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Who are Australia?s inclusive employers?

November 14, 2022 News Team

The Inclusive Employers Index recognises workplaces that are exceeding national benchmarks on inclusion measures. The Diversity Council Australia?s (DCA) 30 Inclusive Employers for 2022-23 Index features inclusions from the not-for-profit sector, energy, agriculture, confectionery and more.˜ The recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia, and recognises workplaces in which a diversity of people are respected, connected, progressing and contributing to organisational success.˜ To be deemed eligible as an Inclusive Employer, DCA members must:

Invite at least 60 per cent of their employees to participate in DCA?s Inclusive Employer Index Assessment, where they provide detailed responses about their experience of inclusion at work.
Show that they are active and committed to inclusion by achieving results that exceed the National Index Benchmark on at least five out of six of the following measures: awareness; engagement; inclusive organisational climate; inclusive leadership; inclusive team; exclusion.˜˜

This year?s Inclusive Employers come from across a diverse spectrum of employers: public, private and non-government, large and small.˜ The Inclusive Employers Index is an extension of DCA?s Inclusion@Work Index which maps the state of inclusion across the Australian workplace landscape and provides a business case for inclusion at work. According to DCA, employees who work in an inclusive organisation are:

four times less likely to experience discrimination and/or harassment
eight times more likely to be highly effective than those in non-inclusive teams
eight times more likely to be innovative
four times more likely to provide excellent customer service.˜

?Inclusion is good for employers and for employees. The organisations who have participated in this year?s Inclusive Employer Index are demonstrating their commitment to inclusion and through their participation they can reflect on their achievements and identify ways to do even better,? said DCA CEO Lisa Annese. ?Inclusion isn?t an add on extra for these organisations, it is a super-power and it is critical to their success.