Telegraph.co.uk: BBC spends £17.5m on staff bonuses
May 22nd, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Broadcasting, Editors' pick
The BBC paid £17.5 million in bonuses to a total of 9,777 staff, according to figures obtained under the Freedom of Informaton act.
The overall figure for bonuses was less than in previous years, however. A pay freeze for senior executives at the corporation was announced in November last year.
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