BAE Systems boss in line for huge pay day at FTSE 100 giant March 3, 2025 The chief executive of FTSE 100 defence giant BAE Systems is in line for a huge pay day if shareholders approve proposed changes to the group’s remuneration policy. Charles Woodburn could be handed a bonus worth 500 per cent of his base salary, which currently sits at £1.27m, if he is still in post in [...]
‘Bitter pill’: MPs set to be on almost £94k after above inflation pay rise February 10, 2025 Plans for MPs to earn almost £94,000 after an above inflation pay rise have been criticised as a “bitter pill to swallow”. Members of Parliament (MPs) are in line for a 2.8 per cent pay increase which would put their annual salaries at £93,904, up from £91,346. It comes after the body in charge of [...]
Mark Kleinman: Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting results in Manchester Disunited January 9, 2025 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column. This week, he tackles Ratcliffe’s own goal, Shawbrook setting the tone and a FTSE 100 Doomsday clash over pay Ratcliffe’s cost-cutting results in Manchester Disunited Sir Jim Ratcliffe might not like to admit it, but 2024 [...]
Storm’s brewing as Tetley Tea braced for further strikes October 9, 2024 Tetley, one of the nation’s favourite tea brands, is braced for further disruption as a major row over pay continues. The GMB Union has announced 12 more strike dates which will see almost 150 workers walk out in a dispute over what it describes as “poverty pay”. The dates of the planned industrial action are [...]
Growing labour market slack ‘strengthens case for further rate cuts’ October 7, 2024 "A greater number of candidates and reduced demand helped to limit pay growth," the survey said.
Socialists won’t stop my bumper bonus, says Wizz Air boss October 3, 2024 Varadi is blunt at times and tough to decipher, but his backstory is undeniably impressive. The 59-year-old speaks to City AM in Rome.
Asda workers ‘owed over £2bn in back pay’ as 159 MPs write to bosses September 24, 2024 Retail workers at supermarket giant Asda are owed more than £2bn in back pay, according to the GMB Union. The claim comes as 159 MPs wrote to bosses at the Leeds-headquartered company calling for an end to “pay discrimination” of its supermarket workers. The politicians have also called on TDR Capital, which is about to [...]
Games Workshop suffers major shareholder revolt after top bosses handed huge bonuses September 18, 2024 Warhammer maker Games Workshop has suffered a major shareholder revolt after handing millions in bonuses to its top bosses. The Nottingham-headquartered company saw almost 21 per cent vote against its remuneration report and nearly 27 per cent vote against its remuneration policy at its AGM today (Wednesday, 18 September). Following record sales and pre-tax profit [...]
Asda: Huge equal pay court case starts amid demonstrations September 9, 2024 A court case over equal pay involving more than 60,000 Asda workers has started amid demonstrations being staged in Brighton and Manchester. The GMB union, which has said the case is the biggest ever in the private sector, is arguing that the predominantly female retail workforce is paid up to £3.74 an hour less than [...]
Pay pressures continue to ease in weakening labour market, survey shows September 9, 2024 Neil Carberry, chief executive of the REC said, weaker pay growth should "reassure" the Bank that its decision to cut interest rates last month was "the right call".