Pay gap between bosses and employees must be reduced, UK workers say

Survey reveals appetite for rethinking relationship between the boardroom and low or middle earners

Chief executives should have their pay capped to maintain a fair balance between workers and bosses, according to a survey that found a majority of respondents in favour of restricting top salaries.

A poll by the High Pay Centre thinktank of more than 2,000 people found that 55% agreed that chief executive pay should be set as a multiple of workers' low or average earnings so that pay differences between the high and low or middle earners don't grow too wide". Only 15% objected.