Proof that inequality is also bad for your boss
Strikes, work-related illnesses and staff turnover are more common in organisations with bigger gaps between the highest and lowest earners.
Inequality
The first place to start on bankers’ pay is that it needs to be lower
Does anyone deserve to make sums of money so far in excess of what the majority of UK workers earn?
University bosses get huge pay rise while staff walk out
Bosses at Bournemouth University have received a bumper pay rise – despite a majority of university staff being offered just a 1 per cent rise by bosses.
The failure of the Swiss referendum demonstrates the need to tackle high pay globally
This weekend Swiss voters rejected a referendum proposal to cap pay for top bosses at 12 times the pay of their lowest-paid employees.
For young black people to fulfil their potential, we cannot focus on racial inequality alone
We must address issues of class and social mobility that are holding people – of all colours and identities – back, writes Chuka Ummuna.
Three ways to open up the legal profession
Britain’s most senior female judge, Baroness Hale of Richmond, has criticised the extent to which most judges come from sheltered and privileged upbringings. Baroness Hale said, “If the life-blood of the law is experience and common sense, then whose experiencetest
Fraser Nelson is wrong about the deserving rich
On Friday, the Daily Telegraph published an article by Fraser Nelson arguing, essentially, that we should not make a fuss about the rise of the super-rich.
We need less corporate socialism for private sector landlords
The UK housing debate is increasingly focused on who the housing system serves: the nation’s needs or vested interests that seek to preserve tenure-based wealth inequalities.
How pre-distribution could boost the wage share
There has been much discussion of the merits of prioritising ‘pre-distribution’ – of attempting to achieve a more equal distribution of the cake before turning to ‘redistribution’ through tax and benefits.
SNP uncovers evidence spending review will hit poorest hardest
The Scottish National Party has declared that “Westminster isn’t working” as it has unearthed evidence showing the poorest 20 per cent will be worse of as a result of the spending review when compared with the budget in March.