The gender pay gap widens as UK bosses earn 130 times the average worker's salary
According to a High Pay Centre report, the median income of FTSE 100 company CEOs reached a record high of £5.06 million in the previous financial year. This represents a 8.6% increase from the previous £4.66 million, and marks the largest difference in income between CEOs and employees in the past eight years. The CEOs of the largest publicly listed companies in the UK achieved record salaries last year.
In its final report, the High Pay Centre states that the median remuneration of a FTSE 100 CEO has risen to a record £5.06m. The bosses of Britain’s largest listed companies received record pay last year, fueling the widest earnings gap with workers in eight years. Median pay for FTSE 100 chief executives hit £5.06m in the last financial year, according to data released by the High Pay Centre, an 8.6% increase on £4.66m the previous year and the highest level on record.
