Brands still failing talent from working class backgrounds

“Failing to reward working class staff properly isn't just unfair; it's bad for business. Employers risk missing out on top talent with diverse perspectives, ...

Brands urged to treat social mobility as a business imperative

“People from working-class backgrounds are ... 'It pays to be privileged': Brands still failing talent from working class backgrounds.

Firms are reaching out to working-class candidates – but not ...

Only a third (35 per cent) of companies took action to recruit and retain workers with less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds (LSEB) this year.

Why the 'talent shortage' is really a shortage of social capital

The challenge for employers and hiring managers is to work harder to build trust with people who don't come from the same social backgrounds—but ...

How classism impacts the workplace and what employers can do to ...

People from working-class backgrounds are less able to do unpaid work ... working class talent start out in the industry. Measurement and ...

Disproportional representation: why is fashion still failing on diversity?

Brands and retailers argue that they are improving representation, working ... people from diverse backgrounds from entering and succeeding ...

Why Hiring "Diverse" Talent Won't Always Lead To Inclusion - Forbes

This is just gender – look deeper into other factors such as class and race and the situation gets pretty dire. Lack of diversity in companies ...

Social mobility can widen talent pool - The Times

... talent pool, but many UK firms still overlook working class talent. ... lower working class backgrounds, down considerably from the 3.9 ...

What it's really like to be a working class creative in fashion | Dazed

A fresh-faced cohort of talents are not only embracing their class, but looking at their backgrounds to inform their work and uplifting fellow ...

Research: How Companies Committed to Diverse Hiring Still Fail

We found that firms hiring in STEM fields rated minority and female candidates significantly lower than white males. Among STEM majors, to get ...

Social mobility and senior roles: Why is it important? - Diversity and ...

Independent news, reports and events for senior diversity, inclusion, HR, talent and recruitment professionals ... working class background. Lack of progression.

May Day, mayday! Adland needs to stop failing working-class people

And it's even worse for female professionals from working-class backgrounds ... talent than someone born into a different class. As I hope ...

Reimagining people development to overcome talent challenges

While companies should always consider candidates with nontraditional backgrounds, it is especially important to do so in a tight labor market.

Marketing fails to address 18.2% socio-economic pay gap

... working-class backgrounds earning considerably less than their peers. Brands are diversifying their talent pipelines to increase representation of ...

Failure to Attract or Retain Top Talent | Global Risk Management ...

At the end of 2022, nearly three-quarters of companies offered hybrid-work arrangements.4 The focus on what employees want out of work has also elevated the ...

To Increase Diversity, U.S. Tech Companies Need to Follow the Talent

Its proportion of employees from underrepresented backgrounds barely budged over the period between 2014 and 2018. In the meantime, since 2016, ...

6 Reasons Why Companies Lose Top Talent - Michael Page

Attracting great people is pointless if you can't retain them. Here are six reasons why large companies fail to keep hold of their best people.

More than 60% of firms have lost diverse tech talent

Around a quarter of these young people said this discomfort was caused by biased managers, while 31% said they just never developed a sense of ...

The Real Solution To The Industry's Talent Shortage - IPVM

The industry should focus on hiring people from poor and working-class backgrounds that did not have the opportunity to attend good 4-year ...

Elite firms 'exclude bright working class' - BBC News

... people with working-class backgrounds are being ... Why the CofE and other big institutions still fail to protect children from abuse.