How much more should the best paid earn than the poorest paid?

Simple answer, what's your gut feeling? 10 times as much, 20, 50, 100, more?

 

The should earn what they are worth on the open market, irrespective of what anybody else makes.

 

Given that a mens pub team can beat the Brazilian national womens team I'd say the best should earn at least 100 times more. But should women professionals only get the same as mens pub teams?

 

My gut feeling is a bacon sandwich and a strong cup of tea

 

MESSI PAID THE MOST...10 times more than Ronaldo Shcmaldo
hth

 

Difficult question

In the NHS a trust chief exec can get up to £250k. (total package) Even commissioning directors - who just basically buy services, can get towards £100k

Are they worth 4x or 10x a nurse ?

 

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Given the nhs hierarchy is a closed shop job for the boys regardless how many time you **** up organisation.

No.

 

I worded the question terribly. I meant in general so if you were the head of a company how much more would you be comfortable being paid in relation to your lowest paid colleague.

As an example in local government it's broadly 10 times more for the chief exec than the lowest paid (slightly more in larger authorities).

Just interested to hear people's views. Personally I think that is a good ratio, and if the top boss wants to increase their pay others should increase accordingly to reflect that ratio.

 

No. I suppose the problem comes that the private sector will pay those people more though meaning recruitment and retention becomes a big problem. Project managers in my area of local government can earn £10k more in the non-profit sector and £20k more in private sector. And this gap grows as you move up the ladder.

I suppose if we didn't turn the NHS in to a market place we wouldn't need people buying services though (i appreciate I am being very simplistic to make a point)

 

Imho they'd struggle to get that salary in the private sector without having to meet much more demanding targets and taking on far more responsibility.

Having see some of those who have found their way into such positions, I wouldn't set them on sweeping the yard.

Trace that all back to the Tory reforms of the early/mid 70's which laid the foundations for such largesse.

People should be paid for responsibility - but in civilised society one would hope that the other jobs that need doing are subject to at least the living wage and a recognition that the Alan Sugars etc of this world cannot make their millions without someone to mend the roads their vehicles drive on and educate the staff they employ etc.

 

I don't know about the equivalency of wages in the NHS to others but I agree with all of that.

I think a society can be judged by how it treats its carers who we pay a pittance and treat appallingly

 

The Hutton review suggested 20 as a cap in public sector.

Rule 63 of the Jon Lewis Partnership constitution states that: “The pay of the highest-paid partner will be no more than 75 times the average basic pay of non-management partners, calculated on an hourly basis.” and that has been seen as reasonable benchmark by many "liberal thinkers" in the private sector.

The concept that to increase the top man's pay everyone else has to go up too as this recognises the the contribution everyone makes I like.

I think 10 times is a bit narrow though.

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article438744.ece

 

Re: Difficult question

and in turn a nurse, who earns say £40K should she earn more than say an Aid worker?

The whole argument fails when we will inevitably compare Apples with Pairs.

 

Re: Difficult question

Pairs of what?

 

Re: Difficult question

Pairs of Jobs of course. Nurse vs Administrator

You cant Pear more than they Pear. But like I said we will always compare Apples with Samsungs (or is that Satsuma's)

 

10 times seems reasonable to me.

 

As long as the lowest paid are on a decent wage and conditions I have no problem what the highest earners make tbh as long as its done in relation to the sustainable and longevity of the rest of the company .
Its the fact that most take the piss in unnecessary or inflated positions whilst paying as little as possible that gets me, the attitude of the highest should get their share before considering the lowest is disgraceful but they always justify it with snobbery.

 

Ask a Premiership Footballer or Lewis Hamilton and their ilk.