BUSINESSJul 18 · 07:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDJasper Jolly

Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills

Wessex Water's CEO Ruth Jefferson received a 14% base salary increase to £670,000 despite the company's ban on bonuses due to sewage spills. The union criticized the pay rise as 'obscene' and highlighted the 18-times pay gap between Jefferson and the company's median employee.

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