Executive pay
Huge pay rise for Centrica chief executive
The chief executive of Centrica, Iain Conn, gained a 44% rise in his salary last year, taking his pay to £2.42m.
Executive pay: ‘Weak’ remuneration committees must do more
Companies must do more to link executive pay to that of the rest of their workforce according to MPs who...
Remuneration committees are key to restraining executive pay
The key to curbing soaring pay among senior executives is to ensure HR is properly represented on remuneration committees.
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MPs want tougher reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay
More than two-thirds of MPs believe that reporting requirements on gender, ethnicity and executive pay are a “good start”, but...
Five things to know about family leave in 2019
The area of family rights will continue to be a hot topic in 2019, both in terms of new cases...
Fat Cat Friday: male CEOs paid nearly double their female counterparts
The FTSE 100’s six female chief executives earn only 54% of the salary of their 94 male equivalents, exposing a...
Reform remuneration committees for fairer executive pay
Executive pay should be aligned more closely to the wider workforce and reflect both financial and non-financial performance, such as...
Persimmon ousts chief executive over bonus controversy
The chief executive of one of the UK’s largest housebuilders, has left his role because the controversy over his £75m...
How rethinking executive pay can act as a catalyst for change
Ahead of the introduction of executive pay ratio reporting regulations next year, Jason Stockwood looks at how CEO pay could...
Top 10 HR questions August 2018 – Brexit and executive pay ratios
While progress has been made in some areas of the Brexit negotiations, including agreement on the rights of EU citizens...
CEO pay rises by 11% creating ‘substantial’ pay gap
The average FTSE 100 CEO pay package increased by 11% between 2016 and 2017, while full-time workers saw only a...
Executive pay ratio reporting: Six issues for employers to consider now
New legislation will require UK quoted companies with more than 250 employees to publish the pay ratio between their CEO...
Corporate governance code encourages board-level diversity and transparency
A new corporate governance code, which aims to improve public trust in business, has urged employers to establish a culture...
Executive pay ratio regulations come before parliament
New laws requiring certain companies to publish the pay ratio between bosses and workers will be laid out in parliament...
Shareholder discontent grows over executive pay
This year’s annual general meeting season has been marked by several significant rebellions by shareholders over senior employees’ pay and...
