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highpaycentre.bsky.social
High Pay Centre
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
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An independent, non-partisan think tank focused on the causes and consequences of economic inequality, with a particular interest in top pay. highpaycentre.org/subscribe/
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Luke Hildyard @lukehildyard.bsky.social · 2d
Just a quick note to say that I am leaving @highpaycentre.bsky.social this week

Many fond memories of nearly 11 years(!) at HPC but narrating the the Liz Truss premiership was certainly a particuarly interesting time

Am moving to @shareaction.bsky.social to work in the UK policy team
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 2d
We are sad to be saying goodbye to our Executive Director of seven years, @lukehildyard.bsky.social, and are pleased to announce that our Head of Communications, @andrewspeke.bsky.social, will be stepping in as Interim Director. We wish Luke all the best in his new role at @shareaction.bsky.social!
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Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social · 6d
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy is paid 431 times more than his workers while he's making hundreds of workers redundant. Is this good for society?
If you think it's not, do something about it: sign our petition with @highpaycentre.bsky.social now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
Bar chart comparing Tesco CEO Ken Murphy's nearly £10 million salary to the average Tesco worker's pay, highlighting CEO pay excess.
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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 5d
Should your boss be paid 431 times more than you?

There is a simple, evidence-based step to tackle extreme inequality and promote a fairer economy: a 10:1 pay ratio.

Add your voice to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...

@equalitytrust.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social
It's time for a maximum wage
New data from the High Pay Centre shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO now earns £4.58 million a year – 122 times more than the typical UK worker, with some, like Tesco’s CEO, paid 431 times more than t...
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 8d
Criticism of a wealth tax and of those on those who promote it also disappointing. Labour is likely to need to significantly increase taxes in the next budget and higher taxes on wealth would be the fairest way of achieving this.
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 8d
A missed opportunity from Starmer not to dedicate more of his speech to speaking up the benefits that Labour’s new employment rights bill will bring to working people. While far from perfect, it should be the biggest advance in workers’ rights in this country since pre-Thatcher.
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Sam Pizzigati @sgp.bsky.social · 15d
Activists in the UK have launched an imaginative new campaign for a maximum wage. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it... For a deeper dive into the #maximumwage notion: www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Ca...
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 16d
Great to see thousands marching in London on Saturday at the @makethempay.bsky.social demo calling for the super rich to be taxed fairly.

Our latest CEO pay report showed that the FTSE 100 spent £1bn on executive pay alone.

Well funded public services require fair taxation.
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 22d
If the Barclays CEO is concerned about the sustainability of public finances, he would look a lot less crass and hypocritical if he used his position to argue for a wealth tax on the super-rich instead.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barclays boss urges UK ministers to limit public sector pay rises
TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5m
www.theguardian.com
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 22d
It would be a lot easier to fund decent wages for public sector workers if the wealth of multimillionaires was taxed more effectively. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barclays boss urges UK ministers to limit public sector pay rises
TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5m
www.theguardian.com
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 22d
Someone happily accepting a pay package of £10.5m doesn’t really have the moral authority to tell nurses and teachers and local government workers they shouldn’t get a pay rise.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Barclays boss urges UK ministers to limit public sector pay rises
TUC says CS Venkatakrishnan has ‘brass neck’ calling for curbs when his pay packet has doubled to £10.5m
www.theguardian.com
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 22d
Brilliant new project from Common Wealth, demonstrating how several decades of governments treating privatisation as a force for good has decimated the UK's public realm.
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Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 22d
Welcome to Rip-Off Britain.

A country remade by privatisation.

Our latest project — Who Owns Britain? — explores how a radical experiment transformed our society and shapes your life.

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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 23d
Do you agree with the Pope that the pay gaps between bosses and their workers have grown too wide?

