Description: In an intriguing display of public outrage, approximately 200 protestors gathered outside Bombardier headquarters in Montreal to decry the bonuses granted to company executives while taxpayers have been bailing out the company. With both the federal and provincial governments kicking in over a billion dollars, citizens were outraged that the company opened up the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Accounting Theory
GlaxoSmithKline pays female CEO less
Description: Emma Walmsley is the first female CEO for giant pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKlein. A story from Bloomberg News this past week indicated that Ms. Walmsley would be earning less than her predecessor Andrew Witty. This compensation difference may add to the debate on pay equity, though observers point out that when he started, Mr. Witty… Read more »
Nice work if you can get it!
Description: It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that CEOs are well compensated. But did you realize that shortly before noon hour on January 3, the second work day of the year, the CEOs at the top rung in Canada will have earned more than the average Canadian worker will earn for all… Read more »
Harris painting hits new heights
Description: This week art markets saw a new record auction price for a Canadian painting. Lawren Harris’s 1926 work, Mountain Forms, attracted a winning bid of $11.2 million, far more than the anticipated $3 million to $5 million. The buyer remains anonymous. Date: November 24, 2016 Source: cbc.ca Link: http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/lawren-harris-mountain-forms-auction-1.3864470 Discussion Points: 1) The… Read more »
Shareholder pressure up; salaries down
Description: With shareholder pressure on the uptick, the latest survey of salaries among Canadian bank executives shows that overall compensation is down. Board’s may be looking at performance benchmarks more closely, accounting for some of the reduction in salary. But it is possible that the fact that four of the five CEO’s at the largest… Read more »
That’s quite a pay cut
Description: This past week we learned Barrick Gold executive chairman John Thornton earned just a little over $3 million for 2015. That doesn’t sound too bad, until you read that the year before Thornton was awarded almost $13 million, with almost $9.5 million coming from incentives. Barrick Gold drew the attention of three major pension… Read more »
Google and taxes
Description: Google has settled a six year tax audit with the British government; the amount owing – 130 million British pounds. And Google faces a similar tax bill in Italy while the government of France threatens to collect about three times as much from the Internet search-engine king. But don’t feel too sorry for Google…. Read more »
Try this!
Description: Looking for an edge as you graduate this spring and look ahead to your career? Could it be as simple as trying three simple things? Columnist Leah Eichler offers three simple tips to give you an edge at work: Stretch yourself Tell great stories Be happy Source: Globeandmail.com Date: December 31, 2015 Link: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/career-advice/life-at-work/three-simple-strategies-for-keeping-your-edge-at-work/article28081974/… Read more »
Different cultures, different expectations
Description: Bernadette Wightman can now smile. On the street that is. Now serving as president of Cisco Canada, Wightman comes to her post after previously serving as a Cisco executive in Russia where she discovered it is not considered socially acceptable to smile at strangers. It’s an important reminder of the need to be sensitive… Read more »
Drilling off Nova Scotia
Description: Shell has been given permission to begin test drilling offshore of Nova Scotia. Shell told the regulator that it would be able to have capping technology available in event of a blowout in 12 to 13 days, versus its previous statement that it would take 21 days to bring the technology to a well…. Read more »
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