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12.11.13

Pay for performance – Does it work?

Chairman of RBS had an "out of body experience" over bank bonus payments while head of the TUC thinks performance pay is a "big con" Does performance-related pay work? High Pay Centre conference at the…

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31.10.13

Watch: How big business sucks money out of the North East

ITV news cover our report on regional inequality The North East of England is frequently criticised for being dependent on public spending. But the dominance of supermarkets, high street chain stores, the 'big 6' energy…

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31.10.13

How should policymakers respond to economic ‘leakage’ from the North East

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for the North East Child Poverty Commission Most North Easterners will be familiar with the flawed narrative of dependency. The region is supposedly too reliant on…

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21.10.13

Excessive pay at the top is a drag on Britain’s economy

Deborah Hargreaves' Monday View for the Daily Mail on why shareholders do not hold companies to account on remuneration When Britain’s highest paid executive takes home more than an ordinary person could earn in 600…

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10.10.13

Workers on boards: How they support better social outcomes for Germany

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty If the 2007/08 banking collapse represented a chastening for Britain, for Germany it has been something of a…

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08.10.13

New film: the shocking rise of inequality in Britain

Most people perceive the distribution of wealth in the UK to be far more equal than it actually is. In fact, for more than 30 years the gap between the richest and the rest has…

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03.10.13

How should HR be more involved in high pay decisions?

High Pay Centre Head of Research questions why Human Resources Departments are usually a tool of management, not a champions of employee interests UK corporations are required by the corporate governance code to take the…

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03.10.13

Forget the politics of envy, it makes economic sense to close the gap on executive pay

Luke Hildyard writes for the Daily Mail on why right wingers ought to worry about the explosion of executive pay Over the past 15 years, the average pay of a FTSE 100 Director has increased…

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03.10.13

Fear of the Brain Drain

Radio 4 documentary, featuring High Pay Centre Director Deborah Hargreaves, asks whether there is any basis in claims that the super rich will flee the country if their pay is moderated...and whether it would be…

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02.10.13

High Pay Centre responds to Government consultation on Corporate Responsibility

Our response to BIS consultation Q. Are comparable, voluntary metrics on social and environmental aspects desirable? What might be the costs and benefits of this? What role should Government play in determining what these metrics…

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10.09.13

‘The new corporate state’: Who exercises the real power: governments or corporations?

A Roundtable discussion with Professor Stephen Wilks Despite the rainy and wet conditions, our roundtable with Professor Stephen Wilks was well attended. The event began with a brief overview of the themes and conclusions of…

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05.09.13

‘The new corporate state’: Who exercises the real power: governments or corporations?

Roundtable discussion event with Professor Stephen Wilks Monday 9 September 201312:00pm The High Pay Centre32-36 Loman StreetLondon SE1 0EH In his new book The Political Power of the Business Corporation Professor Stephen Wilks discusses the…

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05.09.13

The Big Pay Debate: How do we create a fairer system of pay? – Labour Party Conference 2013

Monday 23 September 2013 6:00pm Castor & Pollux 165 Kings Road Arches Brighton BN1 1NB ‎ As part of the High Pay Centre's Big Pay Debate, this panel discussion at Labour Party Conference will bring…

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05.09.13

The Big Pay Debate: Can the Conservatives be the party of fair pay? – Conservative Party Conference

Tuesday 1 October 20136:30pm Arora Hotel18-24 Princess StreetManchester M1 4LY Executive pay continues to rise sharply while wages for everyone else have stagnated. How can we encourage good business performance and help employees feel engaged…

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06.08.13

That’s rich! Why the argument that the 1% are worth their lavish rewards is flawed…

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes to the Daily Telegraph Fraser Nelson makes the common error in assuming that the fortunes of major corporations are defined by one or two executives at…

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01.08.13

Fraser Nelson is wrong: We can and must do something about the super rich

Luke Hildyard writes for Left Foot Forward in response to Fraser Nelson's Daily Telegraph article On Friday, the Daily Telegraph published an article by Fraser Nelson arguing, essentially, that we should not make a fuss…

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22.07.13

The justifications for bloated executive pay don’t stack up

Luke Hildyard writes for the Guardian, summarising the flawed justifications for huge executive pay packages debunked in our paper for the New Economics Foundation Two main arguments are put forward to justify the explosion in…

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19.07.13

Executive pay is a threat to business reputations

High Pay Centre Director Deborah Hargreaves writes for the Oxford University Said Business School on the reputational consequences for businesses awarding excessive pay packages The debate about the unwarranted levels of pay for senior executives…

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