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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Phillip Inman, Economics editor

Pay gap between bosses and employees must be reduced, UK workers say

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CEOs’ pay should be capped, according to thinktank. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA-EFE

Chief executives should have their pay capped to maintain a fair balance between workers and bosses, according to a survey that found a majority of respondents in favour of restricting top salaries.

A poll by the High Pay Centre thinktank of more than 2,000 people found that 55% agreed that chief executive pay should be set as a multiple of workers’ low or average earnings “so that pay differences between the high  and low or middle earners don’t grow too wide”. Only 15% objected.

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