Publications

13.05.21

Using pay ratio disclosures to inform ESG strategies and stewardship practices

A High Pay Centre briefing on how investors can use the new pay ratio disclosures in UK-listed companies’ annual reports

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02.05.21

Fairer pay, worker voice and better business – the role for subnational authorities

Ahead of the local and mayoral elections, we call on candidates to use their powers to tackle pay inequality and give workers more control over their working lives.

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Publications

20.04.21

Compliance with reporting of pay ratio requirements

A letter to the Financial Reporting Council

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16.12.20

Pay ratios and the FTSE 350: an analysis of the first disclosures

Our analysis of the first ‘pay ratio’ reports finds some limitations to the disclosures, but also provides insights into low pay and inequality across corporate Britain.

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Publications

03.12.20

CEO pay and the workforce: how employee matters impact performance-related pay in the FTSE 100

High Pay Centre and CIPD analysis shows that despite an increasing interest in ESG factors, performance-related pay for FTSE 100 CEOs is still primarily based on financial returns to shareholders rather than the needs of…

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Publications

08.10.20

Paying for Covid: capping excessive salaries to save industries

An in-depth study looking at the impact of potential redistribution from very high earners to low and middle income workers.

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04.08.20

HPC/CIPD Annual FTSE 100 CEO Pay Review – CEO pay flat in 2019

Median FTSE 100 CEO pay stands at £3.6 million – almost 120 times the average UK worker – but pandemic pay cuts could mean figure falls next year

MinuteWorks

Publications

28.06.20

Re-thinking reward: interim High Pay Centre analysis of new pay ratio reports

Our analysis of the first ‘pay ratio’ reports finds some limitations to the disclosures, but also identifies the potential to raise pay for low earners through redistribution from those at the top

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26.04.20

High Pay Centre Briefing: Corporate Response to the Economic Shutdown

At least 18% of FTSE 100 firms are using the UK Government’s furlough scheme. 37% have cut executive pay and 33% are withdrawing or withholding dividend payments

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18.03.20

Conditions are critical: publicly-funded bail-outs for private companies

Government bail-outs of large businesses affected by the coronavirus must include social and environmental conditions including fair pay, fair tax contributions and worker representation on company boards Our new discussion paper, published today (Thursday 19…

MinuteWorks

Publications

10.12.19

High Pay Centre briefing: regional economies across the EU

The UK's poorest regions are falling behind the rest of Europe New research published today based on data from the European Union shows that the UK's poorest regions have fallen further behind the rest of…

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Publications

13.11.19

How the Shareholder first business model contributes to poverty, inequality and climate change

new briefing from the High Pay Centre and the TUC Research by the TUC and the High Pay Centre shows the extent to which returns to shareholders, in the forms of dividend payments and share…

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