Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces - 世界杯赛程

Workers’ rights campaigners say measure will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal pay

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Employers will be forced to publish salaries on job adverts, Andy Burnham has announced, in an effort to empower both employees and jobseekers.

The prime minister said his government would bring in a legal requirement for companies to say what they pay when listing new jobs, which campaigners say will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal pay.