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Pay Equity Audit: Employee Perceptions & Trust Survey
Measures employee awareness, fairness perceptions, and trust regarding organizational pay equity audits. Designed for HR and DEI teams to identify transparency gaps and prioritize communication and process improvements.
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23 questions · ~4 min
Q02
Multiple Choice
As far as you are aware, has our organization conducted a pay equity audit?
Q03
Long Text
The next questions ask about your perceptions of pay equity audits—processes organizations use to review whether employees are paid fairly regardless of gender, race, or other demographic factors.
Q04
Multiple Choice
Are you involved in setting pay or making compensation decisions?
Q05
AI Interview
We'd like to explore your perspective on pay equity audits in a bit more depth. An AI moderator will ask you a couple of brief follow-up questions.
Q06
Long Text
Finally, a few questions about you. These are used only for aggregate analysis and will not be linked to your identity.
Q07
Long Text
Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses are confidential and will be used in aggregate to improve how we approach pay equity at our organization. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact [HR/People Team contact].
Q08
Multiple Choice
Where did you most recently hear about a pay equity audit at our organization?
Q09
Long Text
How important is it for organizations like ours to conduct pay equity audits?
Q10
Long Text
If you are involved in pay or compensation decisions: How feasible do you think it is for our organization to run effective pay equity audits given current resources and processes?
Q11
Long Text
Based on your responses in this survey, what else—if anything—should our organization consider to make pay equity audits as fair and transparent as possible?
Q12
Multiple Choice
Which department or function do you primarily work in?
Q13
Long Text
How clear is the purpose of pay equity audits to you?
Q14
Long Text
How confident are you that a pay equity audit at our organization would be conducted fairly?
Q15
Multiple Choice
Which of the following would most increase your confidence in pay equity audits at our organization? Select all that apply.
Q16
Multiple Choice
What is your employment status?
Q17
Long Text
How fair do you consider the criteria typically used in pay equity audits (e.g., job level, tenure, performance)?
Q18
Multiple Choice
How comfortable would you be with your compensation data being included in a pay equity audit?
Q19
Multiple Choice
What is your job level?
Q20
Long Text
How fair do you consider how the results of pay equity audits are typically communicated to employees?
Q21
Long Text
How long have you been with the organization?
Q22
Long Text
How fair do you consider the pay adjustments that can result from pay equity audits?
Q23
Multiple Choice
What is your primary work arrangement?
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