Directors
of large companies "paid too much" and untrustworthy according
to 91热爆 Business Today poll
Two-thirds
(66%) of people think directors of large companies in the UK cannot
be trusted to tell the truth and 75% think they are paid too much,
suggests a poll by Business Today on 91热爆 News 24.
The
reputation of business is on the agenda as business leaders gather
today (Monday 25 November) at the Confederation of British Industry
conference in Manchester and the survey suggests there is much to
do to win back the trust of the public.
Only
17% of respondents surveyed agreed with the statement "Directors
of large companies can be trusted to tell the truth", with
younger respondents trusting directors more than older ones.
Older
people were also more inclined to think directors were overpaid.
Forty-four
per cent of people thought that companies could not be trusted to
honour their pension commitments to employees.
Scepticism
again increases among older respondents. Only 37% agreed with the
statement "Accountants can be trusted to ensure that companies
report their financial figures honestly".
Business
Today, the daily business programme on News 24, will be broadcasting
live from the CBI conference on Monday at 8.30pm.
Notes
to Editors
MORI
interviewed a representative quota sample of 2,072 adults aged 15+
in Great Britain.
Interviewing
was conducted across 188 sampling points, face-to-face and in-home,
using CAPI (Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing).
Data
have been weighted to the known profile of the British population.
The
survey was conducted between 31 October and 4 November 2002.
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