DEI statement lacks quantified diversity data
This check looks for a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statement on your careers, about or culture content, and whether it's backed by actual numbers, such as workforce composition, gender pay gap, or hiring breakdown by group. A DEI statement was found here, but no quantified data accompanies it. UK law requires businesses with 250 or more employees to publish their gender pay gap, and the FTC (the US consumer-protection regulator) scrutinises US sites that make DEI claims they can't back up with data. A vague statement without numbers reads as unsupported, and that damages trust with candidates and customers more than making no statement at all. Your HR team should publish a short diversity report with real figures: workforce by gender, ethnicity and seniority level, your gender pay gap percentage, and hiring percentages by group. This is roughly four hours of work if the underlying HR data already exists, longer if it needs to be pulled together first.
Why this matters
UK law requires businesses with 250 or more employees to publish their gender pay gap, and the FTC (the US consumer-protection regulator) scrutinises US sites that make DEI claims they can't back up with data. A vague statement without numbers reads as unsupported, and that damages trust with candidates and customers more than making no statement at all.
How to fix it
Your HR team should publish a short diversity report with real figures: workforce by gender, ethnicity and seniority level, your gender pay gap percentage, and hiring percentages by group. This is roughly four hours of work if the underlying HR data already exists, longer if it needs to be pulled together first.