Work & EmploymentAgree / DisagreeIntermediateHigh Frequency

IELTS Essay: Pay for CEOs and Executives

Prompt

Large companies should pay higher salaries to CEOs and executives compared to other workers. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#income_inequality#executive_compensation#labor_economics#corporate_governance#fairness

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 acknowledges market logic while noting inequality concerns; Band 9 analyzes whether current CEO compensation reflects actual value or represents rent-seeking behavior.

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Key concepts in this essay

talent scarcity and market mechanisms
value creation and distribution
organizational hierarchy and accountability
inequality and social stability
alternative compensation models

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Confusing market rates with moral justification for wage gaps
Ignoring the ratio and extent of CEO-to-worker pay without addressing extremes
Overlooking productivity metrics and actual value contribution in argument

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