RESEARCH

Sources of research supporting the framework

WHY BE A PEOPLE FIRST EMPLOYER?

Harvard Business Review study 2011: Happy employees are 31% more productive and 3x more creative

Motivating people without money survey 2020

Pay level only marginally related to job satisfaction

Colmar Brunton Better Futures report 2020: 72% of youth (13-17 years) say it's important that their future employer is socially and environmentally responsible

What makes the countries best employers: report

Study: Employees who reported a positive employee experience at their organization also reported higher engagement levels, greater overall well-being in their lives, lower overall stress levels, lower feelings of burnout and greater intent-to-stay and likelihood to recommend the company as a great place to work

COVID-19: How to up your engagement game

BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK

Dress for your day

Empower your people with dress for your day

Commitments to "bringing your whole self to work"

The nine 'levers' to pull if you're serious about inclusion

Rainbow friendly

How to make your workplace more LGBTQI+ friendly

Citizens who’re LGBTQ+ are almost twice as likely to have a personal experience of mental distress (67%), while Māori and young adults aged 18 to 24 years also have higher rates of mental health problems.

Parental leave

The workplaces doing the most for parental leave

TIME

Flexible working

Flexible working hours and flexi-time in Finland

Remote working

Otago University COVID-19 Remote working study 2020

4-day work week

4-day work-week Perpetual Guardian

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern endorses 4-day work-week May 2020

4-day work-week in Finland

LEADERSHIP

Meaningful work

Appellate judge in France ruled an employee suffered from "bore out"

Equal numbers of men and women in leadership

In the Best Employers report conducted by Kincentric, organisations with more women in positions of power, and those with more of an even gender representation balance, were found to have ranked better among their employees.

FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY

2020 Helen Clark Foundation and WSP Alone Together report: Loneliness is correlated with low income and unemployment so being paid fairly can improve loneliness

Pay Equity

The $44,000 gender pay gap TVNZ tried to keep secret

Seven signs you're being underpaid – and how to ask for a raise

Mental health days

This safety net between jobs is part of Denmark’s “flexicurity” labor market model, which allows businesses to be flexible, and people to get security from the government.

Citizens who’re LGBTQ+ are almost twice as likely to have a personal experience of mental distress (67%), while Māori and young adults aged 18 to 24 years also have higher rates of mental health problems.

Annual leave

In Denmark, full-time employees are guaranteed five weeks of vacation time, regardless of their position or field of work