PEOPLE RESOURCING

People Resourcing



Abstract

The purpose of this study is to critically analyze that why the ethnic minorities have high unemployment rate and Anderson's statement. The primary objective is to rationalize the behaviour of employers when they are hiring from the ethnic minorities and relating it to the study of Anderson.

Contents

Abstract1

Introduction3

Unemployment Situation in United Kingdom3

Ethnic Minorities5

Severe Job Market for the Minorities5

Causes of High Unemployment among the Ethnic Minorities5

Anderson' Statement and the Ethnic Minorities6

Solution7

Improving the Mentoring Standards for Minorities7

Equal Employment Opportunity7

Conclusion8

People Resourcing

Introduction

The various studies have shown that the people who belong to the minor groups are more likely to be jobless than the majority. The situation in the United Kingdom is very dreadful as the unemployment rate for ethnic minorities is much higher than their white counterparts. The ethnic minorities include people from a foreign country or religion living in that country (Constant et al, 2009, 6). In 2010, the minority groups saw an increase in the unemployment rate by 10%. On further elaborating the statistics, it is found that the highest rise among the minority groups is seen by the black people where the increase in unemployment was over 48%. On the other hand, the Asians saw an increase by 33% (Elevations Networks Trust, 2012, 5).

The laws protect the minorities and state the law of equal employment opportunity which means that people of all the races or colours will be given an equal chance to apply for the position based upon his qualification. This will mean that any individual who belongs to any ethnicity will have an equal chance of getting that job.

But the facts are very different. As in many organizations, despite the presence of law, they are discriminating while offering jobs in UK. But the facts are very different. As in many organizations, despite the presence of law, they are discriminating while offering jobs in UK. The overall situation of the UK job market shows that the white men are far more likely to get a good job than any other ethnic group present in the country (Li & Heath, 2008, 241).

In this study, we will be examining why there is such a gap in the employment rate in between the locals and the ethnic minorities.

Unemployment Situation in United Kingdom

The rate of unemployment is on a gradual decline in 2012. Before 2012, the rate of unemployment was increasing due to the economic crisis. The job market suffered badly mainly due to the economic crisis and slow economic growth of the country. The steps that the government has taken are showing its results, and the employment situation has gradually improved in the year 2012. The table below represents the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom in the year 2012.



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It is evident from the table that at the start of the year the unemployment rate was at its peak that is 8.4% which has fallen to 7.9% till September 2012. This portrays that the job market of United Kingdom has improved gradually in this ...