Cool idea. Minor point to flag: I would expect in at least some countries receiving a prize for things done at work in government/politics could fall foul of various laws designed to prevent government officials or others receiving money or gifts that could bias their judgments. Receiving such a prize could be illegal or could need to be declared. This could be a thing to look into before awarding such prizes.
Thanks for the flag! Was already aware of this but added a qualifier in the post above and added this to our org payout guidelines for extra redundancy.
FWIW I’m not sure “to be paid out when Greg no longer works for the government if local laws prohibit such awards” (your edit) is sufficient under anti-lobbying protocols . A commitment to pay in future still looks and feels like a bribe / undue influence. I would worry that in some jurisdictions accepting could potentially be risk for someone’s job or security clearance (another issue). Like I’m not saying prize payments to political or government figures cannot be done but just giving a heads up that making it work well might need some more thought and consultation and legal advice
Getting legal counsel advice was always the intended procedure internally. Thanks for pointing out that the way I worded it had the potential to be misconstrued so I’ve updated it again :)
They would be eligible for the recognition, even if they can’t accept a prize. And the amount is mostly about recognition—it’s certainly not life-changing for anyone working in civil service.
There is currently a total of $100,000 in funding for the prize, so up to that much will be awarded, total. (There is obviously some possibility that it will receive further funding if many prizes are given out, and funders see it as valuable enough to fund further.)
Cool idea. Minor point to flag: I would expect in at least some countries receiving a prize for things done at work in government/politics could fall foul of various laws designed to prevent government officials or others receiving money or gifts that could bias their judgments. Receiving such a prize could be illegal or could need to be declared. This could be a thing to look into before awarding such prizes.
Thanks for the flag! Was already aware of this but added a qualifier in the post above and added this to our org payout guidelines for extra redundancy.
FWIW I’m not sure “to be paid out when Greg no longer works for the government if local laws prohibit such awards” (your edit) is sufficient under anti-lobbying protocols . A commitment to pay in future still looks and feels like a bribe / undue influence. I would worry that in some jurisdictions accepting could potentially be risk for someone’s job or security clearance (another issue). Like I’m not saying prize payments to political or government figures cannot be done but just giving a heads up that making it work well might need some more thought and consultation and legal advice
Getting legal counsel advice was always the intended procedure internally. Thanks for pointing out that the way I worded it had the potential to be misconstrued so I’ve updated it again :)
Agree, I don’t think UK Civil Servants would be eligible.
They would be eligible for the recognition, even if they can’t accept a prize. And the amount is mostly about recognition—it’s certainly not life-changing for anyone working in civil service.
It’s two years’ salary!
It’s not a single prize—as the examples show, individual prizes are likely in the $5-10k range.
Thank you—why would they say in the title is a $100k prize???
There is currently a total of $100,000 in funding for the prize, so up to that much will be awarded, total. (There is obviously some possibility that it will receive further funding if many prizes are given out, and funders see it as valuable enough to fund further.)
Sure, but that’s not what it means to advertise a “$100,000 prize”
Agreed, this definitely should have been clearer.
I suggest “$100k prize pool”
Good suggestion! Updated the description.
The post says individual prizes are $5k-$10k. I’m not sure why the post title says $100k—maybe that’s the total amount of prize money available.
Thank you—why would they say in the title is a $100k prize???
Yes, that is the total funding currently available.