Salary transparency is no longer a nice-to-have talking point — it’s about to become a legal requirement. Ask most employers today why they leave the salary off a job advert, and the answer is rarely “we don’t believe in transparency.” It’s more often “we’d rather negotiate” or “we don’t want our own staff comparing notes.” […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
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Ask most employers what a bad hire costs. They’ll usually name the salary they paid before someone left. The real number is a lot higher. It stays mostly invisible until you go looking for it. The headline figures CIPD research puts the minimum cost of a failed junior hire at £8,000–£12,000. That figure counts recruitment […]
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Hand in your notice in finance or accounts right now, and a counter-offer probably isn’t far behind. There’s a good chance your employer will offer you more money to stay. Counter-offers have become far more common… Why the offer arrives so quickly The same research found employers aren’t shy about the numbers involved. 38% match […]