BAME | What HR should know about racial inequality at work

With the news cycle currently focussed on the protests that have arisen from the killing of George Floyd, there is heightened focus on what businesses have done, or are doing, to support or rectify racial inequality.

Often, the first step is knowing more. As such, HR Grapevine has compiled some basic facts about racial inequality and experience at work to help HR understand some – this list is by no means exhaustive – of the areas in which racial inequality at work exists.

Leadership

At the end of 2019, a study by recruitment firm Green Park found that numbers of BAME leaders amongst top firms was actually falling.