The Ireland benchmark represents people who work in Ireland. It covers all industries and functions. The benchmark includes people who work in Ireland but their organizations have headquarters in other countries.
Emerging
Benchmark status
We consider this an emerging benchmark: it has enough data available for us to use bootstrapping to create a representative sample. As the sample grows in size, some scores may slightly change. Our research has shown that our bootstrapped scores are consistent with our standard benchmarks. Read more about the methodology.
Data provided by Culture Amp
Computer Software
34%
Internet
11%
Information Technology and Services
8%
Insurance
4%
Public Relations and Communications
4%
Consumer Electronics
3%
Staffing and Recruiting
3%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3%
Apparel & Fashion
3%
Food & Beverages
3%
Financial Services
3%
Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.
This is in the bottom 17% compared with other countries.
The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the top 47% compared with other countries.
Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.
[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere | 68% 1% below global average |
I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work | 81% 1% below global average |
I am proud to work for [Company] | 84% 2% below global average |
I rarely think about looking for a job at another company | 52% 3% below global average |
I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time | 58% 5% below global average |
People working in Ireland are less engaged than United States, India, Brazil, and Israel.
The highest scoring question for Ireland had 88% of People agreeing that they are able to arrange time out from work when they need to (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Management.
People in Ireland were generally least favourable about Service & Quality Focus, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 17% of people disagreeing (-3% below average).
In the short term, 23% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+3% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 15% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+3% compared to overall).
The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.
1 The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success | 66% favorable Leadership |
2 I believe action will take place as a result of this survey | 52% favorable Action |
3 I am given opportunities to develop skills relevant to my interests | 65% favorable Learning & Development |
We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.
Overall Rating | 3.8 stars (+0) |
Culture and Values | 4.0 stars (+0.1) |
Work Life Balance | 3.9 stars (+0.1) |
Compensation and Benefits | 3.8 stars (+0.2) |
Career Opportunities | 3.6 stars (+0.1) |
Recommend to Friend | 74.0% (+3) |
CEO Approval | 86.0% (+2) |
Organizations in the Ireland benchmark on average gave 10% of employees access to reports with their survey results. This is below the overall average of 10% and demonstrates that organizations in this benchmark are more likely to share via offline and traditional formats.
An interesting reference point is that the average proportion of managers in organizations is 12-15%, with some industries higher than others (New Tech was closer to 20%).
Global average
10%
Ireland
10%
People in Ireland were much more positive than average regarding Decision Making.
On the lower side, People in Ireland had much lower favorable scores than average in Action, Fairness, and Service & Quality Focus.
Below are the most common areas that organizations in Ireland choose to take action on using the Culture Amp platform. Actions varied from changing or iterating on an All Hands meeting, introducing new skip level 1:1s, to introducing an organizational transparency report.
1 At [Company] there is open and honest two-way communication | 59% favorable Collaboration & Communication |
2 I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me | 72% favorable Alignment & Involvement |
3 I receive appropriate recognition for good work at [Company] | 67% favorable Feedback & Recognition |
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