Asking about earnings discriminates against women and other groups, says Fawcett Society
Campaigners have urged employers to stop asking job applicants for salary history, saying it discriminates against women, people of colour, people with disabilities and shores up the gender pay gap.
A survey by the Fawcett Society to mark Equal Pay Day on Thursday – the date women effectively start to work for free because they are paid less than men on average – found that asking details about previous earnings is also unreliable because four in 10 working adults have lied about their past salary.
