{"id":268540,"date":"2026-02-05T06:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/268540\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:49:06","slug":"dei-goes-dark-employers-retreat-from-transparency-not-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/268540\/","title":{"rendered":"DEI goes dark: Employers retreat from transparency, not inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over eight in 10 U.S. workers who described their workplace as hostile (86.0%) also said they were at risk of leaving their job, and nearly half of LGBTQ+ workers who were at risk of leaving (47.9%) reported declines in productivity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;LGBTQ+ workers are experiencing increased hostility in companies that abandon commitments to diversity and inclusion that are both lawful and a benefit to the bottom line,&#8221; said Kelley Robinson, HRC President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrc.org\/press-releases\/new-hrc-foundation-research-underscores-strength-and-strain-of-moment-on-lgbtq-workers-future-liability-to-companies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, employers leading with transparent inclusive practices are seeing an average net income more than eight times higher than their peers, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Meanwhile, companies that communicate clearly and lead with transparency earn trust, retain talent, and strengthen their business,&#8221; Robinson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At a moment when fear and confusion are growing, providing clarity and confidence isn&#8217;t just good leadership \u2014 it&#8217;s essential.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over eight in 10 U.S. workers who described their workplace as hostile (86.0%) also said they were at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268541,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[11957,1144,13232,111,43,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-268540","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-zealand","8":"tag-dei","9":"tag-human-resources","10":"tag-inclusion","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-newzealand","14":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268540\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/268541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}