I don't know if it's as true in the UK, but in the US, companies have been reporting record profits over the past year or so. This means that there's plenty of

I don't know if it's as true in the UK, but in the US, companies have been reporting record profits over the past year or so. This means that there's plenty of extra money to pay salaries. The people at the top just don't want to use it for that.