63.8%No
63.8% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No” on right to a pay explanation (base: 265 UK organisations, 2026 H1).
Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.
How UK organisations answered
| Answer | Share of organisations |
|---|---|
| Formal right/processalternative | 20% |
| Informal via managerrare | 16.2% |
| Nocommon | 63.8% |
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
Indicates whether employees can obtain an explanation of how their individual pay was set, through a formal or informal route. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/right-to-a-pay-explanationLast updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.
See how your organisation compares
Members see their own organisation against the peer group, by sector and size, on every metric.
Book a call