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FCA to scrap bonus payments for all staff in major pay overhaul

The move is even starker than previously feared by FCA staff

Nikhil Rathi is stamping his mark on the regulator with a major consultation on employee benefits
Nikhil Rathi is stamping his mark on the regulator with a major consultation on employee benefits Photo: Getty Images

The Financial Conduct Authority is planning to scrap bonuses for its roughly 4,200 workers as it fires the starting gun on a radical pay restructure.

In a consultation document sent to staff outlining proposed changes to pay and benefits, dated 21 September and seen by Financial News, the regulator slams its existing structure, under which all FCA staff have been entitled to a one-off bonus every year, right up to the highest ranks, without having to illustrate exceptional performance.

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