U.K. Urges Firms to Publish Salaries to Boost Female Recruitment
- Pilot program to see companies list salary details in adverts
- Employers should also not ask applicants for salary history
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The U.K. government urged employers to publish salary details in job adverts to help encourage more women into higher-paying positions.
Listing the salary range and not asking applicants to disclose salary history in the recruitment process would allow women to negotiate pay on a “fairer basis,” the government’s equalities office said in an emailed statement, which could have a “significant impact” in tackling pay gaps.