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INDUSTRY REPORT · OCTOBER 2026

Closing the gap between social procurement goals and recruitment

Findings from the Find Your People procurement roundtable, 12 October 2026

Recruitment services around diverse talent delivery are now assessed and rated at pre-qualification, before a tender is scored, and winning a package can now rely on a diverse workforce. Clients want recruitment partners who are educated, aware and trained, with the initiatives, processes and partners to be noticed as leaders in diverse hiring and inclusive practice.

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Evidence-Based Research

The Business Case for
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Hiring

Data-driven insights on why diverse workforces outperform – and how Find Your People's built-in bias interrupts mechanism works to transform outcomes.

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Employers Are Under Pressure - Key DEI & Procurement Metrics

Gender Pay Gap (%) - The primary WGEA public disclosure metric.

Social Procurement Spend (%) - Percentage of total contractor spend allocated to social enterprises/First Nations businesses. Directly satisfies SPF and government tender mandates.

Promotion Velocity by Cohort - Time taken for diverse cohorts to move from initial hire to promotion. Proves you are retaining and developing talent, not just hitting quota.

First Nations Hiring Rate - Tracked against specific tender-mandated participation targets, e.g. 5% of total labor hours.

Hiring Funnel Leakage Rate - Ratio of diverse candidates from pipeline to offer. Identifies specifically where bias occurs in the selection process.

Supply Chain Diversity Audit Score - Using agency partner ratings to ensure your recruitment supply chain is as ethical as your internal workforce.

Time-to-Hire by Demographic - A speed metric that helps identify if you are unintentionally slowing down the hiring of specific groups.

Workforce Representation vs. Local Catchment - Comparing your site workforce demographics against the population stats of the local LGA. Essential for 'Local Content' tender compliance.

Site Safety/Incident Rate by Crew Diversity - The metric that links your inclusion programs directly to site safety performance.

Gender Diversity Hiring Plan - A structured hiring plan with gender diversity targets is itself a measurable compliance metric under WGEA reporting requirements.

Gender Pay Gap in Construction - half of all construction employers have a total remuneration gender pay gap above 25.8%, against a 9.1% midpoint across all private sector employers.

Source: WGEA

Agency Placement Gap - Recruiters meet ~400 candidates yearly, yet fewer than 5% secure placements under current float-based models.

Source: Industry Data

The Benefits of Diverse Teams - What the Data Says

Research consistently shows diverse teams outperform - and for blue-collar employers, the impact is tangible in safety, retention, and project delivery.

36%

Top-quartile diversity companies more likely to have above-average profitability.

McKinsey – Diversity Wins

19%

Higher innovation and financial returns from above-average diversity.

McKinsey & BCG

Reduced turnover improves project continuity and lowers replacement costs.

Broader hiring pools reduce shutdown delays caused by labour shortages.

Diverse crews improve safety reporting and compliance behaviours.

Multiple safety culture studies support the link between diversity and incident reduction.

3 Ways We Help Meet DEI Recruitment Outcomes

Find Your People directly addresses each pressure area with built-in tools agencies simply cannot provide:

Blind Screening Removes Bias

We remove bias triggers in sourcing focusing on skills first. De-identified candidate listings drive more diverse workforces and inclusive hiring outcomes from the screening stages.

Recruiters Tagged by Diversity

Recruitment agents with 20%+ representation of specific demographics receive diversity badges, making it easy to direct spend toward social procurement targets.

Diversity Data on Placements

Track diversity data across your contract placements - something agencies cannot do independently. Download reports for WGEA, tender submissions, and ESG reporting.

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