what kind of multiple to you at the high pay centre think is fair? accept the responsibility of being the boss should command a premium? that is a really good question. everybody should agree that we should not have total pay equality and the people that do more demanding jobs or you have to work longer hours take on more responsibility should be paid more. a good bit of context for this is to be in the top 1% of uk earners, turn more than 99% of working people in britain, you need to earn about £50,000. these ceos gets millions of pounds. you can incentivise people to do well in thatjob with a materially affluent lifestyle with much lower packages than is currently the case. ten or 20 times is more appropriate than 100 times, but there are still lots of capable people out there who would be willing to take on a job for that amount. willing to take on a 'ob for that amount. ~ ., ., i. willing to take on a 'ob for that amount. ~ ., ., ,, _ willing to take on a 'ob for that amount. ~ ., ., ,, ., amount. what do you say to the argument _ amount. what do

it is the highest level in seven years, according to analysis by the high pay centre, which campaignsmber of ftse 100 companies paying their bosses more than £10 million rose from four in 2022 to nine last year. the data comes as uk executives push for even higher pay to compete with international rivals, particularly in the us. luke hildyard is the director of the high pay centre. you point out that the pace of growth is down. is that something that pleases you?— that pleases you? yes. well, it de-ends that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how you _ that pleases you? yes. well, it depends on how you measure i that pleases you? yes. well, it i depends on how you measure the

according to analysis from the high pay centre, the number of companies on the blue—chip index payinge last year. a new report by the international labour organization suggests global youth unemployment is at its lowest level for 15 years. however, according to the un agency's report, not all regions have recovered from the impact of covid—i9. the ilo says that for young people in the arab states, east asia and south—east asia and in the pacific region, youth unemployment rates were higher last year than in 2019. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you are with business today. you are with business today. you are with sally bundock. hong kong's top court has ruled against former media tycoon jimmy lai and six other pro—democracy campaigners on their appeal against their conviction for taking part in an unauthorised assembly. the conviction involves a rally on august 18, 2019, during the massive anti—government protests in hong kong. let's get more on this. mariko oi joins us live from our asia business hub. mariko, i do remember talking to you from hong kong during t

that at the moment they're agreeing pay at the moment they're agreeing pay deals left, right and centre. we've got an all time highs is, you know, quite controversial. >> well, absolutely. i mean, starmer and rachel reeves have really painted themselves into a corner here. they said over and over again during the election campaign that they wouldn't be raising taxes for working people. so income tax, national insurance or vat, but they have got to find some money from somewhere. there are going to be these very big public sector pay rises, which have for now seem to have put an end to the strikes. and on the whole seem pretty popular with the public. but where are they going to find the money from? at the moment the money from? at the moment the public aren't happy at all with public sector cuts, and there were some questions over there were some questions over the election campaign over whether you could end up in a situation where a labour government brings in a new version of austerity, because they have made it so clear that they have made it so clear that they won't cut any taxes, and yet they need to find so