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Incentive payments to senior management at Jersey Post

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY DEPUTY R.G. LE HERISSIER OF ST. SAVIOUR

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 4th JULY 2006

Question

Would the Minister inform members

( a ) of the additional payments paid to senior management at Jersey Post, such as bonuses and performance

payments, over each of the last 5 years?

( b ) of the percentage that these payments form of additional payments throughout Jersey Post over each of

these years? and,

( c ) of the percentage that these payments form of the management salary costs over each of the last 5 years? Answer

  1. Total additional payments made to seniormanagement (6 posts)at Jersey Post can bebroken down as follows:

Year Bonus as % of gross salary 2001 8-10%

2002 6-8%

2003 10-22%

2004 17-26%

2005 9-18%

2 0 04 was an exceptional year for performance against profit targets. The Directors remuneration is set by a

Remuneration Committee advised by independent market specialists, in line with corporate governance best practice.

  1. The  above payments as  a  percentage  of the  total  additional  payments made to all  employees can  be represented asfollows:

Year Senior  Management

additional payments as a % of total

2001 *see note 1

2002 9%

2003 18%

2004 20%

2005 16%

Year

Senior  Management additional payments as a % of total management salary costs

2001

* see note 1

2002

1%

2003 3% 2004 3% 2005 2%

* note 1:  Pre-2002, Jersey Post was on the States of Jersey payroll system and the detailed information required for 2001 is not readily available.