Good Morning Britain presenter Richard Madeley firmly kept his annual earnings to himself as he discussed salaries on the ITV breaking show. During Wednesday's (August 14) show, Richard and co-host Trisha Goddard delved into a recent survey indicating that over one-third of employees have left their jobs upon discovering they were paid less than colleagues for identical roles. The pair sparked a debate on whether UK salaries should be openly disclosed, following revelations that in some countries, salary details are publicly available.
Yet, when the conversation turned to his own income, Richard conceded he was not at ease with sharing that information. "See I can't give you a logical reason for this but I don't want to talk about how much I earn," Richard confessed, reports the Mirror . "I don't know why, I think actually.
.." he began, before Trisha interjected: "I think you are earning the most.
Look at our online poll, Richard. Persisting, he said: "I felt the same way even when I was a terribly placed reporter on the Brentwood [newspaper]. Come on, let's look at our poll.
"Let's go back please I want to see those figures again. 54 percent said that all salaries should be made public and 46 percent said that they shouldn't." This discussion on salary transparency came before Richard and Trisha engaged with entrepreneur Adwoa Owusu-Darko on the contentious issue.
Trisha initiated the conversation by asking, "Is it different if you're a business owner and it's a company hous.