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@HighPayCentre

An independent, non-partisan think tank focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, with a particular interest in top pay.

Katılım Ocak 2012
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High Pay Centre@HighPayCentre·
HPC data shows the FTSE 100 CEO just over two days to earn the median UK worker’s full time annual salary. Average CEO pay is £4.4m — 113× the median worker’s salary of £39,039. With long-term wage stagnation, how can this possibly be justified? highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-20…
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An emboldened business lobby, left largely unchallenged by both regulators and the government, feels confident in awarding CEOs bumper pay rises, knowing there is little to stop them. ft.com/content/0175aa…
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Andrew Speke@andrew_speke·
We spoke to Londoners how they felt about CEOs of the big banks getting bumper pay rises, and earning more in a year than most people would earn in several lifetimes. See how they responded below.
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Pay at big banks is soaring while millions struggle through the cost of living crisis. This level of inequality isn’t sustainable, and if it’s not addressed, it will keep eroding trust in both business and politics.

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Pay at big banks is soaring while millions struggle through the cost of living crisis. This level of inequality isn’t sustainable, and if it’s not addressed, it will keep eroding trust in both business and politics.
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We are pleased to support the @CostOfLivingAct which launched in parliament yesterday. Tackling pay inequality is vital to addressing the cost of living crisis through ensuring decent wages and conditions for all across the economy.
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Increasing collective prosperity and tackling economic inequality is not a binary and should not be seen as one. Many people many people have growing awareness that greater economic growth does not necessarily mean better living standards for themselves.
Scarlett Maguire@Scarlett__Mag

The public are split on whether they prioritise reducing inequality or growing the economy 53% of Labour voters and 64% of Green voters say it is more important to reduce inequality than it is to grow the economy.

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The increase is part of a broader pattern among the largest FTSE 100 companies, showing little restraint in executive pay. The City says higher pay is needed to compete with US firms, and the government isn’t intervening. theguardian.com/business/2026/…
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As consumers fear another rise in energy and fuel prices, this time linked to conflict in the Middle East, few are likely to look favourably on the chief executive of Shell receiving a substantial pay rise. theguardian.com/business/2026/…
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More recently we have also looked at what a fat cat tax would look like - a surcharge on corporation tax, which would discourage excessive CEO/worker pay ratios, while increasing revenue to be invested in tackling the sources of inequality. highpaycentre.org/petition-for-a…
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High Pay Centre@HighPayCentre·
Over the years the High Pay Centre has proposed a range of policies which seek to achieve this from employee profit sharing and workers on boards to strengthening union rights and capping pay ratios. highpaycentre.org/wp-content/upl…
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Common Wealth
Common Wealth@Cmmonwealth·
Andy Burnham’s “Manchesterism” rightly argues that the loss of public control of essential services worsens the cost of living crisis. This is the “Privatisation Premium”. Our new briefing explains this premium & how to fix it. 🧵 common-wealth.org/publications/t…
Tom Scotson@_tomscotson

Andy Burnham takes the stage at the Centre for Cities in London He's here to discuss the political economy of 'Manchesterism' and devolution

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High Pay Centre@HighPayCentre·
UK bank bosses pay is at its highest for years. The bosses of Lloyds, Barclays and NatWest just received a total £5m pay rise - a 28% increase. Their employees pay rise? Just 5.6%. Analysis on how this is unsurprising in a broken executive pay model: highpaycentre.org/uk-bank-bosses…
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If the government wants to regain public trust and demonstrate it prioritises the wider public over big business, it should take action to curb runaway executive pay. Mandating worker representation on boards would be a strong first step. ft.com/content/22a157…
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It is hard to believe that all three have performed so exceptionally in the past year to justify such rises, yet this remains typical within a broken executive pay model. ft.com/content/22a157…
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The sums being paid to these CEOs are not only significantly higher than the average FTSE 100 CEO but also represent substantial increases over their pay from just a year ago, far exceeding inflation or wage growth in the wider economy. ft.com/content/22a157…
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Few examples better illustrate the UK’s broken corporate model than thousands of homes across Kent being left without water. Our researcher, Paddy Goffey, writes in @LeftFootFwd outlining the need for CEO to worker pay gap caps in such failing industries: leftfootforward.org/2026/01/why-it…
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The government's lack of ambition on corporate governance reform is disappointing. Abandoning its Corporate Governance and Audit Reform Bill is a missed opportunity, based on the myth that regulating business effectively is bad for growth. highpaycentre.org/high-pay-centr… 1/9
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High Pay Centre@HighPayCentre·
Since it is early in this government's term, there is still time for ministers to rethink such decisions and work with ourselves and others to help build a business model which enables a stronger economy and better social outcomes too. The two are not mutually exclusive. /END
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While we have warmly welcomed the government's actions on boosting employment rights, including the passage of the Employment Rights Act, this direction of travel does not bode well for the implementation of this legislation either. 8/9
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