Give UK workers right to know colleagues’ pay to prevent disparities, says watchdog

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1. Wed, 28 October 2026

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     Give UK workers right to know colleagues’ pay to prevent disparities, says watchdog

     EHRC says transparency needed to prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women Workers should have a legal right to know their colleagues’ pay to help prevent pay discrimination, particularly against women, the UK’s human rights watchdog has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) made the recommendation in response to government proposals to overhaul equal pay laws, saying workers deserved a right to transparency if they suspected other staff were being paid more for...