[IER] Top bosses give themselves 10% pay rise

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Friday 12th August 2016
Top bosses have given themselves 10% pay rises this year
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new research has found, at a time when real wages have fallen for the
average worker
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 at the fatest pace across Europe.

The UK already has the widest pay gap in Europe despite being the world's
5th largest economy and it seems this trend is being allowed to continue.

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driving economic renewal and stability by narrowing the pay gap and
introducing greater wage equality across the UK. Through a three-tiered
approach, the IER's recommendations strengthen workers' voice in
governemnt, at a sectoral level, and at an enterprise level to provide the
population with the opportunity to bargain for higher wages, better
conditions, and higher quality training. Inequality has been linked to a
whole host of economic and societal problems, including drug abuse, mental
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[image: Low Pay] Bosses give themselves 10% pay rise while workers see real
wages drop
FTSE 100 CEOs have seen their pay rise by 10% to an average of £5.5 million
a year at a time when the average worker is seeing a continued fall in real
wages.
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[image: Manifesto] REVIEW: Laying down the law in the workplace
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for Labour Law, describing it as "A radical change of tack ... to meet the
needs of the 21st Century workforce in Britain.
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