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07.01.14

‘Fatcat Wednesday’ for FTSE 100 CEOs

UK bosses have already made more money in 2014 than the average worker will earn in the whole year Britain’s top bosses have already made more money in 2014 than the average UK worker earns…

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06.01.14

Why we need to tackle rampant inequality in London

The growing gap between rich and poor is causing London to feel like a divided city. This blog by Deborah Hargreaves appears on the Changing London website. London is at the centre of an increasingly…

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19.12.13

High Pay Centre responds to Financial Reporting Council consultation on executive pay

Our thoughts on proposed changes to executive pay-setting process Is the current Code requirement sufficient, or should the Code include a “comply or explain” presumption that companies have provisions to recover and/or withhold variable pay?…

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16.12.13

Will the EU bank bonus cap reduce bankers’ pay?

A debate at the High Pay Centre on Tues 10 Dec discussed the bonus cap and its implications. At the High Pay Centre debate, Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green party, asked what kind of…

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27.11.13

Wealth is created collectively, not by god-like ‘wealth creators’

The notion that executives are 'wealth creators' with god like status is a view which neglects other contributors to an organisations success, such as the wider workforce or government investment. High pay Last year directors…

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27.11.13

The failure of the Swiss referendum demonstrates the need to tackle high pay globally

The failure of the Swiss referendum to cap pay for top bosses at 12 times the pay of lowest paid employees may demonstrates that we need to tackle high pay issues at a global level.…

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20.11.13

FTSE 100 Directors pay up 14% as workers wages stagnate

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard discusses pay rise for top executives on BBC Breakfast Research from Incomes Data Services revealed that FTSE 100 Company Directors pay increased by an average of 14%…

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12.11.13

Pay for performance – Does it work?

Chairman of RBS had an "out of body experience" over bank bonus payments while head of the TUC thinks performance pay is a "big con" Does performance-related pay work? High Pay Centre conference at the…

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31.10.13

Watch: How big business sucks money out of the North East

ITV news cover our report on regional inequality The North East of England is frequently criticised for being dependent on public spending. But the dominance of supermarkets, high street chain stores, the 'big 6' energy…

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31.10.13

How should policymakers respond to economic ‘leakage’ from the North East

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for the North East Child Poverty Commission Most North Easterners will be familiar with the flawed narrative of dependency. The region is supposedly too reliant on…

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21.10.13

Excessive pay at the top is a drag on Britain’s economy

Deborah Hargreaves' Monday View for the Daily Mail on why shareholders do not hold companies to account on remuneration When Britain’s highest paid executive takes home more than an ordinary person could earn in 600…

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10.10.13

Workers on boards: How they support better social outcomes for Germany

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty If the 2007/08 banking collapse represented a chastening for Britain, for Germany it has been something of a…

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