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ByNick EdserBusiness reporter
  • Published2 hours ago

Businesses should publish salaries in job adverts now, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is telling firms, rather than wait for a new law to come in that will force them to do so.

The government is planning to make pay details compulsory in adverts, with legislation on the issue being brought forward "as soon as possible".

It argues the change will help jobseekers, particularly those applying for their first job, and could help prevent pay discrimination. However, one industry group said setting pay was a complex process and regulating adverts was not always suitable.