Lack of inclusion blights working lives of many UK Hindus

New research has found that Hindus face an inclusion deficit and a lack of awareness of their religion in workplaces.

Among the findings from business psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola was that more than a third of Hindus (38%) have had an annual leave request to celebrate a religious festival rejected without good reason and only 5% feel that their organisation is happy for them to take time off for religious festivals.

Pearn Kandola said that the report, Religion at Work: Experiences of Hindu Employees, demonstrated why we should not “allow diversity at the top to distract us from a lack of inclusion and representation overall”. The study is the first in a series of reports looking at religious expression in the workplace, with upcoming research examining Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism and Buddhism.

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