Employees should be given a legal right to find out how much their colleagues earn, according to the UK’s equality watchdog.
The proposal would give workers access to information about the pay of co-workers, although the available material does not set out how such a system would operate or which employees would be covered.
The watchdog’s position places pay transparency at the centre of the debate over workplace rights. No details have been provided on whether the proposal forms part of a wider recommendation, when any changes could be introduced or how employers would be expected to respond.
The latest known position is that the equality watchdog is calling for employees to have this right in law. Further details about the proposal and any potential next steps have not been supplied.