Now though, the terms of those so-called retention bonuses are weakening and firms like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Wells Fargo may be facing another round of broker departures.
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In 2012, Sir Stelios railed against what he called "fat cat bonuses" for Easyjet board members, and the year before he campaigned for the removal of one of the directors.
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He also called for larger business depreciation bonuses for 12 months in an effort to stimulate investment.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has also called for an end to all bonuses for police officers.
It was the variable elements of pay - so-called long term incentive awards and deferred bonuses - that soared.
Mr Byrne criticised the coalition for scrapping Labour's Future Jobs Fund and called for a tax on bankers' bonuses to fund extra youth jobs.
The Labour leader called for the government to impose a tax on bonuses, which he claimed would raise more money than the bank levy introduced by Chancellor George Osborne.
They did nothing as so-called "rain-makers" were awarded three year guaranteed bonuses, a contradiction in terms.
At times creative bonuses are involved: one contest by a site called TrafficConverter.
Unveiling Labour amendments to the legislation, shadow financial secretary Chris Leslie called for a review of the levy - and urged the government to introduce an additional tax on bankers' bonuses.
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