Ban on 'secret' salaries could close pay gap
13 April 2012
Bosses should be banned from forcing employees to keep their salaries secret from colleagues, the Tories have said.
David Cameron's party believes outlawing contracts that effectively gag staff could help close the pay gap between men and women.
They argued that confidentiality clauses contribute to the 17 per cent pay gap and "inhibit effective and informed pay bargaining".
About one in three employers orders staff not to discuss pay with colleagues.
The move risks annoying some of the Tory's staunchest corporate supporters.
But shadow work and pensions secretary Philip Hammond said: "Closing the pay gap is at the heart of our commitment to end unfairness in the workplace."
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