Publications

Investor stewardship and concerns about inequality are beginning to register - but economic inequalities persist as CEO's continue to enjoy pay awards 117 times larger than the average worker An annual assessment of FTSE 100…

New report by HPC founder Deborah Hargreaves asks what corporations would look like if designed from a woman's perspective A new report out by HPC founder and board member Deborah Hargreaves imagines a 'feminine corporation'…

High Pay Centre essay featured in collection published by the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank We were delighted to be asked to contribute to a new book on top pay published by the Institute…

new HPC analysis shows investors are not interested in tackling inequality and excessive executive pay Measures introduced by the coalition government giving shareholders the power to tackle excessive executive pay have flopped, according to HPC…

HPC research carried out on behalf of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association analyses disclosure of employment models and working practices in company's annual reports New research by the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)…

HPC has issued our response to the Financial Reporting Council's consultation on the new Stewardship Code HPC's response to the Financial Reporting Council's consultation on the new Stewardship Code sets out our view on the…

HPC contributes to essay collection on how to achieve greater pay equality, published by the CLASS think tank Friday 4th January 2019 was Fat Cat Day. In just three working days, the typical FTSE 100…

New report from HPC and the CIPD, based on interviews with remuneration committee members, investors and other stakeholders in the pay setting process, calls for corporate governance reform, with more emphasis on people management and…

Bosses of companies that are not accredited living wage employers paid nearly £4m a year - their combined profits added up to over £85 billion Ahead of 'Living Wage Week' (beginning 5 November) new research…

Large private companies should be subject to the same high standards of stakeholder engagement as publicly-listed counterparts Earlier this year, the Financial Reporting Council issued the Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies. The…

New research from the High Pay Centre and the CIPD finds that median pay for a FTSE 100 CEO leapt 11% in 2017 The annual High Pay Centre/CIPD assessment of FTSE 100 CEO pay packages…

Our response highlights the limited progress of reforms recommended by the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee We have responded to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee's Inquiry on Executive Pay. Our…

Pamphlet presented by Chuka Umunna MP at a High Pay Centre event held at the Institute of Directors, London, on February 8 2018

Our joint annual survey of the state of top pay in the FTSE100 Please read the full report here. Further data may be available on request. info@highpaycentre.org

This unprecedented joint submission signifies the importance of this moment: an opportunity to make meaningful, lasting reforms to executive pay and boardroom culture and practice

Here is the full text of the speech given by Simon Walker at the IoD for the inaugural Bob Gavron Memorial Lecture Good Evening and thank you all for being here tonight. It is a…

Our contribution to the BIS select committee's ongoing enquiry into corporate governance reform Written evidence submitted by the High Pay Centre to the Business, Innovation and Skills select committee, October 2016 Executive summary • Section…

A forceful and persuasive contribition to debate from the Conservative member for Croydon South The High Pay Centre was delighted to be contacted by Chris Philp MP at the beginning of April this year. He…