What is the ethnic pay gap and why should Christians campaign on it?

On average, minority ethnic staff earn less than their white colleagues in the UK. If we are to tackle racial injustice, companies must be transparent about their ethnicity pay gap, says Sarah Edwards

The cost of living crisis is hitting all of us hard, but its effects are being felt most intensely by the minority ethnic groups that are disproportionately represented in low-income homes in the UK. A 2020 study of racial inequalities found that Black African or Bangladeshi households had approximately 10p for every £1 of white British wealth. Insulating against poverty – and the stress and obstacles that come with it – has always been much harder for these groups, and it has been exacerbated by the challenges of recent years.