Business English listening comprehension exercise: Should your colleagues know how much you earn?

Here's what you do:

1. Click on the video below.
2. Watch the video, and pay attention to it! (You can pause and rewind the video.)
3. Answer the listening comprehension questions below the video.
4. Check your answers.

1. In Australia, can a company make it illegal for you to share how much you earn with your co-workers?
  the video doesn't say
  no
  yes

2. Research shows that pay secrecy _________ the gender pay gap.
  has no effect on
  may contribute to
  is the same thing as

3. Employees often think that a coworker earns _________ they do.
  less than
  as much as
  more than

4. Which party wants to get rid of pay secrecy clauses?
  Labor
  Liberal Party of Australia
  Greens

5. Which sector(s) is pay secrecy most prevalent in?
  Hospitality
  Banks and financial services
  Nursing


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