Pay transparency is coming to the UK but are businesses ready?

Plans for the new ‘say what you pay’ law were announced on 5 November, with the proposed requirements aimed at helping applicants decide whether a role is right for them before investing time in the recruitment process, while addressing pay inequalities that can disadvantage women.

Mandatory salary disclosure forms part of the UK government’s broader push for legislation in keeping with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, which already impacts many UK employers (read here for a full breakdown of that piece of legislation), and Andy Burnham’s rallying cry for pay transparency has been met with mostly positive reactions, with many saying it’s long overdue.