Thursday, June 21, 2012

Government announces far-reaching reform of directors' pay

This package of reforms will address failures in corporate governance by empowering shareholders to engage effectively with companies on pay. It will:
  • Give shareholders binding votes on pay policy and exit payments, so they can hold companies to account and prevent rewards for failure
  • Boost transparency so that what people are paid is easily understood and the link between pay and performance is clearly drawn
  • Ensure that reform has a lasting impact by empowering business and investors to maintain recent activism.
See full Press Release.