Diversity Monitoring: A Global View

In some countries, collecting data from employees on race, ethnicity, religious belief or sexual orientation can fall foul of data privacy laws. Ius Laboris lawyers have analysed how data protection laws in their countries can impact on an organisation's diversity monitoring ambitions.

In the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement, workplaces across the globe have self-reflected on how race and ethnicity impact on their own hiring and other employment practices.

A key element of addressing race and ethnicity disadvantage is understanding the diversity composition of a workforce. Monitoring the racial composition of a workforce, including tracking movement within the workforce and the candidates who apply for roles, provides insight into how diverse a workplace really is. With this insight, employers may be better placed to take positive steps to promote or maintain equality of opportunity or treatment among racial or ethnic groups.