Workers say employers fall short of racial equality commitments

June 18, 2021

Nearly half of all employees remember their companies making commitments to racial justice following the murder of George Floyd last year while in police custody, according to a new survey by Benevity. Sixty-one percent of those believe that their employers have failed to follow through on those commitments, and only 26 percent say companies matched their actions to their words.

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