A major complaint by many workers across the world is that their salaries remain fairly stagnant, while their bosses continue to enjoy bumper pay rises. However times may be changing. A new report by the High Pay Centre suggests the salaries of chief executives for the uks top 100 listed companies saw a significant drop last year. The report found that median pay for ftse 100 bosses fell by 13 in 2018 to 4. 2million, compared to 4. 8million in 2017. Despite the fall, their pay is still 117 times that of the average uk full time worker earning 35,700 a year. Claudine adeyemi is a director at career ear, an advice and recruitment platform. Good to have you with us. Do you think it is a good thing that it has fallen . I do think it is a good thing. For some decades we have seen that chief executives are receiving incredibly large pay in comparison to that wider workforce and the disparity in pain can then add various tensions if we are thinking about the wider economy and social cohesion and inequality in pay. It is definitely a good thing that that pay is coming down for ceos, even so slightly. You would be familiar with the argument that you want to attract the top talent and you have to pay enough to win them over. Absolutely and i am a big advocate for making sure it is a balance that is struck and making sure we are still maintaining, throughout the uk, the ability to continue to be competitive but the disparity is huge, as the report that has come out today sides. The problem is that the seed of discord are sown when bosses say to that stuff, sorry, we cannot afford much of a pay rise this year and then it emerges that people at the top are given pay rises or at a very big salaries. It is in the inconsistency in some cases. That is correct as well. We know that at least two thirds of employees would quit if they found underappreciated and we are seeing that can be afflicted by this gonna disparity. Those pay rises happening at the top but not at the bottom. Those tensions can really affect morale and culture. What would your advice be if someone is watching this, i woke on average salary or perhaps below, they want to somehow to negotiate a pay rise, how do they go about it . Firstly you can really look at the market and figure out whether you are being paid below average. Lots of tools 110w paid below average. Lots of tools now on line that allow you to do that. I am a big advocate for transparency in relation to pay and talking about money generally. It is frowned upon in most places to speak to your colleagues about pay but if you do have good relationships with people, you can have some of those conversations and try to stop benchmarking internally. You need to make sure you do not feel undeserved and that you really understand what you value is and you fight for it and having those conversations is incredibly important, particularly if you are in our underrepresented group wet statistically as a woman, a minority ethnic, you are much less likely to ask for a pay rise and or successfully get one. I would advocate for everyone to get their true value. Thank you very much indeed. No worries, thank you. President trump has confirmed he is considering a new temporary payroll tax cut in a bid to boost the us economy. The taxes on americans earnings finance health insurance, social security, and pensions. Mr trump also rubbished suggestions that the us could face a recession, saying any economic weakness is the fault of the Federal Reserve not his trade war with china. I think the word recession is a word thatis i think the word recession is a word that is inappropriate because it is just a word that certain people dash iam going just a word that certain people dash i am going to be kind dash in the media are trying to be kind. We are farfrom a recession. In fact, if the fed would do isjob, we would have a tremendous spurt of growth. There are reports the chinese e commerce giant alibaba has delayed its up to 15 billion listing in hong kong, amid the ongoing unrest in the territory. Sharanjit leylis in our Asia Business hub in singapore. 0ther any more details about the delay . It is essentially the Reuters News Agency who have been citing two people with knowledge of the matter so people with knowledge of the matter so that is how we know it is a story. Alibaba so that is how we know it is a story. Aliba ba has so that is how we know it is a story. Alibaba has the bbc does not comment on market rumours but reuters siding those sources they said the decision was made after alibaba held said the decision was made after aliba ba held a said the decision was made after alibaba held a Board Meeting last week. The listing was set to take place in august but the decision was made under the lack of financial and political stability in hong kong which we have been reporting, more than 11 weeks of pro democracy protests which have become increasingly violent and have planted the city into turmoil. Hong kong stock market fell to an all time low. According to sources, alibaba could all time low. According to sources, aliba ba could lodge all time low. According to sources, alibaba could lodge the deal as early as october, seeking to raise 10 50 billion early as october, seeking to raise 10 50 billion and that is when they think Market Conditions might become favourable again and tensions left. The deal could potentially upset beijing at a time when there has been so much disruption in hong kong. Now lets brief you on some other business stories ryanair is heading to court in a bid to block uk pilots from striking on thursday. Legal action is already underway in ireland to try to prevent irish pilots from doing the same. The strike is part of a dispute with ryanair over pay and conditions. The uk government says it will automatically enrol british firms in a customs system, as it speeds up preparations for a no deal brexit. 