The case for a High Pay Commission?

17/08/2009

The high pay/maximum wage debate is certainly heating up in the UK. Ten days ago Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation made the case for a salary cap in the Guardian, and today British think-tank Compass has launched its campaign for a High Pay Commission monitor excessive pay. Suggestions include imposing a maximum pay ratio within enterprises.

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