remuneration

The two companies, which operate and manage Scotland's nationalised ferry networks, have spent £1,016,162 on remuneration, subsistence, accommodation, flights and car hires on staff visiting the Turkish yard since 2022.

"As a result, we believe our driver remuneration package remains among the best in our industry," it said.

"If we find, in a year's time, that this hasn't really delivered an improvement to artists' and musicians' remuneration, then we always have the option of of going to legislate."

Weavers toil for weeks or months to finish one masterpiece, but they often work in precarious conditions without adequate remuneration and with no protection for their work under international intellectual property laws.

The retailer's remuneration committee said it had considered the "recent cyber incident" when deciding on performance-related pay and concluded that "no adjustments were needed".