Race and Ethnicity

Under the Equality Act 2010, it is illegal for an employer to discriminate against you directly or indirectly because of your race or ethnicity. This includes your colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic origin, or national origin.

Support Organisations
These groups offer mentoring, networking, and career development:
- Black Young Professionals Network – Empowers Black professionals globally
- SEO London – Prepares ethnic minority students for top careers.
- WCAN – Supports the development of Black women.
- Windsor Fellowship – Offers personal development programmes.
- #10000BlackInterns – Offers paid internships across industries.
Sector Specific Opportunities
Charity & Public Sector
- CharityWorks – Fast-track programme for BAME applicants.
Creative Industries
- Journalism Diversity Fund – Bursaries for journalism training.
- Taylor Bennett Foundation – Promotes ethnic diversity in PR.
Business & Finance
- ACINRecruit – Boosts ethnic representation in insurance.
Law
- Aspiring Solicitors – Helps diverse candidates secure training contracts.
- Diversity Access Scheme – Funding for LPC or SQE.
- Society of Asian Lawyers – Represents Asian legal professionals.
STEM
- AFBE-UK – Supports Black and Minority Ethnic engineers.
Diversity-Focused Job Boards
- Ethnic Jobsite – Serving BAME communities for over a decade.
- Rare Recruitment – Specialises in diverse graduate hiring.

Race and Ethnicity

Support Organisations

Sector Specific Opportunities

Diversity-Focused Job Boards