Fat Cat News - the Puppet Show: Sir Felix Gross explains why he still isn't paid enough

FTSE 100 Chief Executives are paid an average £4.72 million, equivalent to hourly pay of nearly £1,200. That means that before the first week of January is over, top bosses will have made more money than the average UK worker earns in an entire year. Yet the evidence shows that there is no link between their high levels of pay and their performance.

Our brave news anchors give Sir Felix Gross a grilling with the facts. But is he listening?!



Written by

Hari & Jake

Peter Reynolds

Performed by

Peter Reynolds

Karina Garnett

Facts and figures taken from “How to make top pay fairer” by the High Pay Centre

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