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IoD rejects legislation on fat cat pay

by Larry Schlesinger

06 Oct 2003

Link: Executive pay scandals harming UK plc

While acknowledging that there was a problem with 'rewards for failure', the IoD said legislating on the matter was 'inappropriate', particularly the limiting of directors' contracts to one year, the IoS reported yesterday.

It warned that plans to phase compensation payments to sacked directors could lead to higher base salaries for directors as well as result in disputes over pay.

Rather the IoD believes the issue should be solved through 'transparency of reporting and shareholder involvement'.

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