UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

Do UK organisations disclose to employees when AI has been used in decisions affecting their pay?

Source lumi HRBase 186 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

75.8%No

75.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on disclosure of AI use in pay decisions (base: 186 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

Yes — always disclosed 9.1% On request 15.1% No 75.8%
Disclosure of AI use in pay decisions (base: 186 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Disclosure of AI use in pay decisions: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
Yes — always disclosedrare9.1%
On requestrare15.1%
Nocommon75.8%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

Whether the organisation tells employees when AI has informed pay decisions affecting them, ranging from always disclosed to no disclosure. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/disclosure-of-ai-use-in-pay-decisions
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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