UK government issued ‘supersized’ ethnicity pay gap bill
Charlotte RogersThe UK’s ethnicity pay gap is a “moral and economic failure”, says People Like Us, as new campaign highlights £3.2bn lost in earnings each year.
Opening Up
New partnership brings 100 working class creatives into classrooms
Charlotte RogersCommon People is joining forces with education charity Working Options to deliver talks to children in socio-economic cold spots.
Brands urged to join forces to halt ‘alarming regression on DEI’
Charlotte RogersChampion of ethnically diverse marketing talent, not-for-profit People Like Us is inviting brands to join its mission to drive equity and inclusion.
‘Boundless opportunity’: How one internship is changing the game for emerging talent
Charlotte RogersTurbocharging access to the creative industries is the guiding principle behind the John Doe Group’s award-winning Unlocked internship programme.
‘Actions speak louder than words’: Insurer Zurich on prioritising socio-economic diversity
Charlotte RogersThe first UK insurer to publish its socio-economic pay gap data, Zurich embarked on a decade-long process of building trust and taking inclusion seriously.
Brands urged to tackle ‘name bias’ harming ethnically diverse talent
Charlotte RogersA new campaign is calling on employers to address the hiring biases stunting job prospects and fuelling pay inequality for ethnically diverse talent.
‘Awareness, access, opportunity’: Creative industries urged to engage working class talent
Charlotte RogersFounder of the Placement Poverty Pledge, former Creature London boss Stu Outhwaite-Noel wants all agencies serious about attracting working class talent to become Living Wage Accredited.
‘It pays to be privileged’: Brands still failing talent from working class backgrounds
Charlotte RogersAccording to the Social Mobility Foundation, 17 November is Class Pay Gap Day – the point at which people from working class backgrounds effectively stop being paid.
Talent Trailblazer Award winner revealed
Marketing Week ReportersCreative agency John Doe Group scoops the top prize as four other worthy projects make the shortlist. Created in partnership with the Advertising Association, the award celebrates the organisations and individuals opening up opportunities to new talent.
The Marketing Academy Foundation names new CEO
Charlotte RogersPassionate about collaborating with industry to seize the “great opportunity” offered by fresh talent, Lianre Robinson will take over as CEO from January.
‘Their opinions count’: Giffgaff on opening its doors to future marketing talent
Charlotte RogersThe mobile network teamed up with social mobility champion WeAreHere to help “demystify marketing” for a group of BTEC Business Studies students.
‘An economic problem’: Brands urged to treat social mobility as a business imperative
Charlotte RogersCompanies from the creative industries entering The Social Mobility Foundation’s annual Employer Index may be up 43%, but brands still need to raise their game.
‘Bring somebody else to the room’: Marketers on how to build a more inclusive industry
Charlotte RogersProgress to address marketing’s socio-economic pay gap problem has been slow, but leaders believe the industry can reach a turning point if people take action now.
Universities ‘concerned’ skills levy could harm marketing apprenticeships
Charlotte RogersFaced with a “potential halving” of investment in apprenticeships, 77% of universities fear Labour’s proposed Growth and Skills Levy could hinder uptake.
‘Background to the foreground’: How the Co-op kickstarted socio-economic pay gap reporting
Charlotte RogersThe retailer believes respecting personal experiences is key to building the trust needed to get employees to share their data in the first place.