Overview

• Under the proposals employers would have to publish salary bands in all job adverts before recruitment begins.
• Businesses may need to inform staff of colleagues’ pay levels and progression criteria to expose internal pay disparities.
• A proposed Equal Pay Regulatory Unit would have power to fine non-compliant firms, issue injunctions, and adjust employment contracts.
• The measures aim to extend equal pay enforcement beyond gender to include race and disability discrimination.
• Trade bodies warn that mandatory salary disclosures could reduce employer flexibility and hinder talent attraction, particularly for small firms.