Gareth Murphy

Yeah, we're very disappointed and frustrated, David, to be honest.

The government has had plenty of time to legislate and act on this.

It shouldn't be controversial.

I mean, pay transparency.

It should be reasonably given for workers in this day and age.

that they're entitled to talk about pay, they're entitled to see the salaries on job adverts when they go for pay, they're entitled to know the pay ranges, they're applicable, they should be entitled to ask for comparators and pay information in their employment.

That should not be controversial.

I mean, who's going to stand up and say they're for pay secrecy in a workplace?

So we're really frustrated and disappointed the government hasn't acted.

It appears that every time IBEC and big business lobbies to water down workers' rights, the government listens to them and they delay and deny workers their basic entitlements.

They will have to eventually, and this makes the delay ridiculous.

I mean, they've had plenty of time to legislate for this.

And in fairness, they should be providing the clarity that business wants as well so that businesses can accurately implement this.

Yeah, the broader financial services and fintech sector are really poor when it comes to pay transparency.

There's very much a culture of don't talk about pay.

You know, I've seen contracts of employment that have NDAs, whether they'd even stand up in a court of law, I don't know.

But they're there to send a chilling effect to people to say, don't talk about your pay.

Now, there is a difference.

The retail banking sector that collectively bargains with FSU, their pay structures, our pay structures that are agreed are very transparent.

You see your pay ranges, they're published on the intranet sites of workplaces.