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Recognition of such concerns has resulted in newly passed pay transparency laws in California (Christie 2022) and increased oversight of the gig workforce (Smith 2022).

The pandemic has also brought about an increased public recognition that many of the UK’s essential and front-line workers are on low wages and insecure contracts that do not reflect the value of their contribution to society.

Reuse Permission Over the past several years, there has been an increasing recognition of the impact of mental health in the workplace.

The motivation behind such legislation is the recognition that: a) employers clearly have leverage when requesting this information from job applicants; b) for employers to possess candidates’ pay history further exacerbates pay information asymmetries in favor of the employer; and c) as a result, such information can further entrench or exacerbate gender- or race-based pay discrepancies.