The job interview question you don't have to answer

The job interview question you don't have to answer To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Figure caption, Watch: How much is your salary? Prepare all you like, but there is often still one job interview question that leaves you feeling uncomfortable. While employers in the UK are within their rights to ask you how much you get paid in your current role, applicants are not obliged to tell them. Recruiters have been encouraged to stop posing questions about salary history and, in the EU, new rules will prevent them doing so.