# Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/employers-to-be-forced-to-put-salaries-on-job-ads-andy-burnham-announces/
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:57:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/nov/06/uk-employers-forced-put-salaries-job-adverts-andy-burnham
- Topics: Business, Elections, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Employers will have to include pay details in job adverts.
- Fewer than one in five employers always publish specific salaries.
- The government has yet to set the rule’s scope or enforcement.

## Summary

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says employers will be legally required to include pay details in job adverts, so applicants can know what a role pays before applying. Campaigners say greater transparency could help women and young people secure fairer pay, while also making it easier for employees to compare their salaries.

Research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found that fewer than half of employers always publish salary ranges, and fewer than one in five always give a specific salary. The government says 93% of businesses responded positively to its consultation, but has yet to decide what pay information employers must provide, which companies will be covered or how the rule will be enforced.

## Coverage

- [The Guardian: Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/nov/06/uk-employers-forced-put-salaries-job-adverts-andy-burnham)
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