The everyday experiences of racialized employees are the direct and indirect by-products of systemic racism. Racism at Work analyses the interplay between prejudice and discrimination and how discriminatory potentials are embedded silently in the entire employment system, ranging from recruitment and applicant selection to performance evaluations, promotions, and terminations.

This book exposes the problems of the status quo by digging deep into existing institutional structures and processes and unearthing how they perpetuate social injustice. Management consultant Bobby Siu insists that legislation, civic administration, human resources policies and procedures, and union and employee responses to racism must be re-directed and re-structured to achieve the complete elimination of racism in employment. This book also recommends concrete political actions, reform in legislation, public policies and education, organizational programs, workplace practices, and enforcement mechanisms to remove system defects and recalibrate them in a new direction. Based on research studies and jurisdictional experiences, the recommendations presented have the power to better the lives of all people in the labour force.

A microcosm for the bigotry and hate baked into the fabric of our societies, this book seeks to put an end to racism in workplaces and employment practices in hopes of effecting global political change and social justice.

About the Author

Bobby Siu is a management consultant, McLaughlin Fellow, and a former adjunct professor in the School of Public Policy, Administration and Law at York University.

Reviews

"Bobby Siu's Racism at Work offers a thorough analysis of racism in our society, specifically as it operates in our work worlds which are the epicenters of our lives. In line with cutting-edge scholarship the author views racism as an overwhelming force that permeates the lives and livelihoods of racialized and Indigenous peoples. The truly distinguishing feature is the book's ability to elevate our discourse around notions of social justice and aspirations toward truly equitable participation." - Lorne Foster, Director, Institute for Social Research, and York Research Chair in Black Canadian Studies and Human Rights, York University

"Racism at Work is a comprehensive, practical overview of racism against racialized and Indigenous peoples in the Canadian workplace through a human rights lens. It provides an in-depth examination of racism organized thematically to address the progressive stages of employment from seeking a job, the hiring process, promotion and advancement, and termination. It includes an innovative treatment of how artificial intelligence is an emerging site for racism on the job. This book will be a valuable resource for human rights and human resources for many years." - Les Jacobs, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Ontario Tech University, and Professor Emeritus and York Research Chair in Human Rights and Access to Justice, York University

"This is an incredibly thought-provoking and informative work that explains racism beyond its normative context. In giving us an alternative viewpoint on racism, Bobby Siu has presented us with a new perspective. This book is brimming with references that are both erudite and intriguing, which will provide both specialists and general readers with a wealth of insight." - Aminur Rahim, Professor of Development Studies (retired), University of Fort Hare

"Racism at Work is a comprehensive appraisal and glaring reminder of the permanence of racism in the workplace-a microcosm of broader Canadian society. Siu makes the compelling argument that the power to oppose stereotyping and prejudice in recruiting, hiring, and retention practices is within the authority of employers and human resources, if only they would actively confront individual and collective biases that maintain corporate status quos of whiteness." - Angie Wong, Senior Consultant, Primary Care Alberta and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary

Book Information
ISBN 9781049800219
Author Bobby Siu
Format Paperback
Page Count 584
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 790g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 28mm