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A question of ethics | Sainsbury's CEO pay soars as the supermarket rejects living wage calls

Sainsbury's CEO pay soars as the supermarket rejects living wage calls
Sainsbury's CEO pay soars as the supermarket rejects living wage calls

In this myGrapevine+ exclusive article, we explore developments at Sainsbury's around executive and worker pay. It includes:

  • A look at why Sainsbury's decision to almost triple the pay of its CEO while at the same time rejecting calls to pay all its workers the living wage

  • Why investors are calling for more accountability

  • Analysis of what all this means in the current volatile economic climate.

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