Nick Rust, the departing chief executive of racing’s ruling body, made the claim during an appearance on Sky
Racing’s ruling body has denied that any of its London-based staff are earning less than the city’s living wage, contradicting a claim made by its outgoing chief executive, Nick Rust, in a valedictory TV show broadcast several times over the
Christmas period. Rust made the claim in order to back up an assertion that the
British Horseracing Authority is “considerably cheaper” than equivalent bodies in other major racing nations.
During an hour-long programme labelled ‘Rust’s Reflections’ on Sky Sports Racing, Rust said: “If you look at the average salaries of people who work here, we have a considerable amount of people who, even though they’re based in London, some of these people, are earning less than the national average wage and sometimes in
London not hitting the living wage.”