Salary information must be displayed in job advertisements under new rules.

Employers must publish salary information in job adverts under government plan to rewrite anti-discrimination laws.

According to the draft proposals, details of other working conditions should be disclosed to candidates.

Ministers say greater transparency will help people navigate the job market and prevent future claims of pay discrimination.

However, details on exactly what salary data will be shared have yet to be hammered out.

Officials plan to consult on whether actual salaries should be determined, or perhaps a pay range or “benchmark rate” for open roles.

They also plan to ask industry groups for information on things like bonuses that go beyond base pay.

Employers who do not publish job advertisements must provide the information to candidates prior to job interviews.

In a policy document, the Cabinet Office said salary information would help jobseekers make informed application decisions and improve companies’ hiring processes by removing “false salary estimates” from candidates.

Citing various academic studies, he said transparency helps prevent “disproportionate outcomes” when awarding salaries to successful applicants.

“If pay is not transparent, pay decisions can be influenced by stereotypes – such as stereotypes of women, ethnic minorities or people with disabilities,” he added.