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Conversations in Integration

Auckland: The OMEGA Diversity Perception Audit

This month, OMEGA (Opportunities for Migrant Employment in Greater Auckland) released its first diversity report, OMEGA Diversity Perception Audit 2011.

It highlights the views and perceptions of over forty New Zealand CEOs and HR Directors in relation to the diversity landscape of New Zealand.

Key findings:

• New Zealand businesses lack indicators, benchmarks and tools to measure, develop, monitor and interpret the business impact and contribution of diversity within organizations.
• Challenges in relation on to corporate culture are emerging and will continue to intensify without an investment in appropriate solutions.
• Increased workforce diversity within businesses has been an unintentional result of labour market supply related to migration and changing global demographics. While New Zealand businesses are tolerant of diversity as a social norm, they are complacent about recognizing and leveraging the business advantage and economic benefits of diversity.
• Skills shortages continue to plague the strategic development, resilience and prosperity of businesses. Yet, diversity management – a key solution to this skills shortage – continues to be a low executive priority, deepening the impact of an empty talent pipeline.
• Business leaders are not particularly engaged or proactive in advancing diversity or in capturing the benefits associated with diversity. NGOs and HR professionals have “filled in the gaps” when it comes to diversity management and future workforce planning.
• New Zealand’s diversity landscape is haphazard with “knee jerk” programmes and mechanisms which do not adequately capture the business value of the diverse talent that exists in the workplace.

Source: OMEGA