COVID-19 Impact on Employment

Young Scot facilitated a workshop to discuss the priorities of young people in the medium-term Economic and Employment recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and lockdown in Scotland.

A variety of young people who are Young Scot volunteers met digitally on Monday 1st June over Zoom to explore these priorities.

This workshop aimed to explore the following key areas of discussion:

• What are the medium to long-term consequences of the lockdown on: businesses including loss of employees and unemployment; young people’s future careers, hopes and aspirations; as well as potential emerging opportunities that might arise from the crisis?

• What will the implications of the recovery be for different groups and communities of young people, including on unemployment; on the nature of work; and on socio-economic inequality as a whole?

• How will the COVID-19 crisis impact on young people’s employment in Scotland over the next 5 years, with a potentially difficult employment market?

• What can the Scottish Government learn from the COVID-19 crisis to protect business and the employment market in the future?

This report summarises the output of various activities the young people took part in as part of the two-hour digital session, as well as an overview of the 22 young people who attended.

You can scroll through a preview of our report below or download a full pdf version using the Download button.