# Do you really want your colleagues to know how much you’re paid?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/do-you-really-want-your-colleagues-to-know-how-much-youre-paid/
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:24:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T06:23:00+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/do-you-really-want-your-colleagues-to-know-how-much-youre-paid/
- Topics: Business, Government, Politics

## Key points

- The article opposes mandatory salary disclosure in job adverts.
- It links higher hiring costs to fewer opportunities for young workers.
- It argues pay figures can obscure a job’s wider benefits.

## Summary

The article argues against the government’s proposed requirement for employers to include salary information in job adverts. It says the policy is being presented as a way to help young people not in education, employment or training, but could make hiring more costly and deter businesses from offering jobs.

The article cites a Centre for Policy Studies estimate that higher minimum wages have increased the cost of hiring a full-time worker aged 18 to 20 by £4,859 since 2024. It also argues that salaries do not capture a role’s full benefits, and that revealing pay could affect staff relations, limit employers’ flexibility and discourage applicants from considering unfamiliar roles.

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