Source · National Audit Office

Managing the BBC’s pay-bill

Published: 16 May 2019 Recommendations: 4 Type: Value for Money NAO confirmed: 4 Department: Unknown (358)

This report is a broad review of the BBC’s approach to pay.

Dept: Unknown (358) Topics: Society and culture nao.org.uk →

Recommendations

4 items
4 accepted 4 implemented
Rec Recommendation Addressee Acceptance Implementation
1
As the BBC continues to implement its reforms to pay and working practices, we recommend it should: a) ensure it learns lessons, and acts on feedback, from its pilots of changes to scheduling and working patterns to ensure it can track benefits and bring about the necessary culture change to implement its reforms successfully;
Ref Page 12, paragraph 21, point a · Implemented 12/2019
BBC Accepted Implemented ✓ NAO
2
b) ensure that senior management reforms in commercial subsidiaries are timely, as well as keeping comparisons between PSB and commercial subsidiaries under active review, to ensure its aim that individuals can easily move between the two is not hindered by issues with pay differentials;
Ref Page 12, paragraph 21, point b · Implemented 05/2020
BBC Accepted Implemented ✓ NAO
3
c) keep all pay targets under review to ensure they are stretching, but realistic and that they keep the BBC in a strong position compared to the public sector and other media organisations; and
Ref Page 12, paragraph 21, point c · Implemented 12/2019
BBC Accepted Implemented ✓ NAO
4
d) ensure it has full central oversight and challenge of key data, including the costs and benefits of its terms and conditions reforms, to track the ongoing value for money of its staff pay-bill.
Ref Page 12, paragraph 21, point d · Implemented 12/2019
BBC Accepted Implemented ✓ NAO