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24.02.26

UK bank bosses pay at highest level for years

Such sizeable pay increases are now unsurprising within a broken executive pay model. A guest blog by head of research Paddy Goffey.

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27.01.26

Why it’s time for CEO-to-worker pay caps in the failing water industry

A new approach based on CEO to worker pay gap caps could ensure execs are committed to providing a public good, as opposed to being driven solely by financial incentives. A guest blog by HPC…

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23.01.26

High Pay Centre Statement on the Government’s decision to scrap its planned Corporate Governance and Audit Reform Bill

The decision to abandon its Corporate Governance and Audit Reform Bill is a missed opportunity, based on the myth that effectively regulating business is bad for growth.

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20.01.26

Recruiting new members to join the High Pay Centre board

We're looking for new members to join our board!

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06.01.26

Petition for a ‘Fat Cat Tax’: Make companies pay for extreme inequality

Sign our petition calling for increasing taxes on companies who pay their highest earners too much

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06.01.26

Fat Cat Day 2026

Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary.

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18.12.25

CEO salary: an opportunity cost?

Against the backdrop of the cost-of-living crisis, data highlights a worrying trend: CEO salary increases outstripping those of the wider workforce. A blog by HPC researcher Paddy Goffey for HR magazine Middlemore.

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08.12.25

The High Pay Centre’s future is at risk

We’ve spent 15 years exposing runaway executive pay and pushing for a fairer economy. With funding for organisations like ours shrinking, we need your support to continue this vital work.

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01.12.25

Budget 2025: Missed opportunities?

Given the sizeable profits made by banks in recent years, it looks like the Government have missed a great opportunity to raise money for further public investment. A blog by HPC researcher Paddy Goffey.

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27.11.25

High Pay Centre Reaction to Budget 2025

A budget that takes some welcome steps toward fairness, but does too little to tackle excess wealth and the structural causes of inequality.

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26.11.25

Budget 2025: How could it affect pension provisions?

While wages are the typical area of HPC focus when it comes to debates regarding fairness of pay and income inequality, pension provisions also inevitably affect employees’ standard of living in retirement. A blog by…

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26.11.25

Budget 2025: Higher taxes on dividends?

Given the way shareholder returns have increased regularly since the pandemic, It is understandable that the Chancellor is considering increasing taxes on dividends in the upcoming budget. A blog by HPC researcher Paddy Goffey.

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24.11.25

Workforce Reporting: where are we currently?

“There is a clear imbalance between data and narrative in company reports, with excessive emphasis on narrative that is often anecdotal and less materially relevant at the expense of hard, comparable data”. An HPC blog…

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21.11.25

Lloyds and the Limits of Employee Data: Why Trust Matter

Lloyds’ use of personal staff data sparked outrage — a cautionary tale showing why workforce reporting must balance insight, ethics, and trust.

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10.11.25

Pensions Schemes Bill

Business and Trade Select Committee Chair Liam Byrne proposes amendment requiring funds to consider how their investments affect beneficiaries’ living standards, ethical views, and wider societal and environmental impacts.

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07.11.25

Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package Signals a Dystopian Turn in Capitalism

One individual’s pay package exceeds the GDP of most countries - a stark reminder of how extreme executive rewards fuel inequality and public discontent. HPC Interim Director Andrew Speke writes on Elon Musk's $1 trillion…

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23.10.25

AGM Season 2025: Lessons on Strengthening Employee Voice in UK Retail

High Pay Centre (HPC) Researcher Paddy Goffey explains how HPC challenged FTSE 100 retailers on meaningful employee participation and governance reform during the 2025 AGM season.

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06.10.25

Luke Hildyard departs the High Pay Centre

The board says goodbye to Luke Hildyard after eleven years working for HPC including seven years as Executive Director

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