People no longer spend the entirety of their career in one place. However, this doesn’t mean that a company can’t get employees to stay a little longer than they planned on. Creating a supportive environment full of opportunity may help employee retention rates.
Employees are essential building blocks that shape an organization and help run it effectively. As a holistic experience of an employee with a company, right from the job candidacy until the exit, employee experience plays a pivotal role in attracting top talent.
While offering an incredible employee experience to attract talent is one thing, retaining them is quite another. That’s why organizations are now shifting their experience framework from the typical “need to work” to the all-new “want to work” model.
In fact, Deloitte states that “the setting of specific diversity goals … is … one of the most effective methods for increasing the representation of women and other minority groups.” And another Gartner survey found that “setting goals and tracking DEI progress through metrics” was one of the most effective steps HR leaders can take.
3 Key DEI metrics focused on the employee experience
Often, the employee experience is far more challenging to quantify than demographics when measuring how a company is doing with DEI. Fortunately, the most helpful information comes from an often untapped resource: employees.
Organizations can learn a lot about how valued, included, and supported employees feel by conducting frequent surveys and collecting feedback on the employee experience. Throughout it all, organizations should keep a close eye on the following employee experience DEI metrics:
- Job satisfaction and engagement
In your employee engagement surveys, take note of which employees indicate a high level of satisfaction in their roles and which ones aren’t.
For example, are there some common threads between employees who rate their job satisfaction and engagement poorly? If so, it might be time to step back and evaluate if there’s a more significant cultural issue, like microaggressions, making those employees feel less supported and included.
- Employee resource group (ERG) participation
ERGs give employees from various backgrounds and groups an opportunity to feel a stronger sense of belonging within an organization.
If there are established ERGs at your organization, you should evaluate the participation rate in those groups. If it’s lower than expected, it’s critical to dig in and determine why employees feel reluctant to join an ERG. This is also an ideal opportunity to see if there are other ERGs worth establishing.
Accessibility
People are at the core of diversity, equity, and inclusion. However, to complete the inclusivity part of the puzzle, it’s essential to confirm that you’re cultivating a workplace and a culture where every employee feels welcome.
Here are just a few questions to ask yourself when considering accessibility at your organization:
- Do all employees have a comfortable place to use the bathroom?
- Do you offer adequate parental leave (not just maternity leave) and space for breastfeeding mothers?
- Do you have screen readers and other equipment for employees with disabilities?
- Do you recognize all types of cultural holidays?
As you ask these questions, monitor, and analyze data relating to your facilities, benefits, accessibility, and overall culture to ensure there’s equity for all employees.
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