- The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has proposed legally requiring UK employers to disclose details of colleagues' salaries, bonuses, and working hours to staff to combat pay discrimination.
- Under the proposed statutory pay questionnaire, bosses would also be mandated to provide clear explanations for any differences in earnings between employees.
- The EHRC further recommended banning employers from asking job applicants about their salary history, citing concerns that it perpetuates wage inequalities into new roles.
- Research from the Fawcett Society highlighted that more than 50 per cent of workers feel being asked about past pay results in receiving lower salary offers.
- EHRC chairwoman Mary-Ann Stephenson said that improving pay transparency would help workers identify discrimination earlier and avoid unnecessary legal action.
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