The UK government announced plans on 5 November 2026 to legally require employers to publish salaries in job adverts, according to a Prime Minister's Office press release. The "say what you pay" measure is intended to spare jobseekers, particularly young people applying for their first job, from applying without knowing what a role pays. The release cites CIPD estimates that less than half (41%) of employers always publish salary ranges and only 1 in 5 (18%) always publish specific salaries. It says early analysis showed 94% of consultation respondents backed the requirement, including 93% of businesses. Legislation is to be brought forward as soon as possible, with scope, required information, implementation and enforcement to be set out later. Until then, the release says, the Prime Minister is calling on businesses to publish pay details now.

The government also said it is working with businesses to deliver an ambition of 200,000 additional work experience placements for 14–16-year-olds. Siemens Mobility was named as the latest employer to commit, with a programme it says will create more than 3,300 opportunities every year and reach 10,000 young people over three years, alongside a national science lesson. The release says further reforms will follow the final report of the Milburn Review into youth inactivity, due in the coming weeks.