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13.05.21

Using pay ratio disclosures to inform ESG strategies and stewardship practices

A High Pay Centre briefing on how investors can use the new pay ratio disclosures in UK-listed companies’ annual reports

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Blog

12.05.21

Local elections 2021: Addressing low pay and inequality

In order to truly bring about ‘levelling up’, workers must be allowed to share in the wealth they have helped to create. Newly-elected local and regional politicians must work to make this a reality.

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Blog

10.05.21

Equal pay is new mayor’s top priority

What can Tracy Brabin and other metro mayors do to tackle inequality and strengthen worker voice?

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02.05.21

Fairer pay, worker voice and better business – the role for subnational authorities

Ahead of the local and mayoral elections, we call on candidates to use their powers to tackle pay inequality and give workers more control over their working lives.

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23.04.21

High Pay Centre at 10: What can a decade of change tell us about the future of responsible investment?

The latest in a series of events marking the 10 year anniversary of the High Pay Centre (14:00-15:00, Wednesday 19 May)

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Publications

20.04.21

Compliance with reporting of pay ratio requirements

A letter to the Financial Reporting Council

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Blog

19.04.21

The race report uses class inequality as a smokescreen but has no plan to fix it

The report's recommendations won't really promote racial or class equality.

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Media

16.04.21

Britain’s highest paid CEO

Rachel Kay and Andrew Speke discussing Denise Coates' £469m pay on national radio

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Events Past Event

19.03.21

Reforming audit and governance – do the government’s plans go far enough?

A discussion on the government's new white paper and whether it can help to restore trust in audit and corporate governance. (12:00-13:00 Monday 29 March)

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11.03.21

High Pay Centre at 10: What have a decade of reforms meant for pay and governance?

The first of a series of events marking the 10 year anniversary of the High Pay Centre (13:00-14:00 Wednesday 7 April)

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Media

11.03.21

Pay awards for Serco bosses raise more questions over outsourcing

Serco CEO's £4.9m pay announced on same day MPs question impact of test & trace system

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Blog

25.02.21

The bankers are bluffing, don’t scrap the bonus cap

There's no shortage of people wanting to be senior bankers. Luke Hildyard writes for Left Foot Forward

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Media

22.02.21

Should there be a maximum wage in Ireland?

Luke Hildyard speaking on Irish radio station Newstalk

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Blog

14.01.21

CEO pay incentives reflect board priorities—and it’s still shareholder returns

While there are signs of change, our research shows that shareholder primacy continues to underpin performance-related CEO pay. Luke Hildyard writes for Board Agenda

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Media

11.01.21

FTSE 100 CEOs paid in 34 hours what a UK worker is paid in a year

Media coverage of High Pay Day 2021

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Media

08.01.21

Pay ratio disclosures provide insights into low pay and inequality across corporate Britain

Media coverage of our research on the first year of mandatory pay ratio disclosures for UK listed companies.

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Blog

05.01.21

High Pay Day 2021

Our research suggests that the median FTSE 100 CEO's earnings for 2021 will surpass the median annual wage for a full-time worker in the UK by around 5:30 pm on Wednesday 6 January.

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16.12.20

Pay ratios and the FTSE 350: an analysis of the first disclosures

Our analysis of the first ‘pay ratio’ reports finds some limitations to the disclosures, but also provides insights into low pay and inequality across corporate Britain.

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