Publications

28.11.16

Text of Simon Walker Bob Gavron Memorial Lecture

Here is the full text of the speech given by Simon Walker at the IoD for the inaugural Bob Gavron Memorial Lecture Good Evening and thank you all for being here tonight. It is a…

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02.11.16

HPC submission to the BIS select committee corporate governance enquiry

Our contribution to the BIS select committee's ongoing enquiry into corporate governance reform Written evidence submitted by the High Pay Centre to the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee, October 2016 Executive summary • Section…

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01.09.16

Restoring Responsible Ownership – new paper by Chris Philp MP

A forceful and persuasive contribition to debate from the Conservative member for Croydon South The High Pay Centre was delighted to be contacted by Chris Philp MP at the beginning of April this year. He…

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07.08.16

10% pay rise? That’ll do nicely

Our annual survey of FTSE100 CEO pay packages shows no end to the rise and rise in top pay FTSE100 CEOs continue to see overall pay packages grow at a time of restraint for others,…

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28.06.16

Investment Association, Executive Remuneration Working Group

Read our response to the working group's interim report, in which we argue for a fundamental rethink to the principles of executive pay The Executive Remuneration Working Group was set up by the Investment Association…

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24.11.15

Pay Ratios: Just Do It

Our latest report addresses the case for publishing pay ratios between the top and the middle in a business or organisation. The High Pay Centre's latest report addresses the case for publishing pay ratios between…

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12.10.15

Scotland’s richest executives paid £55 million between them, at an average of £1.6 million each

New High Pay Centre analysis finds evidence of huge pay gaps in Scotland, between ordinary workers and top executives 35 Executives at some of Scotland’s biggest companies took home a total of £55 million last…

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01.09.15

Thinking High and Low: Exploring pay disparities in society

A new essay collection looking at pay gaps within organisations - how and why they've widened, what this means and how we might calculate an appropriate ratio. Including essays from Conservative MP David Davis, Daily…

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16.08.15

New High Pay Centre report: Executive pay continues to climb at expense of ordinary workers

FTSE CEO Pay jumped to £4.964 million in 2014 FTSE 100 CEO Pay climbed to £4.964 million in 2014 CEOs now paid approximately 183 times the average UK worker Top pay up significantly from £4.129…

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24.06.15

Are remuneration consultants independent?

Companies are required to disclose details of the work done for remuneration committees by consultants and the fees paid for it. This report highlights the poor disclosure of fees for those services. It is impossible…

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10.06.15

The Metrics Re-Loaded: Examining executive remuneration performance measures

Most big company performance measures in the UK are based on profits and share price - often judging companies relative to others, so that executives can still be rewarded even if shareholders lose out. The…

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19.05.15

Academic literature review on performance-related pay

No consensus on the strength of the link between executive pay and company performance comes out of our extensive literature review Prof Alistair Bruce and Dr Rodion Skvoroda from Nottingham University Business School review the…

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