The following table details the cost of overtime payments in the Department for Work and Pensions by grade and month for the last complete financial year. The total cost from April 2007 to March 2008 is £64,528 representing some 2.3 per cent. of DWP’s total pay bill in this period.
£000 AA/band A AO/band B EO/band C HEO/band D SEO/band E G7 G6 Total 2007 April 188 2,195 2,191 315 117 0 0 5,006 May 150 2,001 1,827 269 99 1 0 4,347 June 232 2,958 2,522 283 125 0 0 6,120 July 170 2,202 2,066 247 80 0 0 4,765 August 192 2,666 2,489 237 86 0 0 5,670 September 181 2,456 2,191 239 92 0 0 5,159 October 118 1,679 1,848 246 89 0 0 3,980 November 257 3,216 2,971 326 117 0 0 6,887 December 138 1,648 1,699 223 83 0 0 3,791 2008 January 163 2,224 1,799 204 85 0 0 4,475 February 261 3,452 3,073 334 98 0 2 7,220 March 269 3,258 3,093 374 112 1 1 7,108 Total 2,319 29,955 27,769 3,297 1,183 2 3 64,528 Note: Includes travel time, ERNIC and superannuation.