Publications

Parliamentary Briefing on the Company Directors (Duties) Bill Publications一Featured

16.06.25

Parliamentary Briefing on the Company Directors (Duties) Bill

An overview of proposed changes to directors’ legal duties to balance the interests of shareholders, workers, and society.

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CEO to worker pay gaps in the FTSE 350: Five years of pay ratio disclosures Publications一Featured

16.06.25

CEO to worker pay gaps in the FTSE 350: Five years of pay ratio disclosures

Five years of pay ratio disclosures show little change in CEO to worker pay gaps

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High Pay Centre calls on parliamentarians to support and strengthen Employment Rights Bill Publications一Featured

14.04.25

High Pay Centre calls on parliamentarians to support and strengthen Employment Rights Bill

A briefing for Lords peers scrutinising the Employment Rights Bill

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High Pay Centre calls for a stronger Stewardship Code that prioritises the public interest Publications一Featured

27.02.25

High Pay Centre calls for a stronger Stewardship Code that prioritises the public interest

Proposed changes to the UK Stewardship Code risk weakening investor accountability and downplaying the role of responsible investment in shaping a fairer economy

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High Pay Centre makes recommendations to ensure a bold Employment Rights Bill with worker voice at its core Publications

13.12.24

High Pay Centre makes recommendations to ensure a bold Employment Rights Bill with worker voice at its core

High Pay Centre response to the Business and Trade Committee's first call for evidence on the Employment Rights Bill

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High Pay Centre and academic experts call on Government to strengthen worker voice Publications

02.12.24

High Pay Centre and academic experts call on Government to strengthen worker voice

Consultation on creating a modern framework for industrial relations (2024): Response from High Pay Centre and academic signatories

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A Charter for Fair Pay Publications一Featured

24.11.24

A Charter for Fair Pay

Our new research outlines policies to empower workers, boost productivity, and reduce inequality.

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Fair Reward Framework launches to reframe the debate on executive pay Publications一Featured

11.09.24

Fair Reward Framework launches to reframe the debate on executive pay

First-of-its kind, asset-owner-led and free-to-access tool launched to provide comparable data on corporate pay practices

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FTSE 100 CEO pay reaches new high Publications一Featured

11.08.24

FTSE 100 CEO pay reaches new high

Median FTSE 100 CEO pay in 2023 reached £4.19m - the highest level on record, up from £4.1m in 2022 

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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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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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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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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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The value of people expertise on corporate boards Publications一Featured

21.07.23

The value of people expertise on corporate boards

New CIPD research supported by the High Pay Centre shows a lack of people expertise on the boards of the UK's largest listed companies

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Who Won? Who Lost? The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Government Support for Business Publications

05.05.23

Who Won? Who Lost? The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Government Support for Business

New research from Aston University supported by the High Pay Centre examines how different stakeholders at the UK’s largest businesses – board executives, shareholders, and workers – fared during and after the peak of the…

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Worthwhile Workforce Reporting Publications一Featured

16.12.22

Worthwhile Workforce Reporting

Our new research outlines the principles of good reporting, with supporting examples.

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Worker voice in corporate governance – How to bring perspectives from the workforce into the boardroom Publications一Featured

27.10.22

Worker voice in corporate governance – How to bring perspectives from the workforce into the boardroom

6 in 10 believe the main priority of business should be delivering better pay for their workers

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CEO pay survey 2022: CEO pay surges 39% Publications一Featured

22.08.22

CEO pay survey 2022: CEO pay surges 39%

High Pay Centre and TUC research finds that median FTSE 100 CEO pay increased from £2.46m in 2020 to £3.41m in 2021

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