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'Fat Cat Day' | FTSE 100 bosses' pay surpasses median worker wage in less than 1 week of 2026
Chances are that by the time you read this, it has already happened. That is that...
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‘Big trouble’ | Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal approved - is the pope right to criticise?
Musk's $1tn pay deal, which comes with several strings attached, has been criticised...
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Executive pay | P&O boss netted 55% pay rise after controversial firing of 800 workers
CEO saw his total remuneration jump to £683,000 in 2023...
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'Greedy bosses' | British Gas suffers shareholder revolt on CEO pay rise plans
Proxy advisory firm ISS advised shareholders against the pay rise, calling it “materially...
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Pay gap | FTSE 100 bosses paid more in 3 days than median UK worker's annual salary
It's taken less than three working days of 2025 for the UK's top CEOs to make more...
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Boohoo | Fashion giant faces 'furious' shareholder revolt over boss bonuses following missed targets
Boohoo, the online fashion retailer, has reversed its decision to award £1 million...
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Ping Pong | London food chain's nonsense 'brand charge' is 'slap in the face' to staff
London is a city well known around the globe for its outstanding culture of diverse...
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Brightmine roundtable | What steps should HR take to alleviate the gender pay gap?
Back in 2017, the UK Government voted in favour of new legislation that required...
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Pay & go | Why is McKinsey seemingly paying some staff to quit?
It's a tough time for the consulting industry. Once seen as a stronghold of stability...
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Low Pay Commission | Could starting National Living Wage at 18 be a boon to business, or a net negative?
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended that the national living wage (NLW)...
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Analytics-led approach | Seeking a compensation strategy that drives productivity & profitability? You cannot neglect pay equity
Any compensation strategy aiming to cultivate diversity, productivity, and profitability...
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'Obscene' | Execs are lobbying for more pay, but is CEO remuneration actually out of control?
Most people could only dream of earning £15million in a single year. It's an astronomical...
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FCA furore | Financial wellbeing is a pressing priority, and HR must act now
It's a challenging time for workers' financial wellbeing. With a cost-of-living...
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New podcast | What does financial wellbeing actually mean?
In this week's episode of the HR Grapevine podcast, host Kieran Howells sits down...
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Marvel mix-up | Lessons to be learned from Spiderman's Hollywood payroll palaver
In the world of payroll, to say that precision is paramount is a gross understatement....
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‘Ridiculous criticism' | Was BrewDog's James Watt right to slash living wage pay?
Last week, Scottish-based alcoholic beverage giant BrewDog announced that it would...
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New year, new challenges | Navigating executive pay trends in 2024
As we edge closer to the new year, the landscape of executive compensation is undergoing...
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'The hypocrisy's astounding' | Oxfam workers prepare to strike over 'poverty pay' amid food bank usage
International charity organisation Oxfam is facing mounting scrutiny and worker discontent...
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Executive salaries | Do CEOs deserve to earn the big bucks?
CEO pay is back at pre-pandemic levels, the Financial Times has reported, with overall...
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Overpaid & over-valued | Most Brits back a pay curb for executives
A survey of 1,104 UK adults by the High Pay Centre found that 63% of Brits think...
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