Tag: People Like Us

Iconic ‘LABOUR ISN’T WORKING’ advert reimagined: Non-profit asks government for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting

Stuart Mitchell

The Conservatives’ iconic ‘Labour Isn’t Working’ advert has been subverted by non-profit People Like Us as part of a new campaign designed to raise the alarm on pay inequality faced by ethnic minority workers in the UK. The reimagined artwork depicts a line of people from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minority ethnic backgrounds “queuing for a pay rise”, with text highlighting how they’re paid an average of 16% less than their white counterparts. The campaign launch follows the Prime Minister’s major speech last week, where he stated that creating…

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Cost of Living Crisis Threatens to Widen Disparities for Ethnic Minority Workers in the UK

Stuart Mitchell

New research from non-profit People Like Us and Censuswide reveals professionals surveyed from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and minority ethnic backgrounds say government support will not see them through the next six months, a rate 7% higher than their white counterparts (52% vs 45%). This is causing them to dip into savings at a greater rate, with ethnic minority professionals’ savings declining 1.3x faster than their white colleagues (falling 16% vs. last year; compared to 13% for white professionals). Therefore professionals from racially diverse backgrounds are facing a two-fold crunch,…

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The great diversity divide: Rest of the UK lags significantly behind London workplaces on making diversity & inclusion a priority

Stuart Mitchell

New research from networking group People Like Us and Censuswide explores the impact the Black Lives Matter movement has had on the UK workforce. The research reveals a divided national response to the protests with two-thirds (67%) of London professionals saying that they feel Diversity & inclusion (D&I) are a higher priority for their company since the movement came into the spotlight in 2020; however, this falls to well under a third of workers outside London. Over a third (35%) of the workforce agree that the momentum of diversity has…

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Urgent call issued to recruiters to help address Marcomms’ “BAME COVID crisis”

Stuart Mitchell

Networking group People Like Us has announced its latest virtual event aimed at addressing racial underrepresentation in the media and marcomms industries. The latest instalment is designed specifically for marcomms professionals from minority ethnic backgrounds that have been directly impacted by COVID19 and are currently job seeking. The event comes after research conducted by People Like Us revealed that over four in 10 (42%) marcomms professionals from minority ethnic backgrounds felt their career prospects suffered since the start of the pandemic and 37% felt that diversity is less of a priority in the…

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