'Fuel inequalities' | Ban employers from asking candidates about salary history, says equality watchdog

Key takeaways

• The EHRC has called for a ban on employers asking job candidates about their salary history or expectations, arguing that the practice can carry existing pay inequalities into new roles.

• The regulator supports publishing pay information in job adverts and wants employers to be required to answer statutory pay questionnaires.

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