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CEO Payouts

'It seems like CEOs hit the lottery when their companies collapse'

If a company fails, shareholders lose their money and employees their jobs, can it be justified if the boss gets a 'wildly generous' pay-off? The turmoil in financial markets cost some top executives their jobs, but in many cases the departing chief executives left with a large sum of money. A look at investigations into executive pay and the disconnect between pay and performance.

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8 minutes

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project