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Office diversity schemes are failing Jewish staff, with seven in ten avoiding reporting antisemitism at work, study finds

Hundreds gather outside Downing Street in May as a show of solidarity with Britain's Jewish community — yet a new survey finds 75.5 per cent of Jewish employees call their employer's DEI response to antisemitism…
Hundreds gather outside Downing Street in May as a show of solidarity with Britain's Jewish community — yet a new survey finds 75.5 per cent of Jewish employees call their employer's DEI response to antisemitism…

Binna Kandola OBE, a senior partner at workplace consultancy Pearn Kandola, warns that Jewish employees raising concerns are encountering the same dismissive responses historically directed at other forms of racism. The survey, which polled over 1,000 Jewish workers, found that antisemitism in the workplace rose by nearly 50 per cent after October 7, 2023, yet most staff stay silent, expecting no action to follow.

Three-quarters of Jewish employees said their employer handles antisemitism less effectively than other forms of racism.

Employers typically acknowledged prejudice when concerns were raised but then failed to take any meaningful action, the research found.

The report warns that DEI programmes focused on power and representation systematically overlook Jewish staff as a protected group.

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