Research Unwrapped: Employer engagement with EDI

This research illuminates the lack of high-quality evidence on what works to engage
employers to prioritise the recruitment, retention, and progression of marginalised
young people.

• Active senior leadership commitment
• Line managers equipped to support marginalised employees
• Reseource to use EDI data meaningfully

• Set ongoing targets to prevent efforts reducing after a ‘one-time’ target is achieved.
• Actively support diverse talent to progress, or risk reinforcing systemic inequalities by restricting those from marginalised backgrounds to the most junior or low-paid roles.

• Capacity and resource limitations often feel like a barrier to meaningful engagement with EDI.
• But, by prioritising EDI in recruitment, employers can widen their talent pool.
• When coupled with action to support employees from diverse backgrounds to thrive, employers can escape the recruitment and retention crisis to achieve long-term success.

• Increased employee satisfaction, productivity, and retention.
• Increased innovation, leading to improved financial performance.