For businesses, socio-economic diversity remains a challenge much like other facets of inclusion – which is to say, the experiences of working-class people are distinct and become more complex when we begin to factor other aspects of identity.
We heard from experts on social mobility at the last APSCo Embrace Forum. Here is what you need to know before starting your company’s social mobility journey.
We have undertaken a lot of research on attracting and retaining diverse talent. This has enabled us to both understand students’ attitudes and to pinpoint more about what employers could do to act on this research. Here we look various areas of our insight and offer tips on how to improve social mobility and attract a diverse talent pool.
As school leavers and graduates anticipate a second summer of disruption due to the pandemic, it’s hard not to feel sympathy for the impact Covid has had on their future study and work plans. But one thing that can’t be ignored is that the effects of the virus on young people’s ability to achieve has hit those from lower socio-economic backgrounds much harder.