Does greater socio-economic diversity in the workplace improve business performance?

The Social Mobility Commission is inviting proposals for research to understanding the impact of socio-economic diversity on performance of businesses from all sectors. This research forms part of the Social Mobility Commission's role to bring forward timely and relevant research that provides new data and insights into social mobility in the UK. There continues to be no commonly accepted 'business case' on the impact for employers of increasing socio-economic diversity in their workforces. Unlike with the diversity of gender or race little is known or demonstrated, from an evidence based perspective, about the impact on business performance. Moreover, when it comes to what employers …

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