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Equality & Diversity
A major piece of research has just been completed into current
equalities policy and practice in Moray. The research was commissioned by The
Moray Council, Moray Voluntary Service Organisation, Moray College, Careers
Scotland and other Community Planning partners. The two-year project was
funded through the European Social fund Objective 3 and match-funded by The
Moray Council. A full-time research worker was recruited for the duration of
the project.
The research was conducted in three inter-linking phases:
 | An employers' survey of around 250 organisations from the
public, voluntary and private sector with responses from a total of 70
organisations.
| | In-depth interviews with employers and focus groups/surveys
with employees to explore issues identified in the survey.
| Consultations with women, disabled people and minority ethnic
groups to identify their experiences of accessing employment and services. |
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The overall outcome of the research was confirmation that
there is a lack of awareness of equality issues throughout the public, private
and voluntary sectors. While there are examples of good practice, particularly
from services dedicated to supporting particular groups, many organisations
are not addressing inequality of access to services in an effective way. A
full report on the findings - Equality in Moray - can be viewed below. A day-long
seminar was held at the Findhorn Foundation in late November to debate the
findings of the report.
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