Executive pay

The High Pay Centre is calling for legislation to be strengthened on capping executive pay after a survey revealed most would support this.

Transparent and fair policies support a positive workplace culture just as much as any diversity initiative. 

Women on FTSE 100 boards still earn more than two-thirds less than their male counterparts, according to analysis by law firm Fox & Partners.

Nissan is slashing 9,000 jobs globally while its chief executive has taken a 50% pay cut in a bid to curb its losses.

New research has found that the pay of the chief executives of the UK’s largest companies increased by 2.2% in 2023.

Companies could face an exodus ofexecutives if they do not increase top-level pay, one of the UK's biggest asset management firms has said.

The best way of improving diversity within companies is by improving culture, not by imposing quotas, writes Dr Nahla Khaddage Bou-Diab, commenting on problems at Goldman Sachs.

A single minor Tesla investor who happens to be a heavy metal drummer brings down Elon Musk's $56bn remuneration package.

The UK's largest asset management organisation has updated its executive pay guidelines to permit US-style bonus structures linked to share price performance.

Executive pay ratios widened slightly in 2022, according to data from the High Pay Centre.

Perceptions of equal pay vary between women at work depending on their position – with certain groups being more likely to take legal action.

Median CEO pay in 2022 was 118 times that of the median full-time worker in the UK, analysis by the High Pay Centre has found.

Firms listed in the UK should pay their leaders the same salary levels as those based in the US, says head of stock exchange.

The average FTSE 100 CEO pay package increased by 12% last year, but increases in salary are likely to be more subdued in 2023.

Research by the High Pay Centre shows that at 2pm today (5 Jan) FTSE 100 chief execs will have already earned an average of £33,000 – the same as the median salary for a UK worker.