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UK’s HR directors the best paid in Europe

by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2001
by Personnel Today 13 Dec 2001

HR
directors in the UK are the highest paid in Europe, according to a report.

The
Worldwide Total Remuneration
survey claims that the average basic salary
for an HR director working in Britain is £110,946 – a year-on-year rise of
nearly £7,000.

A
UK-based HR director receives £217,570 a year, including bonuses and share
options, according to the report by HR consultancy Towers Perrin.

Belgium
came second with a total package worth £210,365 and a basic salary of £97,799.

But
HR directors in the US are the best paid with an average total remuneration of
£313,751, with a salary of £125,742. They also receive the most valuable
long-term incentives, with an average share options worth £81,732.

The
research used salary data from 26 countries.

By Paul Nelson

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