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19.05.16

Welfare for the wealthy

The UK's income tax regime is not as progressive as you think. By Jolyon Maugham QC This year we’ll collect a little less than £170bn of income tax, roughly a third of all tax receipts.…

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05.05.16

“Welfare for the wealthy”: a seminar on tax

Thursday 19 May 20161:00pm High Pay Centre32-36 Loman StreetLondon SE1 0EH Amid talk of the tax “burden” and the contribution of the highest earners something is being missed: a discussion of the extensive tax reliefs…

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29.04.16

Shareholder Rights Directive – may the IVth be with you

Waiting for the Shareholder Rights Directive is a bit like Waiting for Godot It was July 2015 when the plenary session of the European Parliament approved the Commission’s proposal for a revised Shareholder Rights Directive…

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14.04.16

Statement on BP shareholder vote

A great moment - be part of it The 59% vote against BP's remuneration report is a remarkable and welcome development. Remuneration committees have got to use what is called "discretion", that is, do their…

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13.04.16

No change there, then

Contrary to what you may have been told, top pay is still rising fast CEO pay continues to rise. Analysis of disclosures by 71 FTSE 100 companies which have reported on their FYE 2015 reveals…

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15.03.16

Equal Measures

The High Pay Centre's response to the government's consultation on new gender pay gap reporting requirements By Paul Marsland, deputy director, High Pay Centre The decision by Nicky Morgan, minister for women and equalities, to…

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17.02.16

What’s my motivation?

In response to Prof Adrian Furnham's recent talk at the High Pay Centre, deputy director Paul Marsland reflects on the concept of motivation Film director Alfred Hitchcock described a situation in which an actor approached…

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02.02.16

Head-hunters and high pay: part of the problem or part of the solution?

Tuesday 15 March 201612:00pm High Pay Centre32-36 Loman StreetLondon SE1 0EH Head-hunters play a significant role in the appointment of CEOs to major firms. This event will hear from Max Steuer (LSE), whose recent research…

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25.01.16

Progress and the gentleman from The Times

A startling column by Matthew Parris shows that concern about excessive pay is shared across the political spectrum Readers of The Times on Saturday may have been surprised to read a column by the ever-popular…

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22.01.16

Some misconceptions about high pay

The dust has settled on "Fat Cat Tuesday". No good arguments have been offered in defence of excessive pay. What does this tell us? Common misunderstandings about top pay- some thoughts from Paul Marsland, deputy…

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04.01.16

Fat Cat Tuesday 2016

Top bosses will already have made more money by the first Tuesday of 2016 than the typical UK worker will earn all year It’s Fat Cat Tuesday (5.1.2016). Top bosses’ pay will surpass the average…

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16.12.15

2015 Research in Review

A look at our research from this past year, including our major projects on performance related pay and pay ratios Last month we completed a six-month project on pay ratios, which was generously funded by…

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16.12.15

High Pay and Inequality: the year ahead

Monday 18 January 201612:30pm High Pay Centre32-36 Loman StreetLondon SE1 0EH A lunchtime discussion with George Magnus (Economist and Author) and Vicky Pryce (Chief Economic Adviser at the CEBR). What will be the pressing issues…

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16.12.15

Does high pay really motivate top executives?

Wednesday 17 February 201612:30pm High Pay Centre32-36 Loman StreetLondon SE1 0EH A talk by Professor Adrian Furnham (UCL and author of The New Psychology of Money) considering the question of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in regard…

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Publications

24.11.15

Pay Ratios: Just Do It

Our latest report addresses the case for publishing pay ratios between the top and the middle in a business or organisation. The High Pay Centre's latest report addresses the case for publishing pay ratios between…

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16.11.15

Shareholder Rights Directive – latest developments (or lack of them)

Progress (such as it is) is slow and uncertain on the Shareholder Rights Directive Regular readers will know that we have been following the progress of the EU Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD) through the legislative…

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09.11.15

Talk About Low Expectations

Our analysis of PwC's new report on bonus target disclosure by FTSE100 companies. PwC, the audit group and executive pay advisers, has today launched the results of their analysis of bonus target disclosure by FTSE100…

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28.10.15

Introduce pay caps on “greedy and self-centred” business fat cats, says SNP backbencher

A write-up in the Scottish Herald of our event at the SNP Party Conference Pay caps should be introduced for "greedy and self-centred" private sector executives and the SNP should go into the next Holyrood…

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