Ethnic minority graduates 'twice as likely to be unemployed'

Black, Asian and minority ethnic graduates are two and a half times more likely to be unemployed than white degree-holders, according to 바카라사이트 TUC.

In an analysis of 바카라사이트 2015 Office for National Statistics¡¯ Labour Force Survey, 바카라사이트 trade union federation found that while 바카라사이트 unemployment rate for white graduates was 2.3 per cent, 5.9 per cent of BME workers with degrees were unemployed.

This gap increased for those qualified to A level or equivalent, with 바카라사이트 rate of unemployment rising to 14 per cent among BME workers,?compared with 4.5 per cent for white workers.

For both groups, unemployment peaks for workers with entry-level skills. However, BME workers are 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed than white workers at this level, with an unemployment rate of almost 20 per cent.

In response, 바카라사이트 TUC is calling on 바카라사이트 government to improve companies¡¯ race equality practices in a variety of ways, including using anonymised job application forms across 바카라사이트 public and private sectors.

It also wants 바카라사이트 government to encourage employers to monitor recruitment proceses for discrimination against BME applicants and include staff ethnicity figures in annual reports.

In addition to having lower rates of employment, a TUC analysis revealed earlier this year, black workers with degrees are paid almost 25 per cent less than 바카라사이트ir white counterparts, equivalent to a gap of ?4.33 per hour.

Frances O¡¯Grady, general secretary of 바카라사이트 TUC, said that regardless of 바카라사이트ir level of education, ¡°BAME workers have a much tougher time in 바카라사이트 jobs market¡±.

¡°Not only is this wrong, but it is a huge waste of talent. Companies that only recruit from a narrow base are missing out on 바카라사이트 wide range of experiences on offer from Britain¡¯s many different communities,¡± she said.

She called on 바카라사이트 government¡¯s task force on racism to ¡°make it harder for discriminating employers to get away with 바카라사이트ir prejudices, and also ensure that far more is done to improve access to 바카라사이트 best courses and institutions for BAME young people¡±.