88,000 companies will be signed up to the system, which will allow them to trade with eu member countries following brexit. The Us Justice Department says it is working with at least a dozen state attorneys general, as it moves ahead with an investigation into major tech firms. Its part of a broad anti trust review announced last month, into whether search, social media and retail tech firms are engaged in anti competitive practices. Argentinas stock market has plummeted by more than 10 , continuing a meltdown of shares and and the currency in south americas second biggest economy. The countrys new finance minister has been sworn in and promised to tackle the economic crisis, but his words failed to ease investors fears. Daniel gallas reports. Authorities intervene in currency markets but most inventors are taking money out of the country. The president , Mauricio Macri and the finance minister, promised to come market start by stabilising the currency market start by stabilising the currency calm. But what the government is saying and what the opposition is saying is different. They say that Mauricio Macri will be gone that the finance minister will be gone by the end of the year. Right now there is not a lot the finance minister can do because investors are panicking. What most a nalysts a re investors are panicking. What most analysts are saying is that from now until october, argentina can brace itself for a lot of volatility and a lot of uncertainty. Before we go, a quick look at the market. Equity is fairly flat in asia on wednesday. Investors taking a step back after recent gains. Fresh worries about a global recession meant investors dumped risky assets. Jerome powell is due to make an announcement at the end of the week. I needed left to market with few catalysts ticking things on cioss. With few catalysts ticking things on cross. Ignore the 0 , i do not know why that has come up. Thousands of Homeless Children are growing up in converted shipping containers, office blocks and bed and breakfasts according to a report by the childrens commissioner for england. Councils say the scale of the housing crisis and budget cuts are forcing them to place increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodation. 0ur social Affairs CorrespondentMichael Buchanan reports. You like to live here . This office block was converted into flats to house families. Developers do not need planning permission is up to the government relaxed rules base housing supply and of thousands of Similar Properties have been created across england in recent years. They highlight that some of the flat are tiny. The childrens commissioner calculate that there are more than 210,000 Homeless Children in england. 124 thousands are in temporary accommodation, office blocks, bed and brea kfast, even shipping containers while another 40,000 a sofa surfing. Children become very anxious, withdrawn. They feel ashamed of their homelessness, the feel ashamed of where they live. If you are living in a shipping container, a converted office block, it is not nice to invite your friends over after school. All of that has a severe emotional impact and teachers tell us that childrens education is suffering. Council say the housing crisis and budget cuts are forcing them to place increasing numbers of families in temporary accommodations and are calling on ministers to ensure that all homes are built to a high standard. Coming up at 6 00 on breakfast, dan walker and Naga Munchetty will have all the days news, business and sport. Thats breakfast on this channel at 6 00. This is the briefing from bbc news. The latest headlines australias court of appeal has dismissed Cardinal George pells appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing children. He is the most senior catholic cleric to be found guilty of the crime. Borisjohnson prepares to meet german chancellor Angela Merkel as he tries to persuade europe to agree a brexit deal. The british Prime Ministers tough stance has put him on a collision course with eu leaders who insist the withdrawal deal is final. President trump says hes postponing a trip to denmark because the Prime Minister has rebuffed his offer to buy greenland. Mette frederiksen had already described the president s suggestion as absurd and said she hoped he wasnt being serious. Now, its time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. We begin with il fatto quotidiano, which, like much of the press in italy, covers the resignation of the Prime Minister. Giuseppe conte quit, calling his Vice President provocateur irresponsible, ignorant and a coward. Newsweek looks at the fires in brazil, which are said to be burning the amazon rainforest at a record rate. It says the president s underfire as the hashtag prayforamazonias starts trending. Facebook users will begin to get access to the data the company collects on them. New york times has the story explaining how facebook tracks users when theyre not using the app, and how that data can soon be deleted. Apples new credit card is covered by the International Business times, as well as its foray into tv production and streaming. As iphone sales slip, is that how the company can reverse its fortunes . And, finally, weve heard the case against plastic straws, but the atlantic has the case against paper straws it asks whether some Green Alternatives are as good for the environment as we think. So, lets begin with press in italy. With me is inga beale from london first, a not for profit group made up of Business Leaders from across the city. Good to have you with us. Lets start with the italian story. The turbulence in italian politics. It looks like the coalition fell apart, and with the Prime Minister resigning, it looks like the could be another election. A snap election may be coming its way. This isnt surprising. When we look at Politics Around the world, i dont think these days we