UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

Where does final sign-off on the annual pay/reward decision sit (RemCo, HRD, Finance, CEO)?

Source lumi HRBase 264 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

25.4%HRD

25.4% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “HRD” on final sign-off on the annual pay decision (base: 264 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

HRD 25.4% CEO/MD 22.7% Finance/CFO 14.4% Remuneration Committee 21.6% Joint HR + Finance 15.9%
Final sign-off on the annual pay decision (base: 264 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Final sign-off on the annual pay decision: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
HRDcommon25.4%
CEO/MDalternative22.7%
Finance/CFOrare14.4%
Remuneration Committeealternative21.6%
Joint HR + Financerare15.9%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Which role or body holds final approval of the annual pay and reward decision, such as the HRD, CFO, CEO or Remuneration Committee. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/final-sign-off-on-the-annual-pay-decision
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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