now is a pay off of $18 million of an executive ever justifiab justifiable?otvoters in switzerland will decide. >> reporter: a referendum will be held that would cap that at 12 times the lowest paid worker. >> reporter: when banks thrive there are big salaries, too. in switzerland they've got it all and public outrage to match over the excessive of executive pay. on the weekend the socialist party so-called one to 12 campaign will be put to a referendum. at issue where weather the bosses should be prevented to be earning more in a month than their worst paid workers earn in a year. >> we want to change this. we want a fair society, a fair economy. >> reporter: it's an idea familiar, of course, elsewhere since the global financial crisis struck. but here in one of the world's most attractive places to do business anger took hold earlier this year when one senior executive was paid an astounding $18 million u.s. dollars. the national backlash forced the company concerned to cancel the payout but damage was done to the trust between business and the public. thos