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Workplace Inclusion Barometer

The Workplace Inclusion Barometer is Aotearoa’s first independent, recurring measure of trust, belonging and inclusion in our workplaces. It provides a nationwide view of how people experience inclusion, not just what organisations say they are doing.

Why we created it

As workplaces evolve, there is a growing need for credible, long-term insight into how people from different communities truly feel at work. This refreshed research tool focuses on perceptions of inclusion, applies a consistent methodology over time, and brings stronger intersectional depth. Women serve as the anchor demographic to ensure diverse experiences are visible and comparable.

The barometer reflects Te Uru Tāngata’s shift from measuring diversity as representation to measuring inclusion as lived experience. This offers a more powerful indicator of culture, wellbeing and long-term social and economic outcomes.

 

Take the Workplace Inclusion Barometer Survey
Te Uru Tāngata launches Aotearoa’s first Workplace Inclusion Barometer

 

What it aims to do

The Workplace Inclusion Barometer is designed to:

  • Track how workplace inclusion sentiment changes over time through robust, repeatable data
  • Amplify voices across Aotearoa’s communities using an intersectional approach
  • Explore how wider social issues, public debate and policy shifts influence workplace culture and psychological safety
  • Provide evidence that organisations can use for benchmarking, reflection, capability-building and inclusive policy design
  • Support national advocacy for more equitable and inclusive workplaces

 

How to take part

Participation is open to people across Aotearoa who want to share their lived experience of inclusion at work. Your insights help build a clearer and more representative picture of what is happening in workplaces today, and what needs to change.

Organisations can also take part by promoting the survey to their people and using the findings to inform their inclusion strategies. Share the link to the survey or contact consultancy@workplaceinclusion.org.nz to receive posters with a QR code that you can display around your workplace.

 

Take the Workplace Inclusion Barometer survey