Employers will be made to include salary details in job adverts under Burnham plans
The law aims to end pay secrecy and help jobseekers avoid roles that may not meet their needs, officials said.
- On Thursday, November 5, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced that the UK government will legally require employers to publish salary information in job advertisements to improve transparency for jobseekers.
- With 13% of 16 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment, or training, the policy seeks to support the nearly one million young people currently outside the workforce, one of Europe's highest rates.
- Estimates show only 41% of employers currently publish salary ranges, yet the Cabinet Office reported 94% public support for mandatory disclosure, which Trades Union Congress General Secretary Paul Nowak welcomed.
- CIPD Chief Executive Neil Carberry cautioned the process is 'more complicated' than a fixed figure, arguing drafting adverts is 'best left to good employer practice rather than government regulation.'
- Further measures addressing youth inactivity are expected in the upcoming Milburn Review, due later this month, while the government plans to introduce legislation 'as soon as possible.
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The level of salary for a job is expected to be clear in the UK soon before any application is made.
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The level of salary for a job is expected to be clear in the UK soon before any application is made.
Andy Burnham will now force bosses to declare salaries on job advertisements
Andy Burnham has said employers will have to state how much they are prepared to pay new hires.Legislation is expected to be brought forward, requiring employers to include salary information in their job adverts.Research by the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) has previously found 41 per cent of employers always included salary information in their job adverts.A 2023 survey of 832 decision-makers with hiring responsibilit…
Transparent salaries are a taboo in many countries. Employers are also often covered in job advertisements. In the UK this is supposed to change. A so far often disadvantaged part of the applicants could profit.
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