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Senior executives in the UK’s top 100 companies took just 33 hours to be paid more than the typical worker’s annual salary, acco

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问题     Senior executives in the UK’s top 100 companies took just 33 hours to be paid more than the typical worker’s annual salary, according to data that unions say should be a "source of national shame".
    Figures released by the High Pay Centre thinktank showed that the typical FTSE 100 chief executive is paid 117 times more than the median worker, at £901. 30 an hour or £3. 46m a year. Tim Roache , general secretary of the GMB union, said; "It should be a source of national shame that in just a handful of days, company fat cats will have made more money than the typical UK full-time worker will earn in the entire year. "
    The pay gap between executives and workers will come under additional scrutiny in the coming months, when individual companies with more than 250 staff will have to publish pay ratios between top earners and the rest of staff in their annual reports for the first time. Peter Cheese, chief executive at the professional HR body the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ( CIPD) , which analysed pay data for the study, said: "Pay ratio reporting will lightly increase scrutiny on pay and reward practices, but reporting the numbers is just the start. We need businesses to step up and justify very-high levels of pay for top executives, particularly in relation to how the rest of the workforce is being rewarded.
    "Greater fairness and openness in pay is essential in building trust, amongst employees as well as external stakeholders and investors. Expectations on businesses behaving and acting responsibly are rising, and greater transparency around how they are treating and managing all their people is a vital part of building long-term sustainability. "
    The TUC said the latest pay gap figures strengthened an argument for raising taxes on top earners and ensuring staff were given seats on company boards. Last month the union published a poll showing that 88% of voters—including the majority of those who voted Conservative—think that taxes should be raised for those earning more than £80,000 annually.
    Frances O’Grady, TUC general secretary, said: " This tells you everything about how unfair our economy is. Every working person plays a part in creating Britain’s wealth. But people at the top are taking more than their share. "
    Criticism of high executive pay comes despite a slight decline in the median executive’s remuneration, from £3. 9m to £3. 46m, which may fall further following a backlash over pension pay. A number of the UK’s largest companies, including Britain’s five largest banks, have started to bow to investor pressure over bumper retirement benefits in recent months. Andrew Ninian, director of stewardship and corporate governance at the Investment Association, said: " Despite some good progress in the last year on executive pensions, shareholders want companies to ensure that their pay policies are justifiable.
    " 2020 is an important year, which will see the majority of companies seek shareholder approval for their remuneration  policies  for the  next  three  years,   and  they  will  want  to  see  that  CEO  pay   is proportionate and aligned to performance.  
According to Paragraph 4,  what’s the key to building trust among employees,   stakeholders and investors?
选项 A、Long-term sustainability.
B、The fair and transparent payment.
C、Meeting workers’ expectations.
D、Holding executives accountable.
答案B
解析 细节题。根据题干的提示可定位于第四段。
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