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How Does Racism Affect the Workplace?

Racism in the workplace can manifest itself in a variety of ways;

stereotyping, Subtle Acts of Exclusion, inappropriate remarks, jokes.

Ethnically diverse individuals in the workplace can feel the effects

of bias and racism and the impact can affect their well-being and

mental health. Here are a few statistics to better understand the
experiences of ethnically diverse staff in the UK workforce:

• Over 70% of ethnically diverse workers say that they have
experienced racial harassment at work in the last five years

• Around 60% say that they have been subjected to unfair

treatment by their employer because of their ethnicity

• Unemployment rates higher for ethnically diverse individuals

(12.9% compared with 6.3% for White people)

• Ethnically diverse workers with degrees earn, on average,

23.1% less than White workers

• In Britain, significantly lower percentages of ethnically

diverse people (8.8%) work as managers, directors, and
senior officials, compared with White people (10.7%)

These statistics demonstrate that anti-racist training is still a topic
of discussion that needs to be addressed in the workplace.

Providing anti-racist skills development for staff/management

will allow them to develop a better understanding of racism, how
is occurs in the workplace, how to address/speak up about it, and

how to further increase their knowledge/practice on effectively

dealing with it.

Because racial injustice and inequality is very apparent in our

society and workplace, it is important to address the topic of

racism and develop a zero-tolerance approach to combatting
racism and discrimination in the workplace.

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