Tag Archives: high pay

A minimum wage worker would need to work 380 hours a week to match top earner

By James Bloodworth | Published: April 18, 2013

A minimum wage worker would need to work for 380 hours a week to match the annual salary of someone at the 99th percentile, according to research by the Resolution Foundation.

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Revealed: the pay gap at Britain’s top firms

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 12, 2013

Left Foot Forward looks at the pay gap between best paid and worst paid at some of Britain’s best known firms.

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Your say on high pay: The campaign against excessive executive pay

By Guest | Published: April 30, 2012

Annie Powell of Fair Pensions writes about the “Your say on high pay” campaign against excessive executive pay.

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Cable fails to provide a stick or carrot in the fight against obscene pay

By Duncan Exley | Published: January 24, 2012

Duncan Exley writes about Cable’s failure to properly provide a stick or carrot to back up his words about tackling high executive pay

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Three things Cameron should do if he’s serious about high pay

By Duncan Exley | Published: January 9, 2012

Duncan Exley argues that Cameron’s plans for high pay are in the right direction, but far weaker than they should be. Exley shows how he ignores the best ways to deal with the problem.

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New video from the Fair Pay Network makes the case for a living wage

By Alex Hern | Published: November 28, 2011

The Fair Pay Network has launched a new video as part of its campaign to push for a living wage in the UK.

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‘Workers are children, and if you don’t like high pay, move to Cuba’

By Alex Hern | Published: November 22, 2011

Alex Hern covers the extraordinary comments of Dr Heather McGregor, who thinks workers are basically children, and that if you don’t live in Cuba, you shouldn’t have a say in how your company is run.

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Miliband calls for social responsibility at the top and bottom

By Shamik Das | Published: June 13, 2011

Ed Miliband will today commit Labour to tough action on those at the top and bottom who are not “showing responsibility” and “shirking their duty”.

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