Burnham to force employers to publish salaries on job ads in latest government ‘small fix’ – UK politics live
Workers’ rights campaigners say measure will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal pay UK politics live – latest updates Employers will be forced to publish salaries on job adverts, Andy Burnham has announced, in an effort to empower both employees and jobseekers.
Key points
- Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls from MPs and campaigners to axe the US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system.
- The reports today that Labour is to keep Palantir in the NHS shows that the huge sums of money paid to the likes of former Labour ministers, Peter Mandelson and Tom Watson, looks to have paid off.
- Any evidence of patient benefit is highly contested by NHS staff and many NHS trusts have rejected the use of Palantir’s platform.
Additional details
- The benefits of smart glasses must be weighed against the harms they can cause.
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