Department for International Trade: Incentives
(asked on 28th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what was the total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for (a) her Department and (b) UK Export Finance as performance-related bonuses in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
Bonuses paid out as non-cash vouchers is a standard practice across Government. The EdenRed contract came into effect in 2017 which allows departments access to non-cash vouchers for staff. The total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for the Department for International Trade and UK Export Finance as performance-related bonuses is as below:
Department | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
DIT | £15,818 | £32,841 | £69,057 | £136,235 | £142,537 |
UKEF | £3,750 | £1,900 | £2,610 | £870 | £765 |