A culture of pay secrecy persists in UK workplaces according to new research from the Fawcett Society, which they claim allows pay discrimination to thrive. The research shows that 61% of workers say they would be uncomfortable asking a colleague how much they earn, 52% say their managers would respond negatively to more openness and 60% of workers are unaware that they have a legal right to have conversations with colleagues about pay if they think they are being discriminated against because of their gender. In response the Fawcett Society have teamed up with YESS Law to launch a new Equal Pay Advice Service, funded by an Equal Pay Fund, started thanks to the donation of backdated pay from former BBC China Editor Carrie Gracie.

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