Inequality | Less than 2% of senior roles held by Black staff

In recent weeks the global Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement – thrown into the spotlight by the death of US citizen George Floyd – has sparked a rethink in the attitudes and processes of many big businesses.

The likes of Ben & Jerry's, H&M, Etsy and Nike, along with countless others, have not only donated to causes within the movement but actively reassessed their own internal processes to ensure that Black employees are assured equal opportunities.

However, whilst the BLM movement has sparked major conversations around racial inequality across the world, the latest study by Business in The Community discovered that currently under two per cent of top management roles within the UK are held by Black members of staff – Yahoo! Finance reported.

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In fact, just 1.5% of senior leadership roles are filled by Black employees, which represents an increase of just 0.1% since 2014 – evidencing that ensuring racial equality in the workplace hasn’t been a priority for many companies.