ETHNIC minorities face “significant barriers” when seeking employment and developing a career, MSPs warned yesterday.

A six-month inquiry by Holyrood’s equal opportunities committee found that people from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to be unemployed or in low-paid work, despite performing better academically than white Scots.

The committee’s report concluded that the situation was “not acceptable” and that members were “extremely concerned to hear of how discrimination and lack of access to opportunities are holding back many talented and committed individuals.”