Today's CEO earns 130 times the average salary. We need to talk about this

Jan 4, 2017

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The gap between executive and average pay has increased dramatically Image: REUTERS/Bobby Yip

Stefan Stern

Director, High Pay Centre

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Today's CEO earns 130 times the average salary. We need to talk about this

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