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21.01.14

The first place to start on bankers’ pay is that it needs to be lower

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard writes for Left Foot Forward, arguing that much of the concern about the cap on bankers' bonuses is exaggerated The first place to start on bankers pay…

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20.01.14

The High Cost of High Pay: Unequal workplaces suffer more strikes and higher staff turnover

High Pay Centre analysis shows hidden cost of big pay differentials within organisations Workplaces with big pay gaps between the highest and lowest wage earners suffer more industrial disputes, more sickness and higher staff turnover…

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08.01.14

Pay policy for MPs is based on same flawed assumptions as for bankers and CEOs

HPC Head of Research Luke Hildyard discusses proposed 11% pay increase for Parliamentarians The mooted 11% payrise for Members of Parliament has prompted the curious spectacle of a professional group howling in protest at the…

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07.01.14

‘Fatcat Wednesday’ for FTSE 100 CEOs

UK bosses have already made more money in 2014 than the average worker will earn in the whole year Britain’s top bosses have already made more money in 2014 than the average UK worker earns…

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06.01.14

Why we need to tackle rampant inequality in London

The growing gap between rich and poor is causing London to feel like a divided city. This blog by Deborah Hargreaves appears on the Changing London website. London is at the centre of an increasingly…

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19.12.13

High Pay Centre responds to Financial Reporting Council consultation on executive pay

Our thoughts on proposed changes to executive pay-setting process Is the current Code requirement sufficient, or should the Code include a “comply or explain” presumption that companies have provisions to recover and/or withhold variable pay?…

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16.12.13

Will the EU bank bonus cap reduce bankers’ pay?

A debate at the High Pay Centre on Tues 10 Dec discussed the bonus cap and its implications. At the High Pay Centre debate, Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green party, asked what kind of…

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04.12.13

One Law for them: How big companies flout rules on executive pay

New High Pay Centre research suggests top companies are ignoring rules requiring them to relate executive pay to pay for ordinary workers A new report from the High Pay Centre published this week shows how…

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27.11.13

Wealth is created collectively, not by god-like ‘wealth creators’

The notion that executives are 'wealth creators' with god like status is a view which neglects other contributors to an organisations success, such as the wider workforce or government investment. High pay Last year directors…

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27.11.13

The failure of the Swiss referendum demonstrates the need to tackle high pay globally

The failure of the Swiss referendum to cap pay for top bosses at 12 times the pay of lowest paid employees may demonstrates that we need to tackle high pay issues at a global level.…

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20.11.13

FTSE 100 Directors pay up 14% as workers wages stagnate

High Pay Centre Head of Research Luke Hildyard discusses pay rise for top executives on BBC Breakfast Research from Incomes Data Services revealed that FTSE 100 Company Directors pay increased by an average of 14%…

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18.11.13

Does the Cap fit? Will the EU Bankers Bonus cap help solve the problems with Banking?

Tuesday 10 December 201312:00pm CAN Mezzanine32-36 Loman StLondon SE1 0EH High Pay Centre discussion hosted in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Speakers include: Patrick Jenkins, banking editor of the Financial Times Natalie Bennett, leader…

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14.11.13

The High Price of High Pay: Pay Ratios within UK Firms

Tuesday 21 January 20145:30pm Room 3.1, Queen Mary University of London,67-69 Lincoln's Inn FieldsLondon WC2A 3JB Speakers include: Dr. Maria Koumenta and Dr Almudena Sevilla, Queen Mary, University of London James Corah, Secretary to the Church…

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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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01.11.13

Change: How? The Compass Conference 2013

Saturday 30 November 20139:00am Oval Space29-32 The OvalLondon E2 9DT Join Compass for their festival of ideas where 500 experts, thinkers, doers and activists will gather on November 30th in East London to figure out…

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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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22.10.13

The Corporate Conquest: How big companies suck money out of the North East

New report highlights shows how big companies create an unbalanced economy outside London NORTH-SOUTH DIVIDE FUELLED BY BIG CORPORATIONS, WARNS NEW REPORTWEALTH SUCKED OUT OF NORTH EAST AS LOW WAGES FUND EXECUTIVE PAY AND HUGE…

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