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Payments under the advertised rate

There also continue to be examples of successful candidates being paid under the advertised rate, or below the bottom of the advertised pay range.
However, as noted, not all the under payments went to civil servants. Some public and private sector candidates also were paid under the advertised rate. However in most, but not all, of the instances where applicants from the private sector were paid under the advertised rate there were bonus arrangements in place. These bonuses would allow them to earn at least or over the advertised rate. There were no noted instances where this applied to Civil Service candidates.

There seem to be more examples this year of instances where candidates were paid significantly under the advertised rate. Last year the largest noted under payment was -14%. This year there were four instances where candidates were paid 15% or less than the advertised rate. All these four instances of significant underpayment were to Civil Service candidates.

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