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Employers will have to publish salary information in job adverts under government plans to rewrite anti-discrimination laws.<\/b><\/p>\n
Details of other job conditions could also have to be disclosed to candidates, under the draft proposals.<\/p>\n
Ministers argue greater transparency will help people navigate the jobs market and could prevent future pay discrimination claims.<\/p>\n
However, details of exactly what salary information will have to be shared are yet to be hammered out. <\/p>\n
Officials plan to consult on whether exact salaries will have to be displayed, or potentially a pay range or “benchmark rate” for open roles.<\/p>\n
They also plan to ask industry groups whether information beyond basic salary, such as bonuses, should be made available.<\/p>\n
Employers that do not publish a job advert for a role would have to give candidates the information in writing prior to a job interview.<\/p>\n
In a policy document, the Cabinet Office said salary information would help jobseekers make informed application decisions, and improve the hiring process for companies by weeding out candidates with “misaligned pay expectations”.<\/p>\n
Citing various academic studies, it also said transparency would help prevent “unequal outcomes” when salaries are offered to successful applicants.<\/p>\n
“When pay is opaque, salary decisions can be influenced by stereotypes \u2013 such as stereotypes of women, ethnic minorities, or disabled people,” it added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n