the boss of buffer, a company where everyone s pay is public information, and professor peter bamberger, who has literally written the book on pay transparency. also on the show. yeah, avon is still calling, the direct selling cosmetics giant is still going strong. and the global boss tells me about reimagining the business for the 21st century. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, vanity fair magazine today best known for interviews and photographs of powerful celebrities, businesspeople and politicians, but around 100 years ago in new york city, the magazine was the scene of a worker revolution. some of the magazine s star writers, such as dorothy parker and robert benchley, they started talking about how much they were paid, something that they weren t allowed to do. when they were reprimanded, they all came in the next day with a painted sign around their necks displaying their pay. today, new y
hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the former chancellor rishi sunak has received more than 100 backers has received more than 100 hackers and could enter the conservative leadership elections. the leader of the commons, penny mordaunt, is the only person to formally announce that she s running. she has fewer supporters than the two men. in other news, ukrainian officials say around a million and a half households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks. and england s lionesses will face china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand. now on bbc news. talking business with aaron heslehurst. hello, everybody, and a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. how much do you make? roughly 60,000. 107k. 35 and some change. yep. how much do you make? for years asking that question, it was taboo. it could have even got you the sack. now, though, around th
you how much you make. i m a bloke and i m over 40, so my answer is not enough, hannah. nowhere near what you re making. i can tell you that. hannah williams, a real pleasure having you on the show. good luck with everything. you don t need it, but we ll check in with you soon. thanks, aaron. i appreciate it. as new york city prepares for wage transparency laws, one company in colorado, oh, it s been leading the way. 0nline marketing company buffer. it s been publishing salaries of all of its staff publicly since 2013. if you want to know what a secretary earns, you just go to their website. so i caught up with their ceo, the big boss who is paid just under 300 grand a year. joel gascoigne, a real pleasure having you on my show. and joel, let s start with this. quite simply, why did the company decide to publish everyone s pay? we decided that it would make things a lot simpler and it would build a lot of trust if we were just completely open about the pay, the numbers, but also how