Tackling Race Inequalities in Career Progression in UK Organisations

BAME employees' work experience in the UK public sector: an empirical study of academic and research libraries

“…This study also substantiates perceptions among BAME employees in the UK that they have been unable to make progress in developing their careers having been overlooked for promotion, thereby echoing the findings of a study into BAME staff progression in the civil service (Ethnic Dimension, 2015). This further links with Miller's (2019) research which notes the consequences of failure to promote BAME employees as leading to a marked lack of diversity in leadership in UK organisations.…”

Do Black Employees’ Rights Matter? The Lived Experience of BAME Staff in UK Academic Libraries

“…Studies show that systemic barriers within organisations mean that BAME employees become stuck at lower levels of the organisational ladder. The work of Miller (2019) has revealed a significant lack of racial diversity at the top of big UK organisations as a consequence of racial inequalities in career progression.…”

“…Linked to vertical segregation or the glass ceiling, another prominent theme emerging from the extant literature is the lack of opportunities for BAME employees to carve out a clear pathway to progressing their career including being overlooked for promotion, with many feeling that their career progression has failed to meet their expectations (Miller, 2019). Research has revealed that ethnic minorities are less likely to get top jobs in the UK public sector than they are in some of the biggest private sector companies (Ramesh, 2014).…”