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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Canadian foundation introduces certification for companies with a fair pay ratio between highest and lowest earners A new international wage standard used by companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies, opens today for business in Toronto.…

Management writer Simon Caulkin highlights some of the flaws and misconceptions associated with performance-related pay When Tony Blair remonstrated some years ago, ‘No company would consider managing without targets,’ he was nearly right. Whether organisations…

Blog by Luke Hildyard for Left Foot Forward asking why the UK is doing less to tackle executive pay than other major economies Last week the High Pay Centre published new research showing that the…

Luke Hildyard on a yet another pay increase for FTSE 100 CEOs The annual Manifest/MM&K executive director Total Remuneration survey was released this week, showing that take home pay for the average FTSE 100 CEO…