Northern Ireland Office: Incentives
(asked on 28th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what was the total value of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for his Department as performance-related bonuses in (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22.
The total of non-cash vouchers awarded to staff working for the Northern Ireland Office as performance-related bonuses in the years (a) 2017-18, (b) 2018-19, (c) 2019-20, (d) 2020-21 and (e) 2021-22 are outlined below:
Year | Total Value |
January 2017 - February 2018 | £6,290 |
April 2018 - March 2019 | £11,250 |
March 2019 - February 2020 | £22,310 |
April 2020 - February 2021 | £12,355 |
April 2021 - March 2022 | £12,710 |
Bonuses paid out as non-cash vouchers is a standard practice across Government. The Edenred contract came into effect in 2017 which allows department access to non-cash vouchers for staff.