"Current data indicates 0.2 percent of the workforce in public service departments and departmental agencies received performance pay in 2022," the Public Service Commission told RNZ. Eighteen bonuses went to staffers earning $149,000-$215,000. "In general, ACC does not pay bonuses to staff," its annual review said. In the core public service, bonuses have disappeared at Justice, Education, the Ministry of Transport, Oranga Tamariki, Health and the Public Service Commission and doubtless others, too. The 2018 directive from the PSC - that "employers will work toward removing at-risk pay and performance bonuses from pay policies and employment agreements" - has definitely had an impact.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 10, 2023 07:40 UTC