But the actions of the Novartis board in recent years only highlight the growing concerns over compensation and lack of accountability.
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Thomas Cook said it was taking the matter very seriously, and added it was in conversation with the couple over compensation.
The appointment had been delayed by talks with Martinez's former club Swansea over compensation for the 35-year-old and then his backroom staff.
"The one thing that can keep a negative halo around an airline is bickering by relatives over compensation packages or lawsuits, " says Harbison.
The prosecution alleges she was killed by Khan during a row over compensation money from an accident he had on a building site.
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But the advocate added that the law states that the dispute over compensation should not stop the compulsory purchase or Mrs Jaconelli's eviction.
The prosecution alleges she was killed by Mr Khan during a row over compensation money from an accident he had on a building site.
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Swansea manager Roberto Martinez is expected to make his switch to Wigan next week after a row over compensation for backroom staff delayed the move.
The British Government has refused to reopen negotiations with the Japanese Government over compensation for Britons taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.
There was a dispute over compensation for Bosch's work, which is why my lawyer and I are listed under 'moneys owed' and not on any other list.
Such lawsuits have been expected for months, ever since a wave of partners began to leave the firm amid disputes over compensation and concerns about its financial condition.
Most of Dewey's partners, including its crisis leadership team, have left the firm over the past five months, as disputes over compensation and towering debts brought the 1, 000-lawyer law firm to its knees.
Martinez was due to be unveiled on Thursday but a press conference had to be abandoned when the Swans and Wigan fell out over compensation for assistant manager Graeme Jones and chief scout Kevin Reeves.
But the more discretion the committee has over executive compensation, the more explaining it needs to do.
These skills decay without constant refreshers and over-compensation with process and systems.
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Yet the debate over incentive compensation in financial services firms continues.
Natalie Creane was struck on the forehead by the overhead panel in 2008 and her family is appealing against a court ruling over a compensation award.
That frustration appears to have manifested itself in the increased protest vote over executive compensation, amid growing debate about whether Apple should increase its payouts to shareholders.
"The general crisis of European farming may well have its centre in Britain at the moment, but it also marks a crisis within French agriculture policies, " the paper comments, hinting at the disputes over financial compensation for farmers hit by the latest farming crisis.
Meanwhile, rage over higher executive compensation is inevitable and bitter public attacks will persist, spilling over from the C-Suite to the boardroom.
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Health insurance has sucked up two-thirds of the increase in employee compensation over the last decade.
If health care made up the same portion of compensation over the decades even this would not matter.
Belgian club Charleroi, backed by G14, are taking world governing body Fifa to court, claiming compensation over a player injured in an international match.
But the furor over bankers' compensation remains particularly intense in the U.K., and RBS, because it is still majority-owned by taxpayers, is a prime target.
The last factor is total compensation over the past six years.
Men simply receive more promotions and compensation over time.
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Though the stoppage over new media compensation will continue indefinitely, a handful of those shows, including General Electric -owned NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as Walt Disney-owned ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, will return to the screen without writers on Jan. 2.
Though the stoppage over new media compensation will continue indefinitely, a handful of those shows, including General Electric -owned (nyse: GE - news - people ) NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, as well as Walt Disney-owned (nyse: DIS - news - people )ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live, will return to the screen without writers on Jan. 2.
Some of America's big pension funds also waded into the fray last year, expressing concern over the use of compensation consultants to determine the pay of chief executives.
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Even in key roles, they are typically focused on maximizing the success of the business (and their compensation) over the short period they will reside in the corner office, he says.
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