Stuff Diversity and Inclusion Report - June 2021
Friday, 4 June 2021
Kia ora and welcome to Stuff’s first Diversity and Inclusion report.
Stuff is an organisation for all New Zealanders. We believe that bringing your true self to work is key to building a winning team. Diversity and inclusion is woven into the everyday fabric of who we are and what we do.
To better serve our customers, audiences and the communities we must also strive to reflect that diversity within our workplace. We want all of our people to grow, thrive and be successful because when that happens it’s reflected positively in our interaction with you.
While we have achieved great strides in gender representation, our goal is to achieve the same progress in the ethnic representation of our people. We are committed to a series of initiatives over the next three years to achieve a workforce that is reflective of the diverse population of Aotearoa.
This report tracks our progress across FY21, coinciding with the first year since Stuff’s return to local ownership.
Our intention is to report on our progress annually, using data to hold ourselves to account for shifting the dial towards the best possible outcomes for our people and our audiences.
Ngā mihi,
Annamarie Jamieson
People and Culture Director
(For more on Stuff’s diversity practices, see the section on diversity, discrimination and prejudice in our Editorial Code of Practice and Ethics.)
What does Diversity and Inclusion mean to us?
Workforce diversity
Diversity means all the ways we differ and it includes everyone. It includes our visible differences such as gender, race and ethnicity and visible disabilities. But it also includes our non-visible differences such as sexual orientation, social class, heritage, religion, unseen disabilities, different perspectives and thought processes, education, family status and age.
Workforce inclusion
Inclusion means valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive. This means individuals are supported, respected, engaged, have a voice and are able to develop skills and talents in line with our values.
It's also about social inclusion and making sure Stuff is open to all, no matter what background.
Workforce equity
Equity in a workplace means everyone receives fair treatment. When equity exists, people have equal access to opportunities. It will set up an advantageous environment for both Stuff and our people.
If we get this right
It will be evident in how we work, to our people, our partners and our audience. It will be part of the DNA of Stuff, how we hire and develop our people and how we create our content. We want to see the deep, rich diversity in our communities reflected in our workforce and content.
Diversity and Inclusion at Stuff
Creative spirit
Agenda-setting programme that provides employment opportunities for young adults living with intellectual disabilities – “real jobs for real people”.
Ethnicity equity
Capturing data so we can measure equity around ethnicity in our workplace and make positive changes.
Coffee coop
An innovative programme highlighting true immersion by giving the deaf community a pathway to follow a passion.
Deaf Aotearoa
Stuff celebrates our diverse culture with NZ Sign Language Week.
Gender equity
Implemented procedures to address the systemic and structural gender pay gap to enhance our fair and equitable workplace.
DVFree tick
Accreditation shows we have taken tangible steps to create a domestic violence-free workplace.
Flexible working
Stuff commits to flexible working conditions for employees to enhance their well-being and increase productivity.
Te reo Māori
We offer te reo language courses for all staff.
Parental leave
Stuff offers additional benefits to employees who are primary or secondary carers and has practices in place to ensure they are not disadvantaged.
FY21 Reporting
84.3% of our workforce has chosen to self-record ethnicity. Our people are able to identify with up to three ethnic groups and this is reflected in the statistics below.
Stuff's gender pay gap
Stuff’s gender pay gap for FY21 (including all earnings) was 4.7 per cent. We have strong female representation across the business, particularly in executive and senior leadership roles, so the gap exists mainly because of the higher proportion of women than men in lower paid roles.
At Stuff we are very intentional about closing the gap, and we have implemented a lot of checks and balances to keep us moving in the right direction.
We don’t yet feel we have comprehensive-enough data to report on the Māori and Pacific pay gap, however we are measuring what we do know and increasing diversity, particularly at senior levels of the business, is an area of focus for Stuff.
Our Diversity and Inclusion roadmap
Stuff is committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace by a variety of targeted activities including but not limited to:
Improving workforce diversity by reviewing recruitment policies and selection processes, and actively recruiting in areas of inequity
Providing inclusive recruitment training for hiring managers.
Offering all staff the opportunity to learn te reo Māori to assist in protecting the language
Building a diverse and inclusive pipeline of talent through partnerships, internships, career development
Promoting understanding of diversity and inclusion through learning, reviewing policies and practices to remove barriers, and enhancing awareness.