Not all wage gaps are equal
Not all wage gaps are equal In the face of draft legislation that will require disclosure of wage differentials within companies, a look at why a one-size-fits-all set of benchmarks is impractical. [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (16th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER The 16th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer details the period from July 2020 - December 2020 Introduction Last year (2020) was characterised by the Covid pandemic, [...]
2021 Remuneration Trends: Executive Remuneration in the evolving landscape (Part 2)
2021 Remuneration Trends: How should Remuneration Committees approach executive remuneration in the evolving landscape? (Part 2) In a recent Just Capital survey, the top 100 USA companies surveyed have increased [...]
2021 Remuneration Trends: Executive Remuneration in an evolving landscape (Part 1)
2021 Remuneration Trends: How should Remuneration Committees approach Executive Remuneration in the evolving landscape? (Part 1) South Africa is one of the most unequal societies in the world, with the [...]
Why Headline CPI increases the Wage Gap
Why Headline CPI increases the Wage Gap 1. Abstract The South African economy has historically been plagued by income inequality. Given this socio-economic background, South Africa has a specific interest in reducing [...]
Can we explain the Gender Pay Inequality in South Africa?
Can we explain the Gender Pay Inequality in South Africa? South Africa’s gender pay gap represents one of today’s many social injustices as shown by the ILO Global Wage report’s 2018/19 interesting [...]
Executive Pay Trends – More of the Same
Executive Pay trends – more of the same Executive pay is a topic which regularly finds its way into the media - and often for the wrong reasons. This is not unique [...]
Is Variable Pay Guilty of Inflating the Wage Gap?
Is Variable Pay Guilty of Inflating the Wage Gap? The most prevalent issue of inequality in the workplace is the growing wage gap – this is the ratio of pay between the [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (14th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 14th Edition Detailing the period from January 2019 - June 2019 This is the 14th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer The barometer uses publically available [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (13th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 13th Edition Detailing the period from July 2018 - December 2018 This is the 13th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer The barometer uses publically available [...]
Pay compression – could it be affecting your company’s performance?
Pay compression - could it be affecting your company's performance? One of the most popular words in HR, business and just the working world in general is “performance”. Countless research articles are [...]
Executive Pay Barometer (12th Edition)
EXECUTIVE PAY BAROMETER 12th Edition Detailing the period from January 2018 - July 2018 This is the 12th edition of the Executive Pay Barometer The barometer uses publically available [...]
Can CEO remuneration be sustainable?
Can CEO remuneration be sustainable? Jack Welch, the former chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) increased the value of the company by over 4000% during his time at the helm of [...]
Wage Gap Myths
Wage Gap Myths Perceptions vs. Reality Income inequality continues to be a highly debated topic both within South Africa and globally, with widespread concern regarding fair and equitable pay from executives to [...]
What makes up your Remuneration?
What makes up your Remuneration? It's all in the detail How many times have you been caught out when you are comparing the prices of two products and realise that the container [...]