Claims: Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills
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- title: Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/18/wessex-water-chief-pay-rise-bonus-ban Source
- summary: CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’ Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an above-inflation pay increase even as the company was banned from paying bonuses because of sewage spills, it has emerged. Ruth Jefferson received a 14% base salary increase in October, from £590,000 to £670,000, before other benefits, according to accounts published this month. It was far above the 3.5% given to workers, and put her pay at 1… Source
- published: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:51 GMT Source