Lately, there has been a proliferation of concerns regarding ethical leadership within organisations not least because of the frequent scandals – which includes that of Australia Post CEO Ahmed Fahrour whom it was revealed was being paid 119 times that of a postal worker – divulging the excessive salaries that CEOs are being paid (Rhodes 2017). Indeed, the Australia Post scandal is almost reminiscent of that of the case of Barclays Bank in 2008 where the issue of bankers remuneration, especially bonuses, became a political and media cause celebre.
