Barclays CEO Pay Doubles Amid Record Profits, Motor Finance Scandal Looms
Barclays' 2024 pre-tax profits soared 24% to £8.1bn, boosting CEO Venkatakrishnan's pay to £10.5m, while a £1.9bn bonus pool was shared among top bankers, but the bank also faces a potential £442m compensation bill from a motor finance scandal and dealt with a recent technology outage.
Barclays CEO Pay Doubles Amid Record Profits, Motor Finance Scandal Looms
Barclays' 2024 pre-tax profits soared 24% to £8.1bn, boosting CEO Venkatakrishnan's pay to £10.5m, while a £1.9bn bonus pool was shared among top bankers, but the bank also faces a potential £442m compensation bill from a motor finance scandal and dealt with a recent technology outage.
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40% Bias Score
European CEO Pay Gap Reaches 110x Average Worker Salary
A Mercer report reveals that in 2023, CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median total compensation of €4.15 million—110 times the average EU worker's salary—with significant variations across countries and a call from the ETUC for fairer compensation.
European CEO Pay Gap Reaches 110x Average Worker Salary
A Mercer report reveals that in 2023, CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median total compensation of €4.15 million—110 times the average EU worker's salary—with significant variations across countries and a call from the ETUC for fairer compensation.
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64% Bias Score
NatWest CEO in Line for Multimillion-Pound Pay Boost
NatWest Group plans to significantly increase its CEO Paul Thwaite's compensation to a potential \$6.6 million annually, aligning his pay with industry peers, following a 90% surge in the bank's share price in 2024 and its return to full private ownership after a 17-year government stake.
NatWest CEO in Line for Multimillion-Pound Pay Boost
NatWest Group plans to significantly increase its CEO Paul Thwaite's compensation to a potential \$6.6 million annually, aligning his pay with industry peers, following a 90% surge in the bank's share price in 2024 and its return to full private ownership after a 17-year government stake.
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40% Bias Score
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap in Europe
CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median of €4.15 million in 2023, 110 times the average EU worker's €37,863 salary, highlighting a vast wealth gap, with Germany's CEOs having the highest median salary at €1,455,000.
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap in Europe
CEOs of Europe's top 100 companies earned a median of €4.15 million in 2023, 110 times the average EU worker's €37,863 salary, highlighting a vast wealth gap, with Germany's CEOs having the highest median salary at €1,455,000.
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56% Bias Score
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap Fuels Economic and Social Instability in Europe
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that CEOs in Europe's largest companies earn 110 times more than average workers (€4,147,440 vs €37,863 annually), warning this fuels economic instability and undermines democratic institutions; they advocate for stronger collective bargaining an...
Massive CEO-Worker Pay Gap Fuels Economic and Social Instability in Europe
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) reports that CEOs in Europe's largest companies earn 110 times more than average workers (€4,147,440 vs €37,863 annually), warning this fuels economic instability and undermines democratic institutions; they advocate for stronger collective bargaining an...
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64% Bias Score
French CEO Pay Soars to Record Highs in 2023
A report reveals that average CEO compensation in France's CAC 40 and SBF 120 indices reached record highs in 2023, despite a seeming decrease in 2022.
French CEO Pay Soars to Record Highs in 2023
A report reveals that average CEO compensation in France's CAC 40 and SBF 120 indices reached record highs in 2023, despite a seeming decrease in 2022.
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