Untapped Talent: The Hidden Opportunity In Scotland Report

Are you concerned about the lack of diversity in Scottish workplaces and poor employment outcomes for multi-ethnic people in Scotland?

Do you want to understand the root causes?

Do you need solutions to influencing policy change and ideas for implementing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace?

Untapped Talent: The Hidden Opportunity in Scotland is essential reading for organisations and individuals working to create a fairer and more inclusive Scotland.

It provides an objective analysis of the data AND the lived experiences of ethnic minority individuals in Scotland.

It considers the experiences and attitudes of employers to make joint recommendations for promoting employability for minoritised communities in Scotland.

It reveals the untapped economic potential of ethnic minority people

Productivity and business innovation correlate directly to organisations’ diversity (by every measure).

It shows that, despite high levels of educational attainment (77.8% of respondents have a minimum of an undergraduate degree – 38.6% have a Masters), 83% of employed/underemployed respondents working in the health sector regardless of specialisation, with 80.29% forced to work as carers.

82% of survey respondents have experienced discrimination while applying for work, in the workplace or both.