Inclusion@Work index 2025–2026

A biennial survey that maps and tracks the state of inclusion in the Australian workforce. The index tracks progress, or the lack thereof, over time, and explores how inclusive workplaces are for a diversity of workers. It also highlights how workplace inclusion and exclusion impact both employees and business performance. This synopsis report presents findings from the 2025–2026 survey.

Key findings

• Inclusion is most often experienced through teams and the overall organisational climate, and far less through managers in 2025-2026.
• All components of team and organisational inclusion measured had increased between 2023 and 2025.
• Discrimination, harassment and everyday exclusion remain widespread in Australian workplaces in 2025–2026, particularly for employees from marginalised backgrounds.
• Almost 1 in 4 of workers reported experiencing discrimination and/or harassment at work in 2025.
• 1 in 4 workers report everyday exclusion.
• Almost 1 in 2 First Nations workers, workers with disability and LGBTIQ+ workers reported experiencing workplace discrimination and harassment in 2025.