Just two in five employees from poorer backgrounds in the North East feel included in the workplace, and only half feel safe to be open about their background, new research suggests.
The study by professional services company Accenture, which has a major base in the North East, found that nine out of 10 business leaders in the region felt employees from lower socioeconomic backgrounds felt included, but that was a significant mis-reading of their workforces.
The research also found that employees in the North East from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are 50% less likely to have been promoted in the last three years when compared to their colleagues.
