Burnham plans mandatory pay details in job adverts

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said employers would be legally required to include salary information in job advertisements, with legislation expected to be brought forward. The announcement sets out a planned policy; the reports do not say that a law has been enacted or provide a date for its introduction or implementation. Burnham said applicants should be able to know what a job pays before investing time in an application. He said the government would require all employers to state pay in adverts, and called on businesses to give young people more opportunities to gain work experience and confidence. A 2023 survey of 832 hiring decision-makers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that 41% of employers always included salary information in job adverts, while around 27% never did. The figures indicate that salary disclosure is not consistent across employers, though the survey results are reported second-hand. Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, welcomed the proposal, saying applicants should not have to complete lengthy application and interview processes without knowing the pay. He also urged the government to require employers...