Pay cuts
MUFG Bank CEO, chairman to take pay cuts over safe deposit box theft
Junichi Hanzawa, CEO of MUFG Bank, and chairman Naoki Hori will have their compensation reduced by 30 per cent for three months
German auto supplier Bosch to reduce hours for 450 employees due to tough economy
GERMAN auto parts supplier Robert Bosch will reduce the hours, and consequently the pay, of 450 employees in Germany from next spring, citing the difficult economic situation, a company spokesperson s...
China’s securities firms rein in pay packets as pressures mount
ALTHOUGH Chinese securities firms’ pay packets are still among the highest in the country, they are now in the shadow of an industry-wide pay cut, under pressure from the government to rein in excessi...
CICC cuts pay 40% as China crackdown roils broker bonus season
AFTER months of delays as they deliberated on how to navigate President Xi Jinping’s push for “common prosperity”, China’s biggest investment banks are now starting to pay out long-awaited bonuses.
China’s financial regulators face deep pay cuts after revamp
CHINA’S financial watchdogs are facing massive pay cuts as Beijing overhauls the regulatory regime to further tighten the reins on the US$60 trillion industry and comply with President Xi Jinping’s “c...
Ford cuts senior manager bonuses after disappointing earnings
FORD Motor is cutting the performance bonuses of its senior managers — including chief executive officer Jim Farley — after the automaker said poor execution and supply snags led to disappointing resu...
JD.com cuts salaries for about 2,000 managers by up to 20%
JD.COM is slashing salaries for about 2,000 managers by 10 per cent to 20 per cent and diverting some of the savings towards a raft of employee benefits, a person familiar with the matter said.
Thousands march as Greeks strike over ‘suffocating’ inflation
GREEK workers went on a day-long strike on Wednesday (Nov 9), demanding higher wages to cope with surging inflation, as Europe’s soaring energy prices and living costs trigger industrial action and pr...
How founders decide what they should get paid
Whether in a downturn or when things are flush, the compensation that startup founders give themselves always sends some kind of message.