Performance bonus
Excellent work by employees should be rewarded. A personal thank-you from one’s line manager is an important token of appreciation.
Excellent work can also be rewarded financially with a performance bonus. This kind of one-off, direct recognition is reserved for outstanding work. This would include, for example:
- A particularly successful effort on a project or for a unit
- A vital technical or administrative improvement
- An efficient solution to a problem
- The creation of an excellent workflow management system
- The completion of a product or service
In principle, a performance bonus can be paid to all employees, regardless of their post or their funding source.
The payment of a performance bonus can also be used as part of the salary system, in addition to the annual assessment of the level of performance.
You can find more information on the Downloadperformance bonus information sheet (PDF, 32 KB)vertical_align_bottom.
Performances well above and beyond what is usually expected are eligible for recognition in the form of performance bonuses. Examples include:
- Particularly successful project work
- Significant technical or administrative improvement
- A special effort on behalf of the relevant unit
- Efficient problem-solving
- Optimizing process organization
- Developing a product or service
The awarding of a performance bonus may also be used alongside the annual assessment of an employee’s performance level within the scope of the salary system. These principles of salary policy are binding for each performance bonus awarded, irrespective of the source of
financing.