS 1 11,000 Non-SCS 506 619,000 VLA SCS 4 33,500 Non-SCS 180 45,357 CSL SCS 4 41,000 Non-SCS 327 240,000
Bonuses are used to reward excellent performance during the year and are based on a judgment of how well an individual has performed relative to their peers. Performance related pay schemes encourage high attainment because bonuses have to be earned each year. They help drive high performance in Departments and agencies and support better public service delivery.
The number and proportion of employees who received an annual performance bonus in 2007 were as follows:
Number Percentage (a) Male 327 52.2 (b) Female 300 47.8 (c) From an ethnic minority 22 3.5 (d) Disabled 23 3.7 (e) Data on sexuality is not collected — —
The percentages shown are the proportions of the 627 staff who received bonuses in 2007. The data on bonuses includes SCS and non-SCS staff in DEFRA, Animal Health, Government Decontamination Service, Marine and Fisheries Agency, Pesticides Safety Directorate and Veterinary Medicines Agency.
Bonuses are used to reward excellent performance during the year, and are based on a judgment of how well an individual has performed relative to their peers. Performance related pay schemes encourage high attainment because bonuses have to be earned each year. They help drive high performance in Departments and agencies and support better public service delivery.