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Social mobility study reveals gaping class divide at work
Posh accents and family ties with the boss are the fastest route to the top in Britain’s class-divided workplace. A regional accent and working class background, meanwhile, will keep you out of the best paid jobs and see you miss out on promotions.
North East backs the Social Mobility Pledge
The Social Mobility Pledge national roadshow stopped off in the North East today as three local firms signed up to the Pledge. Newcastle fintech firm True Potential was joined by construction company Thompsons of Prudhoe and haulage business Fergusons Transport in committing to the national drive improve social mobility at work.
High Streets ahead on social mobility
Department stores John Lewis and Marks and Spencer have been joined by mobile phones giant Vodafone in signing up to the Social Mobility Pledge.
The Social Mobility Pledge is all about leveraging the power that businesses have to create opportunity
Visit any company in the UK and you will see people working to make more of their lives for themselves and their families. They are there because at some point, someone took a risk and started their own business, which now creates opportunity for others.
One week on from launching the Social Mobility Pledge
Improving our poor social mobility is this country’s biggest challenge, and our biggest opportunity. Britain will not truly succeed until it becomes a country where there is equality of opportunity for the first time.
Launching the Social Mobility Pledge
Talent is evenly spread across the UK, but opportunity isn’t. That is a, frankly, depressing fact and for too long governments of all colours have been unable to rectify it.