This annual research provides insights into how New Zealand organisations see and respond to diversity in the workplace, and highlights areas to focus on in order to improve inclusivity in workplaces in Aotearoa.
September 2024
A significant proportion of leaders in our organisations are not equipped or being held accountable for driving inclusion in our workplaces, according to the 2024 New Zealand Workplace Diversity Survey.
Ethnicity, gender and Rainbow/LGBTQ+ were ranked as the diversity dimensions considered most important by respondents with DEI responsibilities. Ethnicity, gender and disability were ranked most important by people with no DEI responsibilities. Read more key findings in the report.
October 2023
There is a stark difference between the way efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within an organisation are perceived by the people doing the mahi and those with no responsibility for DEI efforts, according to the 2023 New Zealand Workplace Diversity Survey.
DEI respondents ranked wellbeing and mental health, leadership development and te ao Māori as the most important DEI-related topics in their organisation. Read more about these and other key findings.
July 2022
Neurodivergent people in New Zealand workplaces are at risk of being overlooked, with a third reporting their condition has negatively affected their career advancement, the latest New Zealand Workplace Diversity Survey shows.
Wellbeing, bias and flexibility were again identified as the diversity issues that are most important to organisations. Read more the key findings.
May 2021
Workplaces need to do more to identify and address unacceptable behaviours that fall outside the traditional definition of bullying and look at whether some migrant workers are disproportionately impacted by this issue, according to the latest New Zealand Workplace Diversity Survey.
Read more about this, the impact Covid-19 is having on workplace diversity, equity and inclusion and other key findings.
May 2020
This year’s survey results provide insight into how organisations see and respond to diversity issues.
The survey contributes to public understanding and debate and seeks to highlight both good practice and what needs further attention. These latest results indicate that gender, wellbeing/wellness and bias are regarded as important issues.
April 2019
This year’s survey results provide a fresh snapshot of how organisations see and respond to diversity issues.
They tell a story of growing awareness and improving practice alongside a number of diversity issues that continue to require more attention and it is encouraging to note that almost all diversity issues were afforded considerably more importance than in previous surveys.
