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Daily Mail article on High Pay Centre/Mumsnet survey 'Four in five mothers fear for their children's future' Read Becky Barrow's article in the Daily Mail 'Four in five mothers fear for their children's future over…

Emily Death reports on the recent HPC seminar The contentious issue of high pay in football was the topic of the latest HPC seminar. Dave Boyle, author of the new HPC report ‘Football Mad: are…

Media coverage of 'Football mad' report The recent  report on high pay in football recieved extensive media coverage.Here is a sample of the articles and interviews: The Independent - "The Football Crash”: Are footballers the…

High Pay Centre report shows how excessive pay is making football more expensive and less exciting Optimism is a pre-requisite for supporters of football clubs outside the Premier League’s top three or four. And the…

Alternative measures of company performance Does a narrow focus on financial performance measures damage the long-term prospects of British businesses and the wider society in which they are situated? This Autumn, the High Pay Centre…

Appointment of Luke Hildyard, Head of Research and Projects The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce a recent addition to the team. Luke Hildyard has been appointed as Head of Research (incoming). Luke has…

Emily Death reports on the recent HPC seminar Spring 2012 saw a wave of shareholder rebellions over executive pay packages, dubbed the ‘Shareholder Spring’. Many factors came together to create an environment in which shareholders…

The HPC is pleased to host a a large public debate on business behaviour and ethics The High Pay Centre is pleased to invite you to ‘Business behaving Badly: Who can hold companies to account?’,…

The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce that Cliff Weight has joined our advisory board. Cliff Weight has been a remuneration consultant for 27 years. He is an executive director of MM&K, the leading…

The third in a series of seminars hosted by the High Pay Centre and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung This series of seminars on Better Business will cover a range of issues relating to top pay and corporate…

Today the Business Secretary Vince Cable announced reforms on executive pay which included a binding vote for shareholders every three years on "pay policy" In response Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre, said:…

The High Pay Centre is delighted to announce a recent addition to the team Emily Death has been appointed as Events Organiser and Office Administrator.She will be responsible for overseeing and expanding the organisation’s programme…

Are you concerned about excessive pay? If you have pension savings or an ISA then you have a stake in Britain’s biggest companies. FairPensions have made it easy to contact your ISA or pension provider…

Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre discusses the current debate about pay at the top As Vince Cable begins his consultation on executive pay reforms, it is clear there are a number of…

The latest report from the HPC on the make-up of remuneration committees received significant media coverage. Here is just a flavour. Independent - 'Old boys' network' alive on UK Guardian - Executive pay soars as…

Deborah Hargreaves, Director of the High Pay Centre reports on the recent HPC seminar Since 2009, employees and trade unions have had a key role in setting the pay of their bosses in Germany. While…

Nick Isles, Chair of the High Pay Centre looks at footballer's pay and the impact it is having on the clubs and the players. This was the question the High Pay Centre was asked last…

First in a series of seminars on Better Business hosted by the High Pay Centre & supported by FES. The first seminar will take place onWednesday 21st March 11.30 – 1.00  in a central London…