Rights group Fawcett Society made the call 'Equal Pay Day', arguing that secrecy perpetuates inequality. FMTNews UK
LONDON: Employers should be forced to tell female staff if they are paid less than men doing the same job, a British women’s rights group said on Thursday, arguing that secrecy perpetuates inequality.
“Women need an enforceable ‘Right to Know’ what their colleagues earn so that they can challenge unequal pay.”But as the act approaches its 50th anniversary, a lack of transparency over salaries means women struggle to know when they are being underpaid or to raise a legal challenge when the law is broken, said the Fawcett Society.
Business lobby group the Confederation of British Industry raised concerns the proposed law could be abused.
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