Edinburgh Chamber Event: Inclusive Workplaces, Ensuring You’re Not Missing Out
Nationally, Developing the Young Workforce announced ‘Youth unemployment has decreased by 48%’ however; there is a complex picture underneath this headline position and one in which it is apparent that some groups of young people are particularly disadvantaged.
Half of all young people with a declared or assessed disability are in further education 9 months after leaving school. However, by the time they are 26 they are four times as likely to be unemployed as their non-disabled peers.
Looked after children are least likely to go into a positive destination after leaving school – 1 in 3 is unemployed 9 months after leaving school.
Delegates will understand basic equality and diversity principles, the business benefits of inclusion, the pay and outcomes gaps that exist in Scottish society, the impact of media and culture and unconscious bias in impacting our behaviour. The steps that individuals can take to promote equality of outcome, not just equality of opportunity would be highlighted and the impact inclusive leadership can have in the workplace.
