The survey, launched last year, attracted a response rate of 54 per cent of female employees, similar to the all-company survey of 2024.
It found that 74 per cent of respondents would recommend Scottish Sea Farms as an employer and that many of the improvements identified for women would also benefit the whole company.
Questions covered the business’s culture of diversity and inclusion, management practices, and career advancement opportunities, as well as how Scottish Sea Farms compares to other employers.
Areas for improvement included enhancing menopause support and fertility support policies, annual DEI training, and encouraging further participation with events for school-aged pupils.
As a result of the exercise, there have already been a number of changes including more formalised careers and STEM engagement to
be introduced; DEI training will be updated online and also be included in line manager training; staff will be reminded that the updated handbook can be found on the HR SharePoint; and the survey will be conducted annually.
Decisions on longer term goals, such as reviewing the Personal Development Review (PDR) and induction processes, are expected by
the end of Q1.