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Barclays keeps bonuses at 100% of salary even after UK government lifts cap

Banks have remained cautious on overhauling pay practices after bonus cap lifted

Barclays has maintained limits on banker bonuses
Barclays has maintained limits on banker bonuses Photo: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Barclays has maintained a 100% cap on banker bonuses, even after the UK government scrapped the limit in October as banks in the City struggle to overhaul their pay practices.

The UK lender kept its 2:1 cap on bonuses for 2023, according to a letter to shareholders from its chair Nigel Higgins, and has yet to make a decision on changes for 2024.

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