Recruiters say the publication of large employers’ gender pay gaps has already affected job candidates’ behaviour in the labour market, encouraging some to ask more questions about prospective employers’ pay gaps and others to consider quitting their jobs.

Released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency on February 27, the gender pay gap data of firms with 100 or more employees has given jobseekers another way of evaluating prospective employers in a strong but weakening jobs market.