GoKawiilSurvey: Only 15% of Americans say companies control CEO-worker pay gaps well
A new confidence survey from Bentley University and Gallup finds that 84% of Americans consider it important for companies to prevent large pay gaps between CEOs and employees. However, just 15% believe businesses are actually succeeding at keeping that gap in check.
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The wide gap between public expectations and perceived corporate performance could fuel pressure on companies to address executive compensation more transparently. It also suggests that even as Americans express more trust in business than in the federal government, that trust has limits when it comes to pay fairness.
- 84% of Americans say avoiding large CEO-to-worker pay gaps matters
- Only 15% think companies are handling this well
- Americans still trust companies more than the federal government overall
Source: fastcompany.com, 2026-10-26
Published there as: “Companies are doing a lousy job of dealing with CEO-to-worker pay gaps, survey says”
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