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EU Bans Salary-History Requests as UK Requires Ranges

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  • UK employers can legally ask candidates about current salary, but candidates may decline to answer.
  • The EU will soon prohibit employers from requesting salary-history information across all member states.
  • Acas senior adviser Louise Rudd says no law blocks salary questions and advises uniform queries for fairness.
  • UK Cabinet Office will require salary ranges in job ads but will not ban salary-history questions.