Application form / careers content asks for salary history

This check looks at your job application form and careers content for any field or question asking candidates for their current or past salary, known as 'salary history'. On this site, that request was found. Employers have traditionally used salary history to set offers, but the practice is now considered a pay-discrimination signal because it carries forward whatever a candidate was underpaid in a previous role. Asking for salary history is banned under the EU Pay Transparency Directive Art. 5(2) and in 22+ US states including California, New York, Massachusetts, Washington, Colorado and Illinois. Beyond the legal exposure of lawsuits and EEO complaints, it signals to candidates that your hiring process is behind current standards, which puts off exactly the applicants you want most. Your people team and legal should remove every 'current salary' or 'salary history' field from your application forms, your ATS (applicant tracking system), and any external job-board postings. Replace it with an optional 'salary expectation' field instead, which is legal everywhere and still lets you gauge fit. Budget about a day to update every form and posting.