Assessment
- What is the assessment tool and what is it used for?
- What does the assessment tool consist of?
- Results of the assessment tool
The assessment tool consists of employee and employer surveys that can be completed on our website in Lithuanian, English, Russian, Latvian, and Estonian. We developed the tool in cooperation with the European Commission and UNHCR, and in consultation with the LGKT and other organizations. The tool allows us to use surveys to examine employee well-being, test ways of solving hypothetical problems, and identify gaps in organizational policies and practices. During the surveys, we assess:
- attitudes and stereotypes
- organizational culture
- diversity and inclusion
- existing equal opportunity measures
- expectations of the employer
- how the experiences of various employee groups differ in the workplace
The assessment tool is used both to identify the first steps to be taken in the area of equal opportunities and to evaluate existing activities and measure the change they generate.
The assessment is confidential; we do not collect employees’ IP addresses, time, or geographical location from which it is completed.
We review the questions every year and update and improve them as necessary.
The assessment tool consists of surveys of employees and employer representatives, as well as research results.
The employee survey includes:
- assessment of social distance (based on the Public Attitudes Survey)
- employee self-assessment of their knowledge about different social groups
- employee experience in the workplace (recruitment, discrimination, well-being)
- assessment of diversity and inclusion initiatives
- expectations for the organisation
- social and demographic characteristics of the employee(s) completing the survey
Meanwhile, the employer representative interview includes:
- the organization’s diversity and inclusion strategy
- measures to promote diversity and inclusion (in recruitment and in creating an inclusive work environment)
- information about the organization
The results of your organization can be viewed by an employer representative who has logged in to the assessment tool page. Once logged in, you can analyze how different employee groups responded to the questions, what score the organization received, and how it compares to other organizations (you will see the average score of all organizations that have completed the evaluation)
Once your organization has completed the assessment, we will discuss the results with you and answer your questions. We can also help you identify priority areas and set goals. A detailed analysis is provided after the survey, when we present you with the experiences and expectations of employees according to demographic characteristics (e.g., how the experiences of male employees differ from those of female employees, as well as whether there are differences in experiences according to age, membership in vulnerable groups, etc.).
In order to discover and monitor change, we invite you to conduct the survey annually.