Wessex Water CEO gets 14% raise despite bonus ban over sewage spills

The UK water utility awarded its chief executive a above-inflation salary increase to £670,000 even as regulators barred bonuses due to environmental violations, drawing criticism over executive compensation amid infrastructure failures.

First covered Jul 18, 2026 · 12:00 AM PT · 1 article

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2d Guardian Environment Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills — CEO’s pay packet surges to £791,000 as union says public ‘sick of obscene pay’ and bosses ‘feathering own nests’ Wessex Water awarded its chief executive an…

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Appeared in: 2026-07-20 (#15)

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