The housebuilding industry is currently facing a widely-talked about issue. Demand for housing has never been higher but we do not have the skills to build the homes that Britain needs. At the same time, the industry is finally recognising that we are not equally accessible to people of different backgrounds. These two issues are not separate. We are missing out on capable talent because they don't see the industry as an attractive place to work.At Barratt Developments, we realised that to appeal to a more diverse workforce we first needed to create an environment that would attract, and more importantly, retain people of different backgrounds.
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