Category Qualitative Data

New Scots (Syrian Refugees) in Aberdeenshire (Housing)

Aberdeenshire Council faced significant logistical challenges in organising suitable housing for the Syrian New Scots community. When families began to arrive in 2015, they were initially given private accommodation rented by the council for a two year period, in a…

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Aberdeen Equality Outcomes Consultation (Housing)

During August and September 2020, GREC conducted a survey to gather feedback from people with protected characteristics to feed into Aberdeen City Council (ACC)’s Equality Outcomes. The survey was complemented by a series of focus groups held in October and…

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The Human Cost of Brexit (Housing)

In an online roundtable discussion, members of community groups and third & public sector organisations reflected on Brexit’s impact on EU citizens in North East Scotland. Six speakers presented diverse perspectives and more than 65 people attended the discussion that…

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Tackling Economic Barriers Pilot Study

A pilot study was carried out by GREC from March to June 2017, using short questionnaires about experience of working life in the UK. Even with a small sample size of 65, some interesting patterns emerge. Most participants were happy…

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SSAMIS: Employment

Between 2013 and 2017, the Social Support and Migration in Scotland (SSAMIS) project interviewed over 200 migrants and 60 experts across Scotland, focusing their work on Aberdeen City and rural Aberdeenshire. Note on method and sample for Employment section: Most…

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Challenges for Ethnic Minority Small Business Owners

Researchers conducted interviews with 25 ethnic minority business owners in Aberdeen, all of whom faced difficulties in accessing labour, due to frequent changes to immigration rules. Challenges in attracting ethnic majority staff lead to a heavy reliance on student workers,…

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New Scots (Syrian Refugees) in Aberdeenshire (Employment)

In 2018, there were 86 working-age adults in the Syrian New Scots’ community in Aberdeenshire. Most were engaged in volunteer work but only three were in employment. Covid-19 halted almost all volunteering opportunities, but employment levels have significantly increased. By…

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Aberdeenshire Council Research (Employment)

While data was not collected on participant ethnicity in the Community Survey or Citizens’ Panel Survey, there were respondents in both who felt that ethnicity could present barriers to employment (48% and 30%).

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Aberdeen Equality Outcomes Consultation (Employment)

During August and September 2020, GREC conducted a survey to gather feedback from people with protected characteristics to feed into Aberdeen City Council (ACC)’s Equality Outcomes. The survey was complemented by a series of focus groups held in October and…

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The Human Cost of Brexit (Employment)

In an online roundtable discussion, members of community groups and third & public sector organisations reflected on Brexit’s impact on EU citizens in North East Scotland. Six speakers presented diverse perspectives and more than 65 people attended the discussion that…

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