BIS was formed through a MOG change that occurred in June. The Department was created by merging Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). This means that BIS in its current form did not exist in 2008-09 and therefore did not make any bonus payments as BIS.
The two Departments that were merged to create BIS spent the following:
Department No. of people that received an Annual Performance bonus in 2008-09 The proportion of people that received an Annual Bonus in 2008-09 (%) No. of people that received an "In year" bonus in 2008-09 The proportion of people that received an "In year" bonus in 2008-09 (%) The total amount of money spent by the department on bonuses in 2008-09 (£) The largest single payment issued by the department in 2008-09 (£) BERR 1,025 35 1,218 42 2,827,223 16,500 DIUS 216 24 201 22 535,006 20,000 Notes: 1. In year reward schemes include special bonuses and non pay rewards that are awarded for excellent performance in particularly demanding tasks or situations. Staff in receipt of an in year performance bonus may also have received an annual performance award. 2. Annual Performance Awards paid to Highly Successful performers as part of the annual pay award.