Cordant , one of the largest recruitment firms in the UK , is to become a “ social enterprise ” operating a pay - and profit - sharing scheme . One of the UK’s largest recruitment firms is to tear up its 60-year-old structure and become a “social enterprise” with a pay cap and profit-sharing plan, in a move the family who own the company hope will inspire others businesses to follow suit. The company , which supplies 125,000 temporary staff each year to its clients including Amazon and Tesco , will restrict its pay ratio , meaning that the pay of top earners will not be allowed to exceed 20-times that of the lowest - paid employees . It will also be capped . Social schemes will include offering staff and patients to the NHS at cost and educational initiatives .
Cordant , one of the largest recruitment firms in the UK , is to become a “ social enterprise ” operating a pay - and profit - sharing scheme . The company , which supplies 125,000 temporary staff each year to its clients including Amazon and Tesco , will restrict its pay ratio , meaning that the pay of top earners will not be allowed to exceed 20-times that of the lowest - paid employees . It will also be capped . Social schemes will include offering staff and patients to the NHS at cost and educational initiatives .