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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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Leading Academics express concern about excess executive pay Publications一Featured

24.03.24

Leading Academics express concern about excess executive pay

Management, inequality and CEO pay experts write to Britain's biggest investors in a letter coordinated by the High Pay Centre

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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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Post-pandemic, pay inequality is back in business Blog一Featured

21.02.24

Post-pandemic, pay inequality is back in business

The coronavirus pandemic sparked hopes that pay inequality could be radically reduced. Instead, inequality has ‘bounced back’, writes Andrew Speke for Red Pepper.

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New edition of UK Corporate Governance Code deletes every mention of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues proposed in draft version Blog一Featured

29.01.24

New edition of UK Corporate Governance Code deletes every mention of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues proposed in draft version

Blog by HPC Director Luke Hildyard on the new edition of the Corporate Governance Code, regulating the boards of Britain's biggest companies.

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Excessive executive pay has negative consequences for everyone Blog

16.01.24

Excessive executive pay has negative consequences for everyone

Our pathway to economic success and higher living standards doesn’t involve lavishing more money on people who are already multimillionaires. Luke Hildyard writes for the Times.

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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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2023 in review Blog一Featured

21.12.23

2023 in review

Read our review of 2023, and a summary of our reports, articles and media coverage below

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High Pay Centre analysis of FTSE 350 pay ratios Publications一Featured

18.12.23

High Pay Centre analysis of FTSE 350 pay ratios

Pay inequalities at UK's largest companies remain constant, despite ‘cost of living’ crisis.

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The scrapping of the cap on bankers’ bonuses Media一Featured

27.10.23

The scrapping of the cap on bankers’ bonuses

Policies which please the City are unlikely to be the ones which solve the UK's economic ails

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High Pay Centre ‘Corporate Governance Code’ consultation submission Publications一Featured

14.09.23

High Pay Centre ‘Corporate Governance Code’ consultation submission

HPC has issued our response to the Financial Reporting Council’s consultation on the Corporate Governance Code

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5 Key Takeaways from the FTSE CEO Pay Report 2022 Blog

05.09.23

5 Key Takeaways from the FTSE CEO Pay Report 2022

This year’s CEO Pay Report explores the pay trends in the FTSE 350, and their broader implications for economic equity. A blog by Rosie Neville.

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CEO pay increased by £500k in 2022 – the reaction Media

30.08.23

CEO pay increased by £500k in 2022 – the reaction

Front page coverage for HPC's annual CEO pay report as FTSE 100 pay increased by 16% in 2022

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FTSE 100 CEOs get half a million pound pay rise Publications一Featured

21.08.23

FTSE 100 CEOs get half a million pound pay rise

High Pay Centre research finds that median FTSE 100 CEO pay increased from £3.38m in 2021 to £3.91m in 2022

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