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21.05.25

Sunday Times Rich List 2025 – Our Reflections

Our key takeaways from this year's Rich List and things we think should be getting more attention

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Blog

06.05.25

Shareholders set to approve vast CEO pay awards – but where is worker voice in pay setting process?

How we will try to hold companies to account on this issue.

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Media

01.05.25

Do we really want US style inequality replicated in the UK?

HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard responds to Financial Times piece reporting UK CEOs pay growing at faster rate than their US competitors

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29.04.25

From Conflict to Collaboration: Rethinking Union-Management Relations

How unions & management can work together to navigate change, tackle inequality & build fairer workplaces in a shifting world of work. (Online webinar, 12:00-13:00, Monday 19 May)

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Blog

24.04.25

Employment Rights Bill will help tackle income inequality

Our thoughts on the Employment Rights Bill, the idea of maximum pay ratios and the latest Forbes Billionaire list

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14.04.25

High Pay Centre calls on parliamentarians to support and strengthen Employment Rights Bill

A briefing for Lords peers scrutinising the Employment Rights Bill

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Media

14.03.25

High Pay Centre Executive Director challenges excessive pay on BBC Sunday Morning

Luke Hildyard calls for fairer distribution of economic rewards and highlights flaws in narratives around success and leadership

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Media

10.03.25

Concerning signs that executive pay is increasing in the banking sector

Barclays and Natwest under scrutiny for excessive pay awards

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Blog

06.03.25

Executive pay debate pits business lobby against wider society

HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard's contribution to a report on remuneration in the financial services sector in 2024 from HR experts Middlemore

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27.02.25

High Pay Centre calls for a stronger Stewardship Code that prioritises the public interest

Proposed changes to the UK Stewardship Code risk weakening investor accountability and downplaying the role of responsible investment in shaping a fairer economy

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17.02.25

A Charter for Fair Pay

A guest post from HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard for the Fairness Foundation on how the policies proposed in our recent 'Charter for Fair Pay' could strengthen the government's legislation on employment rights and corporate…

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Media 一Featured

06.01.25

FTSE 100 bosses make more money in less than three days than the average worker does in a year

The High Pay Centre estimates that FTSE 100 CEOs' earnings for 2025 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary today, just before midday on Monday 6 January

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19.12.24

2024 ‘Wrapped’: The High Pay Centre’s year in review

A change of government and the ongoing debate about executive pay, alongside our programme of research, analysis and events, made the past year a busy one

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Publications

13.12.24

High Pay Centre makes recommendations to ensure a bold Employment Rights Bill with worker voice at its core

High Pay Centre response to the Business and Trade Committee's first call for evidence on the Employment Rights Bill

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Media

06.12.24

Stronger worker voice key to addressing economic inactivity

HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard spoke to BBC following the release of our new report - 'A Charter for Fair Pay'

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Publications

02.12.24

High Pay Centre and academic experts call on Government to strengthen worker voice

Consultation on creating a modern framework for industrial relations (2024): Response from High Pay Centre and academic signatories

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24.11.24

A Charter for Fair Pay

Our new research outlines policies to empower workers, boost productivity, and reduce inequality.

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Events Past Event

08.11.24

Report Launch: A Charter for Fair Pay

A panel discussion on how employment rights and corporate governance reform can help the government to boost pay and productivity and reduce inequality (12:30-14:00, Tuesday 26 November)

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