Highways workers in Birmingham are facing a crackdown on bonus payments after it was revealed certain staff were more than doubling their salaries through extra payments – some of which were handed out for just showing up.
Road workers employed by the city council are being paid £4,500 a year just for being on the standby list for late night jobs, such as gully clearing and bollard repairs.
The council admitted this week some staff with responsibilities including painting lines on roads were earning up to £53,000 a year, because of the extra payments.
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