Tag: Remuneration
Fat Cat Thursday renews pressure over executive pay
High Pay Centre’s Fat Cat Thursday reveals that FTSE 100 CEOs can earn in three days what the average employee is paid in a year.
European CEO pay ratios highest in UK, France and Germany
Study reveals the UK has the biggest pay ratios for chief executives, closely followed by France and Germany.
Pearson tops list of shareholder revolts on remuneration
New public register names and shames companies over the largest shareholder revolts against executive pay.
Plans released for ‘shorter, sharper’ UK Corporate Governance Code
Proposals for a “shorter, sharper” UK Corporate Governance Code have been published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), with more focus on “issues which are of genuine concern to shareholders and other stakeholders”.
Shell reports gender pay gap of 22.2%
Energy giant Shell reveals that its female employees are paid one-fifth less than its male employees, based on an average hourly rate.
There’s no merit in untapped female talent for board roles
We may know the benefits of gender diversity in theory, but in reality there are still too few women on boards. Setting targets and challenging unconscious bias could help, argues Fiona Hathorn, MD of Women on Boards.
Landmark ruling on holiday pay could prove costly for business
Workers who are wrongly classified as self-employed contractors can claim back pay in respect of unpaid annual leave going back many years when their “worker” status is established, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
Energy supplier SSE reveals growing gender pay gap
British energy company SSE is in the vanguard of publishing gender pay gap data, but is forced to reveal that the gap has widened year on year.
Burberry shareholders revolt against executive pay report
Nearly a third of Burberry shareholders voted against the fashion retailer’s remuneration report over concerns about executive pay, including that of outgoing CEO Christopher Bailey.
Pay of US bank CEOs outstrips that of global peers
Research reveals US bank CEOs are earning on average three times more than peers in other parts of the world.