Reward(ing) Half Hour: Episode 2 Remuneration vs Compensation – the Transatlantic Pay Debate

Keeping you up to date on executive compensation matters. In this podcast series, the Freshfields People & Reward team discusses key topics in the executive reward space for publicly listed and private companies in 2024, including considerations for remuneration committees, transatlantic regulatory concerns, and the structure of specific incentive arrangements. In the second episode of this series, Remuneration vs Compensation – the Transatlantic Pay Debate, partner Alice Greenwell and senior associate Regina Erie discuss transatlantic reward issues and the ongoing debate about UK versus US pay practices. Alice and Regina cover topics beyond the perceived difference in executive pay levels between the UK and the US, including structural variations between the two jurisdictions in regards to tax and compensation.