Women are represented on 45% of FTSE 100 board roles – an increase of two percentage points from the previous year – a report has revealed.

The gender pay gap for board directors of FTSE 100 companies has narrowed slightly in the last year, according to research by law firm Fox and Partners, published today (18 November).

Nearly all (97%) of FTSE 100 companies now have at least one director from an ethnic minority background on their board, a study by Thomson Reuters Practical Law has revealed.

The median FTSE 100 CEO’s earnings for 2024 has already surpassed the average annual salary, according to research from the High Pay Centre (HPC).

FTSE 100 CEO pay increased by 16% between 2021 and 2022, according to research from thinktank the High Pay Centre.

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The median pay for FTSE 100 CEOs in 2021 was £3 million, 109 times more than the pay of an average full-time worker in the UK.

Just three of the FTSE 100 companies in the UK have HR professionals on their main board.

Black employees in the UK could be in danger of being pigeon-holed into diversity roles instead of taking on other C-suite positions.

CEO reward increases outstrip pay rises for the wider workforce, fuelling questions over fairness and governance in Britain’s businesses