The Tories’ proposals are (unsurprisingly) toothless against fat-cattery
Companies might have to justify pay gaps between bosses and workers, but without a body to oversee it the measure is futile. Prem Sikka writes.
Prem Sikka
The RBS sell-off can’t hide the Tories’ failure to clean up its rotten culture
RBS is being slowly privatised – but little has been done to check the corrupt culture, argues accounting expert Prem Sikka.
Want to end wealth inequality in Britain? Cap the bosses’ bonuses
Checking soaring executive pay is necessary for reducing income inequalities, but the government continually fails to address the issue.
To end bad management, we need to look at who bears the risk in Britain’s broken economy
Prem Sikka argues that suppliers and employees must be compensated when companies go bust.
Carillion shows how little changed since 2008. So why should pensioners pay?
The latest report on the firm’s bankruptcy scandal reveals how bosses acted recklessly while big creditors, auditors and authorities slept.
Failing to pay the national minimum wage should be a criminal offence
The number of workers on low pay is increasing and more are finding that employers are not honouring the minimum wage laws.
The government’s ‘tough’ action on overseas tax dodging isn’t all it seems
The Tories are forcing overseas territories to publish who really owns companies. A welcome step – but it will do little on its own, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.
Why the Sainsbury’s/Asda merger should worry us all
A trolley-load of questions must be asked about the proposed deal, writes accounting expert Prem Sikka.
The Lycamobile fiasco shows that HMRC has become a state within a state
Refusing to investigate a major Tory donor is just one sign of the need for reform at the UK’s tax body.
Shareholders have run the show for too long – it’s time for radical reform to company boards
Limited liability for shareholders has conferred unlimited liability on people. It’s time corporations were democratised.