Top North civil servant grilled over £1m bonuses

Senior civil servants in the North who were paid £1m (€1.65m) in bonuses were today accused of putting wage demands ahead of the concept of public service.

Top North civil servant grilled over £1m bonuses

Senior civil servants in the North who were paid £1m (€1.65m) in bonuses were today accused of putting wage demands ahead of the concept of public service.

But a top public official denied the claim and said bonuses were paid to improve standards and to attract people who might otherwise take high paid private sector posts.

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