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Closed petition Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity Reporting for UK companies
To address the issue of the lack of representation within the UK workplace, the Government should require companies to report on the ethnicity of their full workforce and executive staff.
This will help shine a light on race/ ethnicity-based inequalities, and should encourage unbiased recruiting.
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14% of the working age population are from BME backgrounds, and research has found that the UK economy would be roughly £24bn a year bigger if BME employees progressed at work at the same pace as their white colleagues.
Everyone, regardless of ethnicity or background, should be given the opportunity to fulfil their potential at work.
A fully inclusive workplace is the target. Holding companies accountable for is imperative to achieving this.
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Related activity
Ministerial statement on the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
On Tuesday 20 April, the Minister for Equalities Kemi Badenoch MP gave a statement to the House of Commons on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.
The statement follows the Government's publication of the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities
Watch the statement here: https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/b586787a-eb7f-409b-b20e-9cb31d21ddd0?in=13:38:40
Read the transcript here: https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-04-20/debates/1502466F-D06B-402A-B7C0-03452FFB1DA9/CommissionOnRaceAndEthnicDisparities
Ministerial statements are a way for Ministers to bring an important matter to the attention of the House. Find out more about them here: https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/business/statements/
What did the report say about pay gap reporting?
The Commission considered ethnicity pay gap reporting, and recommended that all employers that choose to publish their ethnicity pay figures should also publish a diagnosis and action plan to lay out the reasons for and the strategy to improve any disparities, and also recommended that that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) be tasked with producing guidance for employers, to support them in reporting pay gaps.
Read the report's section on pay gap reporting here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities/employment-fairness-at-work-and-enterprise#ethnicity-pay-gap-reporting
What is the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities?
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) has been set up by the Government to review inequality in the UK, focusing on areas including poverty, education, employment, health and the criminal justice system. The Commission, which is independent of the Government, will look at outcomes for the whole population.
Find out more about the Commission here: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities