Employers could be forced to reveal approximate salaries for advertised jobs under new laws
Separately, employers could be forced to reveal approximate salaries for advertised jobs, and they could also banned from asking a potential employee’s previous salary, under plans discussed by Ministers.
Mr O’Gorman received Government approval not to oppose the Employment Equality Private Members Bill, which is a Sinn Féin Bill scheduled to be discussed in the Dáil on Thursday. The legislation seeks to introduce an obligation on employers to publish the approximate salary for a job that is advertised.
Mr O’Gorman told Cabinet that the issue of pay transparency is currently being addressed by a proposed EU directive which would require that employers indicate the initial pay level or range for a specific job. The directive would also ban employers requesting the pay history of prospective employees.Meanwhile, Minister for Higher Education and Justice Simon Harris brought plans to Cabinet to set up a new national science forum as well as a Government science advisor.
The role of the advisor would be a term-limited appointment initially for three years, with a possible extension by two years, offered on a three-day part-time basis. Mr Harris said he would consider how best to proceed with the appointments and revert to Cabinet.Meanwhile, Minister for Finance Michael McGrath updated the Cabinet on an upcoming surveillance mission by the European Commission and the European Central Bank next week.
Ireland has fully repaid the programme loans to the International Monetary Fund , and bilateral loans to Sweden, Denmark and the UK, and these lenders no longer participate in the programme reviews.
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