Next faces shareholder pressure over worker pay Retail Shareholders in Next are set to put pressure on the retail giant to take action on its “reliance” on low-paid labour. At Next’s annual general meeting on Thursday, a group of investors will call on the retailer to take further action on worker pay and adopt the “real living wage” for all employees. But the [...]
Plus500 suffers huge shareholder revolt against top pay packets Tech Plus500 has suffered another huge shareholder revolt against its remuneration report. At the London-listed company’s annual general meeting (AGM), more than 51 per cent of votes were cast against the report which was included in its recent annual report. At the AGM, more than 22 per cent of votes were also cast against the re-election [...]
London Stock Exchange suffers shareholder revolt over CEO’s bumper pay day Business The London Stock Exchange Group has suffered a huge shareholder revolt against its chief executive’s bumper pay packet. More than 30 per cent of votes were cast against the group’s remuneration report which saw CEO David Schwimmer take home £7.8m for the group’s latest financial year, up from the £5.3m he was paid for 2023. [...]
Hostelworld bets on ex-Will Hill boss as chair amid strong trading May 2, 2024 Hostelworld Group, a booking service for hostels around the world, has named its new chair and announced an earlier-than-planned repayment of a debt facility thanks to strong trading ahead of its Annual General Meeting (AGM).