Gesetz geplant: Briten sollen künftig wissen: Wie viel Geld bringt der Job?

The British government, led by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, plans to introduce a law requiring employers to disclose salary information in job advertisements. This new legislation aims to increase transparency, particularly for young people and those returning to the workforce, and prevent disadvantages for women. Burnham hopes the law will prevent ambitious new graduates from investing much effort into job applications without knowing if the salary meets their expectations or covers living costs.

Currently, only about one-fifth of businesses provide exact compensation details in their postings. The government emphasizes the need to open more doors and provide young people with the confidence to take their first steps in the workforce. According to a government study, only 18% of companies currently mention the specific salary in job ads, while 41% provide a range.

Intransparent salary disclosures have long disadvantaged women and made it harder for them to fight unfair and unequal pay, said Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society, a organization advocating for women's rights in the UK for over 150 years. Between April and June of this year, 13% of 16-24 year olds in the UK were unemployed or without an apprenticeship or other educational activities, a number that first dropped to a million between January and March since 2013.

The number of open positions in the overall labor market fell by an estimated 21,000 between July and September, with the national statistics office reporting about 691,000 vacancies. In many European countries, protests are currently taking place, primarily by younger people demanding better future prospects.