Boss cuts
The chief executive of the Co-operative Group, Richard Pennycock, asked for a pay cut, saying his job had got easier now that the business is more steady — not to mention smaller. His basic pay will fall from £1.25m to £750,000 and his overall pay will drop 60%. Some other bosses who have recently taken pay cuts:
— Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent took a 42% pay cut last year, with his overall package falling from $25.2m to $14.6m.
— Cressida Pollock, CEO of English National Opera, took a 30% pay cut last September, partly in return for her job being made permanent.
— Simon Potter, chief executive of Bahamas Petroleum, this month deferred 90% of his pay so the company could continue to invest in spite of low oil prices.
— Isis fighters have all had their pay cut by 50%, according to documents obtained by the Middle East Forum in January. It was said that there would be no exceptions, suggesting bosses took a cut too.
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