Staff bonus and reward system

James Russell made this Official Information request to Ministry of Social Development

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From: James Russell

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Does the Ministry have a reward system in place where any staff member or contracted employee at any level throughout all job descriptions, receive a pecuniary interest bonus or other reward in any of the following circumstances or examples;

Getting clients off a benefit, or beneficiaries on permanent ‘supported living payment’ to jobseekers; including reward to branch and service centre managers for low or below average complaints, or reviews of decisions toward their branches, and would include similar reward or bonuses to staff attached to the fraud unit for proven fraud investigations or investigations resulting in clients no longer receiving a prior entitlement to a benefit.
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Yours faithfully,

James Russell

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From: James Russell

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Chance of acknowledgement of request?

Yours faithfully,

James Russell

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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development

Dear Mr Russell,

Thank you for your email received 9 December 2014, under the Official Information Act 1982. Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate officials at National office to respond. You may expect a response to be sent to you as soon as possible.

Regards
Official and Parliamentary Information team | Ministerial and Executive Services
Ministry of Social Development
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From: James Russell [mailto:[OIA #2229 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2014 8:51 a.m.
To: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Subject: Re: Official Information Act request - Staff bonus and reward system

Dear Ministry of Social Development,

Chance of acknowledgement of request?

Yours faithfully,

James Russell

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From: James Russell

Dear OIA_Requests (MSD),

By law, MSD should normally have responded by December 30, 2014.

Please respond

Yours sincerely,

James Russell

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Oliver Lineham left an annotation ()

They actually have until Jan 19. The OIA counts 25 Dec through 15 Jan as non-working days. An oversight on FYI means we didn't have those dates set up (this should be corrected soon). Sorry about that.

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From: OIA_Requests (MSD)
Ministry of Social Development

Dear Mr Russell,

 

In response to your Official Information Act request of 30 November 2014
requesting information related to staff bonuses and a rewards system, I
can confirm that the Ministry does not pay bonuses to any staff or provide
any other reward in recognition of performance.

 

I am therefore unable to provide any information under section 18(e) of
the Official Information Act 1982, as it does not exist.

 

I hope you find this information helpful.  You have the right to seek an
investigation and review of my response by the Ombudsman, whose address
for contact purposes is:

 

The Ombudsman

Office of the Ombudsman

PO Box 10-152

WELLINGTON 6143

 

 

Regards,

 

 

 

Official and Parliamentary Information| Ministerial and Executive
Services| Ministry of Social Development

 

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