Groans as head bangs on large wall again - how many times does this subject crop up? Its not a bonus its the non consolidated element of the pay rise that HM Treasury didnt want to give us so that their pension bill doesnt increase.
Its a nasty devious scheme, designed to keep pay levels artificially low, and the pension bill lower, and also help makes CS look like greedy bankers, even when the average 'bonus' is about £300 per year.
I have yet to meet a single CS who likes or supports the scheme, but we're stuck with it thanks to Mr Gordon Brown and his dreadful years in office.