The Open University’s latest Business Barometer report reveals that despite ongoing skills shortages, over half (54%) of organisations don’t have any specific initiatives, skills programmes or workplace adjustments in place for specific talent pools including underrepresented groups. The report suggests that employers are missing out on a hidden talent pool and an opportunity to ‘grow your own’ talent during a time where two in four (42%) of organisations say they have been prevented from filling roles due to lack of applicants.