Gogglebox has brought people together throughout the pandemic, with families sharing their thoughts on everything from gripping TV dramas to worldwide events via the news. Sadly, a new series won’t be back for a little while yet but fear not as a one-off special will air on Channel 4 this evening. Gogglebox favourites Lee and […]
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BBC Radio 4 Today: STAGGERING salaries of John Humphrys and Nick Robinson revealed
The BBC has been slammed today after the organisation released a list revealing its highest-paid presenters. While Gary Lineker remains the top earner on an eye-watering £1.75million a year, there was an increase in the number of BBC stars on £150,000 or more. Radio 4 Today Programme hosts John Humphrys and Nick Robinson are among […]
The 16 MBAs where graduates can earn the highest salaries
Northwestern University/Facebook Given the huge cost of undertaking a master’s degree in business administration (MBA), prospective students will be interested to know which institutions turn out the highest earners. Salary benchmarking website Emolument looked at pay data from almost 11,000 MBA holders to see which universities offer their graduates the highest earnings potential. America dominates the list, but […]
9 actors who have publicly denounced Woody Allen or donated their salaries to charity after working on his movies
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty As the #MeToo movement gained momentum in Hollywood following the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault allegations, Dylan Farrow asked pointedly in a Los Angeles Times op-ed in December, “Why has the #MeToo revolution spared Woody Allen?” In 1993, Allen faced accusations that he had sexually abused Farrow, his then-seven-year-old adoptive daughter. Allen, who has […]
The 15 business schools where MBAs earn the highest salaries after graduation
The Wharton School/Facebook Business school is expensive — especially at a top-notch school. At the 20 best business schools in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent ranking, you’ll shell out at least $ 100,000 to earn your MBA. At Harvard Business School or The Wharton School — the highest-ranked programs — you’re looking at […]
Firms should make more information about salaries public
SWEDES discuss their incomes with a frankness that would horrify Britons or Americans. They have little reason to be coy; in Sweden you can learn a stranger’s salary simply by ringing the tax authorities and asking. Pay transparency can be a potent weapon against persistent inequities. When hackers published e-mails from executives at Sony Pictures, […]
Firms should make more information about salaries public
SWEDES discuss their incomes with a frankness that would horrify Britons or Americans. They have little reason to be coy; in Sweden you can learn a stranger’s salary simply by ringing the tax authorities and asking. Pay transparency can be a potent weapon against persistent inequities. When hackers published e-mails from executives at Sony Pictures, […]
A British firm billed the Pentagon for Porsches and 6-figure salaries for questionable work in Afghanistan
Porsche WASHINGTON (AP) — A British company hired to train Afghan intelligence officers billed the U.S. government for high-end cars, including Porsches and an Aston Martin, and paid the “significant others” of the firm’s top executives six-figure salaries even though there’s no proof they did any work, according to details of a Pentagon audit made […]
Ross Kemp SNAPS at Piers Morgan over BBC pay: 'We didn’t have T-shirts with salaries on'
Ross, 52, was on the ITV show to talk about the latest series of Extreme Worlds when talk turned to the story dominating the headlines. Piers, also 52, asked him: “You were of course one of the highest paid stars at the BBC – quite rightly – for your portrayal of Grant Mitchell. On soap […]
Shareholders fail to oust Mylan board, but down-voted massive salaries
Enlarge / Robert J. Coury of Mylan (L) and Mylan CEO Heather Bresch will remain on the board. (credit: Getty | Gilbert Carrasquillo) Mylan shareholders today did not unseat the drug maker’s board of directors, despite calls for an ouster over the EpiPen pricing scandals and remarkably large executive salaries. In a vote during an […]