his real name is rajinder, but he never uses that.ony had made it easier to get ahead. i've never thought of it as easier or more difficult, because when you turn up to work, you can't hide who you are, especially being a sikh. i think, yes, it is an obstacle for people if they have a foreign—sounding name. to some people, it might be something to say — "well, we don't want anybody that's not like us," or... whatever reason it is, which it shouldn't be, i think it can be a challenge if you're applying forjobs or filling out forms. the human resources body the cipd says it's completely unacceptable that people should feel the need to change their names to avoid discrimination. it adds that organisations need to have transparent and fair processes. i've recently decided to reclaim my real name. so has chinemelum, who's also set up a food blog called — wait for it... ..chicken lemon! i wanted to change the narrative of what it was and, like, that was a big trauma, i think, and now it's something i can laugh at instead of, like, thinking

his real name is rajinder, but he never uses that.ahead. i've never thought of it as easier or more difficult, because when you turn up to work, you can't hide who you are, especially being a sikh. i think, yes, as an obstacle for people if they have a foreign—sounding name. to some people, it might be something to say — "well, we don't want anybody that's not like us," or... whatever reason it is, which it shouldn't be, i think it can be a challenge if you're applying forjobs or filling out forms. the human resources body the cipd says companies need to take a zero—tolerance approach to discrimination. it's completely unacceptable that candidates should feel they need to change their name in order to avoid discrimination. organisations need to have transparent and fair processes. however, we do know, in the last couple of years that with high—profile events, debates and protests like black lives matter, that race inclusion has firmly been placed as a spotlight within organisations. i've recently decided to reclaim my real name. so ha