New ‘say what you pay’ law to help young people into work
What was announced
Jobseekers will no longer have to apply for jobs without knowing what they pay, under new plans announced by the Prime Minister to legally require employers to publish salaries in job adverts.
Key points, in the publisher's words
- Jobseekers will see salaries before applying under new laws requiring job adverts to “say what you pay”
- Siemens Mobility to give 10,000 young people work experience in engineering and technology
- PM rallies more businesses to back the Government’s target of delivering 200,000 work experience opportunities
Figures in this announcement
Each line is quoted from the original. Figures are as the publisher stated them on the day.
- “It is estimated that less than half (41%) of employers always publish salary ranges and only 1 in 5 (18%) always publish specific salaries.”
- “It’s fantastic to see Siemens Mobility doing exactly that, creating 10,000 opportunities in engineering and technology and inspiring thousands more children through its national science lesson.”
- “There is overwhelming support for greater pay transparency, with early analysis showing 94% of respondents to the government consultation backing the requirement, including 93% of businesses.”
- “The Government is also joining forces with a growing movement of businesses creating more work experience opportunities, helping to deliver its ambition of 200,000 additional placements for 14–16-year-olds.”
- “Siemens Mobility is the latest major employer to step up, with its new work experience programme creating more than 3,300 opportunities every year and reaching 10,000 young people over three years.”
- “University College London research shows engineering aspirations diverge by age 10, with just 11% of girls aspiring to engineering careers compared with 44% of boys.”
Who and where
People
- Andy Burnham (MP for Makerfield (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
- Bridget Phillipson (MP for Houghton and Sunderland South (Labour)) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street (UK national body) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Makerfield, Houghton And Sunderland South.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Work.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-say-what-you-pay-law-to-help-young-people-into-work
- Published 2026-11-05 22:30:04 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-11-05 22:30:45 UTC from GOV.UK
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