Entry-level salaries at many law firms are topping $200,000, an increase for the first time in years, as they compete to retain talent after a year that has seen large profit increases – despite the pandemic – in the industry. New York-based firm Milbank LLP appeared to herald the latest round of raises for first-year … Read more
Union chief says huge salaries of school academy chain leaders is ‘verging on criminality’ and have ‘little if no impact on student progress’ Phil Kemp, the new president of the NASUWT teaching union, made the claims He warns of ‘Wild West’ school system where education is in hands of a few CEOs Mr Kemp is … Read more
£457,000 package: Louise Richardson (pictured) vice-chancellor of Oxford University has not taken a pay hit Dozens of university bosses have taken no pay cut since the pandemic struck despite students suffering huge disruption, a Daily Mail analysis has revealed. At least 46 vice-chancellors still have the same generous salaries they received before Covid-19 led to … Read more
FirstGroup bosses back on full salaries after taking pandemic pay cut despite collapse in train passenger numbers and Government’s bailout of industry By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 October 2020 Bosses at rail operator FirstGroup have returned to full salaries after taking a … Read more
Newly qualified junior lawyers are earning £100,000 salaries driven by ‘unsustainable’ competition from US firms, senior partner warns Richard Foley, of Pinsent Masons, questioned the value of the huge pay packets Intense battle for talent has seen rates sky-rocket for junior roles in the City Fresh-faced graduates now taking home more than accountants and bankers … Read more
SAS Australia EXCLUSIVE: The eye-watering salaries of the celebrity recruits are revealed… and one star earned $20,000 an hour By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:00 BST, 23 October 2020 | Updated: 03:00 BST, 23 October 2020 They’ve had to fall out of helicopters and crawl across mud in the freezing cold, but … Read more
Over half of Britons support the introduction of a maximum wage and a £100,000 cap would hurt less than 3% of earners, think tanks claim Report said salary cap of £187k could achieve minimum wage of £10.50 an hour It added targeting top 1% of earners could boost wages of nine million workers Autonomy also … Read more
Union boss who slammed university vice-chancellors for ‘out of touch’ salaries is branded a hypocrite after pocketing £535,000 last year Sally Hunt, 56, was paid the huge sum after slating university bosses’ own pay Ms Hunt – who lives in a £640,000 Brighton home – said they were out of touch She had previously been … Read more
‘BBC pay gap is WORSE than at City firms’: Ex-Today editor Sarah Sands slams seven-figure salaries for stars like Gary Lineker while producers work 14-hour days for £30,000 a year Sarah Sands described disparity in pay between some presenters and producers Former editor of Radio 4’s Today show said some producers received £30,000 She went on … Read more
On Radio Four last Tuesday night, a heavily-promoted programme tackled yet another phrase in the lexicon of today’s grievance culture. It was called ‘Code-Switching’ – a term used by some ethnic minority citizens to explain why they feel oppressed on the basis of how they speak, how they present themselves and how they behave. Code-switching … Read more