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The bankers are bluffing, don’t scrap the bonus cap 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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Should there be a maximum wage in Ireland? Media

22.02.21

Should there be a maximum wage in Ireland?

Luke Hildyard speaking on Irish radio station Newstalk

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CEO pay incentives reflect board priorities—and it’s still shareholder returns 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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FTSE 100 CEOs paid in 34 hours what a UK worker is paid in a year 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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Pay ratio disclosures provide insights into low pay and inequality across corporate Britain 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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High Pay Day 2021 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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Pay ratios and the FTSE 350: an analysis of the first disclosures Publications一Featured

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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Report launch: High Pay Centre analysis of 2020 pay ratio disclosures EventsPast Event

09.12.20

Report launch: High Pay Centre analysis of 2020 pay ratio disclosures

What our new research on pay ratio disclosures tell us about the state of inequality within major UK companies (13:00-14:00 Thursday 17 December)

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CEOs still incentivised to prioritise profits before people Media

08.12.20

CEOs still incentivised to prioritise profits before people

National media coverage of our latest research

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CEO pay and the workforce: how employee matters impact performance-related pay in the FTSE 100 Publications

03.12.20

CEO pay and the workforce: how employee matters impact performance-related pay in the FTSE 100

High Pay Centre and CIPD analysis shows that despite an increasing interest in ESG factors, performance-related pay for FTSE 100 CEOs is still primarily based on financial returns to shareholders rather than the needs of…

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Stakeholder capitalism: More talk than action? EventsPast Event

20.11.20

Stakeholder capitalism: More talk than action?

High Pay Centre and CIPD report launch on employee-related metrics in CEO pay packages. (13:00-14:00 Thursday 3 December)

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Unions Renewed: Building Power in an Age of Finance EventsPast Event

30.10.20

Unions Renewed: Building Power in an Age of Finance

A discussion with the authors of a new book on the future of trade unions (13:00-14.30 Friday 13 November)

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Billionaires get richer – but capping top pay could raise incomes for low and middle earners Media

21.10.20

Billionaires get richer – but capping top pay could raise incomes for low and middle earners

Does the Covid-19 crisis call for more radical action to address the inequalities it's perpetuating?

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Redistributing pay from the top to the bottom Media

21.10.20

Redistributing pay from the top to the bottom

Luke Hildyard on Talkradio

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How can we change public opinion about the super rich? Blog

09.10.20

How can we change public opinion about the super rich?

HPC Director Luke Hildyard wrote for The Correspondent, in response to author and anthropologist Jason Hickel's article on billionaires and climate change

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Paying for Covid: capping excessive salaries to save industries Publications

08.10.20

Paying for Covid: capping excessive salaries to save industries

An in-depth study looking at the impact of potential redistribution from very high earners to low and middle income workers.

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Welcome to our new website Media

07.10.20

Welcome to our new website

A new website and a new look High Pay Centre

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HPC/CIPD Annual FTSE 100 CEO Pay Review – CEO pay flat in 2019 Publications一Featured

04.08.20

HPC/CIPD Annual FTSE 100 CEO Pay Review – CEO pay flat in 2019

Median FTSE 100 CEO pay stands at £3.6 million – almost 120 times the average UK worker – but pandemic pay cuts could mean figure falls next year

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