Written question asked by Sarah Champion (Labour) on Monday, 4 July 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 July 2016. It was answered by Desmond Swayne (Conservative) on Monday, 11 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Department for International Development: Overtime

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, (a) how much has been paid to officials of her Department as an additional incentive for working overtime on top of their normal overtime payments, (b) how much has been offered to any individual staff member for a one-off occurrence, (c) how many staff received such incentivised additional payments, (d) from which budgets such payments were made and (e) at which Ministerial or official level the business cases or payment approval for such payments was made in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2016 to date.

Answer: DFID supports staff wellbeing by encouraging people to work regular hours and ensures managers work with them to reprioritise work and avoid overtime. However, as a last resort, where overtime is necessary e.g. to help cope with exceptional or seasonal pressure, the Department either offers time off in lieu (TOIL) or overtime payments for staff up to Grade 6. There are no additional incentives.

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