Trevor Phillips, CRE Chair said "For many people, work is the only place where they interact with those from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and whether we like it or not, this is set to increase over the next two generations. This presents new challenges for employers and employees alike."

"At the heart of this lies the question, how can people who are all very different in their traditions and lifestyles manage to live and work in the same space peacefully and prosperously. Each year we receive thousands of complaints from employees about incidents at work, yet the law is ill-equipped to help in many of these cases."

"It is because of these issues that I have talked about the need for a modern 'code of civility' for multiethnic Britain. Just as we exercise common courtesies on the road, to smooth our encounters in multi-ethnic Britain we also need some informal rules and this needs to cover the workplace. But these rules need discussing, agreeing upon and constant updating."
Talking about the revised code which is the most important piece of statutory guidance for employers from the CRE since the launch of the original in 1984, Mr Phillips added, "This guidance has been produced to help employers feel comfortable and confident about meeting their legal requirements under the Race Relations Act and their feedback has been invaluable.
"We hope it will help them embrace changes to the law, enabling them to be modern and progressive employers who can harness the skills and talents of an international workforce".

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