Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces
Summary
The article reports that UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to require employers to include pay information in job adverts. The government says the rule could help jobseekers compare opportunities and support fairer pay, but it has not decided which employers must comply or how the requirement will be enforced.Key Facts
- Burnham announced plans for a legal requirement for employers to publish pay information in job adverts.
- The government has not decided exactly what pay details employers must disclose.
- Ministers have not determined which company sizes the rule will cover or how it will be enforced.
- The government said 93% of businesses responded positively to its consultation.
- A Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development study found that fewer than half of employers always published salary ranges in job adverts.
- The study found that fewer than one in five employers always published specific salaries.
- The article says ministers consulted in July on changes to equal pay laws and have not finalized proposals on protections for disabled people and ethnic minorities.
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