Them & us | The pay gap has narrowed - but the public attitude has hardened

• The gulf between earnings of workers and their CEOs is the subject of never-ending debate

• But new data shows a dramatic narrowing of the pay gap during the pandemic

• However, the research also shows that public resentment towards this gulf is actually getting stronger

The gap between chief executives’ pay and UK average earnings has narrowed as a result of scrapped bonuses and heavier scrutiny on leaders' finances, new research shows.