Indicates whether the organization has a written policy to support progression/promotion of employees fairly and equitably and a system to monitor compliance with this policy.
Fair Career Advancement Policy (OI4884)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Fair Career Advancement Policy (OI4884). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote details on how they determine the advancement of employees.
Usage Guidance
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Organizations are encouraged to align these policies with state or international standards. For example, the United States Equal Employment Commission (EEOC) prohibits any employer from making decisions about job assignments and promotions based on an employee's race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
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Organizations are encouraged to emphasize their fair career advancement policy on their websites or job advertisements.
Impact Categories & Themes
Cross Category
Metrics identified as "cross-category" are those that are relevant to any IRIS+ Impact Category or Impact Theme (i.e., these metrics are not specific to any particular industry/category or theme).
SDG Goals & Targets
Gender Equality
- SDG Target 5.1
- SDG Target 5.2
- SDG Target 5.5
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.5
- SDG Target 8.6
- SDG Target 8.8
Reduced Inequality
- SDG Target 10.1
- SDG Target 10.2
- SDG Target 10.3
Metric History
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April 2021 - IRIS v5.2 Released
No change.
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December 2019 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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April 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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February 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revision to metric name and definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
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February 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Material change. Metric definition and response format modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
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October 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
Material change. IRIS ID changed due to relocation in the IRIS framework. Metric modified to improve alignment with the B Impact Assessment and increase specificity.
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January 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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August 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Fair Career Advancement Practices (OI6167) developed via IRIS Taxonomy Development Group.