Google struggles to retain Black and Latino workers

Google admitted it was struggling to maintain a diverse workforce
Google admitted it was struggling to maintain a diverse workforce Credit: AP

Google is struggling to retain employees from ethnic minorities because they do no feel included in the workplace, the company's annual diversity report has revealed.

Black employees make up just 2.5 percent of the US workforce and Latino employees make up 3.6 percent and the statistics from the report have hurt Google's ability to make progress in representation. Danielle Brown, chief diversion and inclusion officer said: “We are working hard to better understand what drives higher attrition and taking focussed measures to improve it.

“Feeling included is associated with lower attrition. We must focus not only on hiring but also developing and retaining members of underrepresented employees...

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