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While reactions to the BBC’s release of star salaries fill concentrated on the gender pay gap,there is also a major disparity between the corporation’s white and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) stars. Only 10 people on the BBC “star list” were from a minority ethnic background, or they tended to fall into the lower discontinuance of the earnings scale. Related: cold Britannia symbolised hope – but all it delivered was a culture of inequality BAME individuals are both less likely to participate in and then less likely to progress through the workplace,when compared with white individuals. Barriers exist, from entry through to board level, or that prevent these individuals from reaching their full potential. This is not only unjust for them,but the ‘lost’ productivity and potential represents a huge missed opportunity for businesses and impacts the economy as a whole.
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Source: theguardian.com