ELMO Employee Sentiment Index New Zealand (April – June ‘25)

Employees who feel trusted and empowered to set boundaries perform better. How can businesses reinforce that trust? We’ll be exploring this topic in an upcoming blog.

A lack of formal performance processes can affect employee development and perceptions of fairness. Interestingly, fewer than 38% of employees say their organisation has a formal, consistent process with clear criteria and regular documented reviews.

Whether you don’t have formal performance processes, your organisation is still using manual or disjointed systems or somewhere in between. A lack of a formal, consistent process can impact broader organisational goals.

Our 2025 HR Industry Benchmark Report identified increasing productivity as the
top priority for New Zealand HR professionals, but a reliance on manual processes was the biggest barrier to achieving this. Employees want growth and recognition tied to performance, but unclear feedback cycles cause disengagement.

ELMO’s Performance Management module makes it easier to handle your performance reviews and helps connect each person’s goals with what the business needs to achieve. It supports keeping your team motivated by focusing on their growth and uses performance info to help with fair pay decisions. Plus, with real-time reports, you get clear, up-to-date performance data, like spotting who’s excelling or where extra support is needed, so you can make smarter decisions based on facts, not just guesses.