SAP’s New Bonus System Rewarded Underperforming Bosses

SAP SE’s new bonus system ended up rewarding underperforming managers while holding lower-ranking workers to a higher standard for their payouts, prompting an outcry from employees and leaders alike at the German software company, people familiar with the matter said.

SAP has since set aside millions of euros to appease angered staff and improve the new global system, which wound up rewarding senior-level employees who didn’t meet all expectations in their roles, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg and people familiar with the situation. The people asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public.