Campaign director for the Taxpayers' Alliance Robert Oxley supports the moves to get back the cash, saying Mr Prince taking on the role for nearly PS26,000 less shows the "
golden handcuffs" were unnecessary.
He said it was a "golden carrot" rather than a "
golden handcuffs" arrangement, because the directors were still free to leave.
Stacey Dooley has signed a '
golden handcuffs' deal with the BBC
WHEN Ant and Dec signed a
golden handcuffs deal in 2016, ITV boss Kevin Lygo hit the nail on the head.
ANT and Dec's
golden handcuffs ITV deal earned them PS8.4million last year, netting them PS23,000 a day.
It's no wonder the BBC are desperate to tie Turner to a "
golden handcuffs" deal.
The move came after co-host PSPhillip Schofield signed a PS2million
golden handcuffs deal with the channel.
The former chief constable, sacked for gross misconduct, was being sued by his ex-employer for PS500,000 in a bid to claw back salary and bonuses paid to him in a "
golden handcuffs" deal which it claimed he should not have received in light of the scandal which led to his dismissal in 2012.
He is also due to receive shares worth PS19.5 million by 2018 under previous '
golden handcuffs' arrangements with the group in his previous role, to prevent him from joining rivals.
SOCIAL workers are leaving Kirklees Council - and moving to neighbouring Calderdale with a "
golden handcuffs" deal.
The 34-year-old actress' three-year
golden handcuffs deal, which was drawn up when she was hosting the breakfast show alongside Adrian Chiles, runs out this summer.
A controversial "
golden handcuffs" retention plan for the miner's key managers has been rejected.
