Diversity and inclusion an afterthought for nearly half of employers
Just under half (47%) of UK employers don’t have a dedicated diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy in place, according to research from the CIPD and recruitment agency Reed.
The number of companies putting D&I initiatives on the backburner is steadily increasing.
A third (36%) of companies said they aren’t planning anything new with D&I in the next five years, and 5% said they hadn’t focused on any D&I efforts in the past five.
A quarter (25%) of employers also described their D&I plans as reactive rather than proactive, responding to outside influences such as Black Lives Matter protests or mandatory reporting requirements.
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