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FTSE 100 CEO pay reaches record high for third year in a row – the reaction Media

21.08.25

FTSE 100 CEO pay reaches record high for third year in a row – the reaction

Widespread media coverage of this year's HPC CEO Pay Report

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Do we really want US style inequality replicated in the UK? 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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Are charity bosses being paid too much while their workers are paid too little? Media一Featured

21.04.25

Are charity bosses being paid too much while their workers are paid too little?

But is the real problem with the charity sector or the economic model it seeks to survive in?

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Challenging the narrative of the superstar CEO: BBC Sunday Morning Live debate Media

14.03.25

Challenging the narrative of the superstar CEO: BBC Sunday Morning Live debate

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

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Bankers’ pay: HPC media commentary on executive excess Media

10.03.25

Bankers’ pay: HPC media commentary on executive excess

Barclays and Natwest under scrutiny for excessive pay awards

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FTSE 100 bosses make more money in less than three days than the average worker does in a year 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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Stronger worker voice key to addressing economic inactivity 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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High Pay Centre Response to the Autumn Budget Media

31.10.24

High Pay Centre Response to the Autumn Budget

HPC Executive Director Luke Hildyard's comments on Rachel Reeves' first budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer 

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FTSE 100 CEO pay levels reach highest levels on record – the reaction Media

16.08.24

FTSE 100 CEO pay levels reach highest levels on record – the reaction

Widespread media coverage of this year's HPC CEO Pay Report

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Tesco CEO’s pay more than doubles in the past year Media

24.05.24

Tesco CEO’s pay more than doubles in the past year

Tesco CEO Ken Murphy's pay stands at nearly £10m now

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Reading the Rich List 2024: HPC analysis of the wealthiest households in Britain Media一Featured

24.05.24

Reading the Rich List 2024: HPC analysis of the wealthiest households in Britain

More than half of the 20 richest households in the UK inherited their wealth or business.

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Global billionaire wealth grows by $2 trillion in past year Media

08.04.24

Global billionaire wealth grows by $2 trillion in past year

Forbes annual billionaire list shows concerning growth of billionaire wealth

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The campaign for higher FTSE CEO pay and its discontents Media

05.04.24

The campaign for higher FTSE CEO pay and its discontents

Experts push back as supportive media coverage of calls for higher FTSE CEO Pay grows

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The FTSE 100’s highest paid CEO gets a pay rise Media

27.02.24

The FTSE 100’s highest paid CEO gets a pay rise

Astrazeneca CEO's Pascal Soriot paid £17 million last year

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Judge rules Elon Musk $56 billion pay package too much Media

26.02.24

Judge rules Elon Musk $56 billion pay package too much

Elon Musk Tesla pay package legal ruling reveals a rotten system for rewarding executives

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FTSE 100 CEOs paid in less than 3 days what a typical UK worker is paid in a year Media

09.01.24

FTSE 100 CEOs paid in less than 3 days what a typical UK worker is paid in a year

Media coverage of High Pay Hour 2024

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Britain’s highest paid CEO gets 7 million pound pay rise Media

09.01.24

Britain’s highest paid CEO gets 7 million pound pay rise

The boss of Bet365 was paid £221m during its last financial year, despite the company reporting a loss.

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High Pay Hour 2024 Media一Featured

04.01.24

High Pay Hour 2024

HPC has estimated that FTSE 100 CEOs' earnings for 2024 will surpass the median UK worker’s full time annual salary today, just before 1pm on Thursday 4 January.

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