Publications

Analysis of UK incomes outlines the concentration of wealth across a tiny proportion of the population, and outlines pathways to fairer earnings New research published by the High Pay Centre reveals that even a modest…

New High Pay Centre report shows that just foreign poaching of CEOs accounts for just 0.8% of appointments Less than one per cent of top chief executives are poached from overseas, and 80% are promoted…

New report from High Pay Centre warns of obsession with share price and short-term financial performance measures British companies need to link at least half the performance pay of top executives to broad measures of…

New research by Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann for the High Pay Centre, looking at international comparisons of female representation on boards Research for the High Pay Centre, prepared by Korn/Ferry Whitehead Mann ahead of our major…

Download the latest High Pay Centre report 'The State of Pay: One year on from The High Pay Commission' In the past year business behaviour has been under scrutiny as never before. Large-scale corporate scandals…

A collection of essays on business ethics and practices by Ros Altmann, Simon Caulkin, Jonathan Ford, Caroline Lucas, Paul Nowak and Frances O'Grady, and Guy Opperman with an introduction by Deborah Hargreaves. "Those at the…

Latest report from the High Pay Centre on attitudes to the economy, business and pay In a new survey of mumsnet users conducted for the high pay centre 72% of mums want businesses to prioritise…

Latest report from the High Pay Centre on pay in football New research from the High Pay Centre reveals that footballers at the top have seen an increase of over 1500%, whilst average UK wages…

The latest report from the High Pay Centre looks at how a single figure for executive pay could be calculated As investors increasingly speak out against excessive pay awards in the so-called "Shareholder Spring," one…

Barclays is currently in talks with its shareholders over Bob Diamonds pay to prevent a revolt at the AGM on Friday With Bob Diamond’s pay set to be worth anything from £6.3m to £27m, depending…

This latest report from the High Pay Centre looks at the remuneration committees that set board level executive pay in FTSE 100 companies. The study, The New Closed Shop: Who’s Deciding on Pay? found that,…

Five key questions on high pay, corporate governance and responsible business The latest report from the High Pay Centre Making the case for better business, sets out the five key questions the new High Pay…