United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 44972
Equal Pay
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2 September 2022
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13 September 2022 · Answer
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13 September 2022
Summary
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 129064 on Equal Pay, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting employers from requesting salary history from new employe
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2 September 2022
Written question
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 7 March 2022 to Question 129064 on Equal Pay, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting employers from requesting salary history from new employe
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13 September 2022
Answer
There is growing evidence to show that, when pay is negotiable, asking applicants to disclose previous earnings and not including salary information in the advert increases the risk that historic disparities will be replicated. Research from the Fawcett S...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-09-02/44972
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1503300
- uk · wq-1503300 · source updated 13 September 2022