Executive pay
- Opinion
- Opinion
Bonus, anyone? Someone’s going to pay for Qantas’ embarrassing $90m fine
After Justice Lee’s scornful words, some large shareholders appear to be limbering up to protest about executive bonuses.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Minimum wage
How much more do CEOs earn than you? Most Australians get it wrong
Asked how much top executives rake in, we are “astronomically off the mark”, a new study shows.
- Matt Wade
Up to $60k a day each: The cost of inviting execs to sit at Chalmers’ roundtable
Many of the people at the treasurer’s economic roundtable are earning six or seven figures, but there’s one whose single-day appearance is worth more than $60,000.
- Millie Muroi
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- Billionaires
Tesla gives Elon Musk a $46 billion award to stop him from leaving
The company says “a deal is a deal” as it hands the world’s richest person a massive payout.
- Kara Carlson and Dana Hull
The 33-year-old who is about to become a billionaire
Dylan Field’s company is about to start trading on Wall Street, setting him up for a multibillion-dollar windfall. But he could be looking at another 10-figure payday.
- Biz Carson and Tom Maloney
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- Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group cops historic backlash on executive pay
The investment banking giant’s chairman Glenn Stevens has conceded that a lot of investors feel the board had not done enough to adjust pay.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Opinion
Macquarie’s day of reckoning: Millionaires’ factory shareholders draw the line
In a humiliating first strike, management has been reminded that in achieving its objectives, executives also need to colour within the lines.
- Elizabeth Knight
Seeing what our managers get paid is making me angry. How can I deal with this?
When you work in payroll, you are privy to information that few have access to. But that’s not always a good thing, especially when it’s impacting your mental health.
- Kirstin Ferguson
Rupert Murdoch’s right-hand man made $42m last year. He has just landed a new deal
Robert Thomson has made hundreds of millions in pay since starting as chief executive of News Corp in 2013. That amount is set to grow significantly.
- Calum Jaspan
CEO wages are falling and golden parachutes have collapsed
Is your pay packet struggling to keep up with inflation? Australia’s top chief executives know how you feel.
- Colin Kruger