UK Companies Are Failing Black Professionals
Employers haven’t tackled workplace prejudice or demonstrated that promotions are fair. With Black professionals more likely to quit than White peers, it’s a wake-up call for management.
Time to do better
Photographer: DANIEL LEAL/AFPWhatever British firms are doing to attract and retain Black talent, it’s not enough.
Some 46% of Black professionals in the UK say they plan to stay with their employer for only two years or less, versus 34% of White professionals, according to a survey published last week by New York-based nonprofit Coqual. For Black female professionals, the figure was 52%. The findings show that efforts to improve diversity in recruitment are wasted if firms can’t then inspire confidence in career development and provide an inclusive working environment.