Nicola Sturgeon has come under fire over £87,000 paid in bonuses to managers at a shipyard despite a lack of certainty over when two over-budget and late ferries will be delivered
According to Stephen Boyle's report, the payments were approved by the remuneration committee at the yard and based on a paper from former turnaround director Tim Hair.
Mr Hair recommended a 7.5% bonus for the directors, which he later said in a letter"was payable as a result of the structural completion of the hull on vessel 801 [Glen Sannox]".Sky News hosted a debate earlier this week for the SNP leadership candidates The auditor general's report added:"There was a lack of transparency and good governance around the assessment and approval of these payments. FMPG was unable to evidence the evaluation over the discretionary element of this payment."
Mr Hair, the report found, was also paid a total of £1.8m during his time at the yard between August 2019 and February 2022.Following further questioning from Mr Ross, Ms Sturgeon said:"I am of the view that the failures here are unacceptable. "I deeply regret these failures, but that is why it is important that we continue to focus on delivering these ferries and also securing a long-term future for the shipyard."
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