Deliveroo: Top bosses get first pay rise since tumultuous London IPO March 21, 2024 The top bosses at Deliveroo have been awarded their first pay rises since the company's float on the London Stock Exchange almost three years ago.
Wickes chief gets inflation-busting pay rise after ‘proving himself’ March 21, 2024 The chief executive of Wickes has been handed an inflation-busting pay rise after 'proving himself' in the role.
No bonuses for top bosses at Travis Perkins after profits slump by £175m March 12, 2024 Executive directors at Travis Perkins will not receive their bonuses after the company's profits were slashed during its latest financial year.
The gender pay gap: Are we approaching it wrong? February 12, 2024 Are companies approaching the gender pay gap in the correct way and can it be tackled in a more effective way?
Musk’s ‘unfathomable’ $56bn Tesla pay package overruled by US judge January 31, 2024 A Delaware judge has ruled in favour of investors who contested Elon Musk's $56bn (£44.2bn) Tesla pay package, deeming it excessive.
FTSE bosses earn 57 times more than their employees as debate rages over London’s competitiveness December 18, 2023 Bosses of FTSE 350 firms are typically paid 57 times more than their employees, according to new data, as City grandees argue over the best way to attract talent to London.
Dame Alison Rose: Ex NatWest boss handed £2.4m pay package August 23, 2023 Former NatWest boss Dame Alison Rose’s pay package – reportedly £2.4m – has been branded a “sick joke” by Nigel Farage. Dame Alison quit her high-profile role as boss of NatWest, which also owns private bank Coutts over her handling of Farage’s account closure – which sparked a ‘debanking’ scandal. NatWest Group issued an RNS [...]
FTSE 100 bosses got a £500,000 pay hike last year – but guess who got paid the most? August 22, 2023 The salary of FTSE 100 chief executives surged by 16 per cent in 2022, according to new figures out today. The figures, collated by think tank the High Pay Centre (HPC), revealed the median pay for the bosses of the UK’s top 100 firms reached £3.91m in 2022, a £500,000 jump from £3.41m in 2021 [...]
Sky-high pay for broadcaster chief despite poor performance August 20, 2023 Sky’s head honcho Dana Strong has pocketed more than $30m (£23.6m) in just two years making her one of the UK’s highest paid executives, despite the broadcaster’s finances taking a nosedive last year. Sky owner Comcast delivered a pay check of $15.2m to Strong in 2022, even as revenues plummeted 11.5 per cent. In 2021, during [...]
Next chairman survives shareholder vote – but ‘significant’ revolt proves cause for concern May 18, 2023 Shareholders dealt a series of blows against Next and its board on Thursday as large numbers voted to kick out its chairman and against the company’s pay plans. The business said chairman Michael Roney received less than four in five (79.2 per cent) of the votes cast at its annual shareholder meeting. Meanwhile around one [...]