There is a responsibility on all companies to look at the quantum of pay and the relationship between the top and the bottom.
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If a few companies were less greedy, the people at the bottom woud have a lot more.
As I see it, if the production of a factory is expanding, and workers are satisfied, it's OK for there to be a disparity. The best paid should be about three times more than the worst paid.
In the larger companies, you have this tendency to get top-down direction.
When it's all about the work, it's clear who in the company is pulling their weight and who isn't.
I am wired like a CEO and care a great deal about the bottom line, but I care about my customers even more than that. That's always been my competitive advantage.
It's not reasonable for companies that have chief executives and board members who are paid very considerable sums to subsidise low pay through in-work benefits.
In terms of companies, they must stand for something bigger. They must be dedicated to something larger than financial results. I reject the Milton Friedman belief that a company's sole responsibility is to the shareholders.
Some companies are worth paying for up front.
The single most important thing that I feel responsible for is that the company cherishes the work.
It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.