Then sign our petition calling for maximum 10:1 pay ratios for CEOs and workers: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
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Luke Hildyard @lukehildyard.bsky.social · 23d
Pope Leo XIV, possibly an avid reader of @highpaycentre.bsky.social output, decries rising CEO to worker pay gaps

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/15/b...
Pope Leo criticizes huge CEO salaries in first interview as Catholic leader | CNN Business
Pope Leo XIV has criticized how the salaries of chief executives dwarf those of their employees, singling out Tesla’s trillion-dollar compensation package for Elon Musk.
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · 26d
Some argue the UK would be better off with less regulation and higher CEO pay.

But such a model leads to higher inequality and lower living standards for many.

This is why we’re calling for maximum CEO to worker pay ratios of 10:1. Sign our petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Sep 8
Should any CEO earn 122× more than the average worker?

We don’t think so.

A maximum wage ratio would lift pay at the bottom and rein in excess at the top.

👉 Sign the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
It's time for a maximum wage
New data from the High Pay Centre shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO now earns £4.58 million a year – 122 times more than the typical UK worker, with some, like Tesco’s CEO, paid 431 times more than t...
you.38degrees.org.uk
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 22
As CEO pay hit record levels this week, HPC Director @lukehildyard.bsky.social explains how the current executive pay model benefits shareholders and executives and fails workers and wider society
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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · Aug 21
💵 With @highpaycentre.bsky.social reporting that UK CEO pay in the FTSE 100 has reached a record high for the 3rd year in a row, can business executives continue to justify their pay levels as ethical? What role could businesses play in stemming social inequality?

highpaycentre.org/ceo-pay-in-t...
CEO pay in the FTSE 100 reaches record high for the third year in a row - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre's annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 shows median CEO pay jumping from £4.29m to £4.58m in 2024/2025
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 19
Read our new report on executive pay in the FTSE 100 here: highpaycentre.org/ceo-pay-in-t...
CEO pay in the FTSE 100 reaches record high for the third year in a row - High Pay Centre
The High Pay Centre's annual review of CEO pay in the FTSE 100 shows median CEO pay jumping from £4.29m to £4.58m in 2024/2025
highpaycentre.org
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 19
In the UK CEO pay at listed companies has reached record levels for the 3rd year in a row.

In the US levels of CEO pay are accelerating.

Tackling excessive pay and pay inequality is vital to improving living standards and creating a fairer economy.
www.ft.com/content/d8da...
CEO pay at top US companies accelerates at fastest pace in four years
Median package for S&P 500 bosses was $19mn in 2024, pay advisory calculates
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · Aug 19
Third record breaking year in a row for FTSE 100 CEO pay, according to the @highpaycentre.bsky.social

At these rates it would take over a century for the average worker to earn what a FTSE 100 CEO earns in a year.
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 18
🚨NEW: The pay of FTSE 100 CEOs has reached a new record high of £4.58 million. The third record setting year in a row. FTSE 100 CEO pay is 122 times greater than the typical UK worker. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Record salaries for UK chief executives as pay rises for third year in a row
Report finds more than £1bn handed out to just 217 FTSE 100 bosses in the last financial year
www.theguardian.com
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Share The Wealth @sharethewealthuk.bsky.social · Aug 19
The new CEO of Melrose and his predecessor earned almost £59m last year, according to new analysis from @highpaycentre.bsky.social.

The average UK nurse would take 1,636 years to earn the same amount.

While most of us are struggling to pay our bills, FTSE 100 fat cats are raking it in.
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 18
🚨NEW: The pay of FTSE 100 CEOs has reached a new record high of £4.58 million. The third record setting year in a row. FTSE 100 CEO pay is 122 times greater than the typical UK worker. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Record salaries for UK chief executives as pay rises for third year in a row
Report finds more than £1bn handed out to just 217 FTSE 100 bosses in the last financial year
www.theguardian.com
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 18
FTSE 100 companies spent a total on £1bn on the pay of all executive positions. That's £1bn being spent on just 217 executive roles. These ten companies spent the highest amounts on their executives
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High Pay Centre @highpaycentre.bsky.social · Aug 18
Here is a list of the companies spending the most on their CEO pay. It should be caveated that Melrose's pay is exceptionally high due to incentive payouts which are made every 5 years. Across the past 10 years Melrose CEO pay would average out at £11 million a year.
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