New Zealand (200-500) January 2026
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
Most represented industries in this benchmark
Financial Services, Insurance, Utilities, Construction, Food & Beverages, Food Production, Information Technology & Services, Aviation & Aerospace, Building Materials, Computer Software
Reported gender breakdown
Male
53%
Female
47%
Non-Binary
0.2%
Are employees committed to their organizations?
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.
69% of New Zealand (200-500) employees are engaged
This is in the bottom 40% compared with other regions.
The median eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 11 and is in the bottom 47% compared with other regions.
How does New Zealand (200-500) compare?
People in New Zealand (200-500) were much more positive than average regarding Company And Leadership.
On the lower side, people in New Zealand (200-500) had much lower favorable scores than average in Equity, Feedback & Recognition, and Voice.
People working in New Zealand (200-500) are more engaged than Benelux, DACH, Central Europe, and Nordic. People working in New Zealand (200-500) are less engaged than Middle East & Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Asia.
The highest scoring question for New Zealand (200-500) had 90% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of %[Company]% (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.
People in New Zealand (200-500) were generally least favourable about Equity, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 20% of people disagreeing (+3% above average).
How long do people stay?
In the short term, 21% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+1% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 11% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+1% compared to overall).
Understanding Tenure distributions
Tenure describes how long an employee has worked for their company: we know through our research that newly hired employees tend to be more positive than their tenured counterparts. Positivity declines sharply before bottoming out between two to six years, then rises slightly for those that remain.
The tenure composition of a benchmark can influence overall scores.
Tenure distributions
Less than 3 months
2%
3 months to 6 months
3%
6 months to less than 1 year
7%
1 to less than 2 years
16%
2 to less than 4 years
27%
4 to less than 6 years
13%
6 to less than 10 years
15%
Greater than 10 years
19%