Employers’ anti-racism guide

EMPLOYERS should allow migrant workers longer holidays or unpaid leave to travel home for family weddings and other important events, a new guide to preventing racism in the workplace says.

Firms should also provide time off to celebrate national, ethnic or religious holidays and accommodate workers whose religious beliefs require them to depart from the company dress code.

The recommendations come in a handbook published as a joint venture between industry, equality campaigners and the Department of Justice to mark Anti-Racist Workplace Week which begins today.