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Do big bonuses drive performance or reward failure?

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J Sbu unpacked Eskom handing out R5.4 billion in bonuses, around R128,000 per employee, after recording its first profit in years, while electricity bills keep rising.

J Sbu debated whether big bonuses actually drive performance or whether they've simply become an expensive expectation and you weighed in. Missed it? Listen in...
5 May English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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