UK - Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt last week announced that shareholders are to be given the right to an annual vote on directors' pay, in a move that will strengthen links between pay and performance in the boardroom.
She said: Our companies have to be able to attract and retain the best executives in the world and we support top-class pay for top performances. But all too often directors are lavishly rewarde...
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