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  • WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE SCORE (W.E.S.)

One number that earns
the right to be trusted.

The Workplace Experience Score is IFWP’s single certification metric – a statistically weighted composite of the employee-voice Culture Index and an independent HR Practice Audit. Cross the threshold and you are IFWP Certified.

  • What It Is

Every signal, resolved
to one verdict.

A certification is only as credible as the number behind it. The Workplace Experience Score — WES — is that number: a single, defensible figure out of 100 that no organisation can self-report, inflate, or coach its way into.
It is the weighted composite of two independent assessments – the 70% Culture Index, drawn entirely from confidential employee voice, and the 30% HR Practice Audit, verified against presentable evidence. Together they resolve multiple data points into a single threshold decision: certified, or not yet.

“A score you can argue with is a score worth trusting. The WES is built to survive the argument.”

See the full methodology
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  • The Score, Live

Watch the composite
resolve.

Move either pillar to see how the weighting builds a single WES and exactly where it lands against the certification threshold. This is an illustrative model; your score uses your own data.
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Certification standard: WES 70+
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Two pillars, one weighted result.

Culture Index

  • 70% weight

82

Confidential employee-voice survey across all 7 dimensions.
82%

Contributes to WES

57.4

HR Practice Audit

  • 30% weight

78

Evidence-verified audit of 10 formal HR practice areas.
78%

Contributes to WES

23.4

CI×0.7 + HR×0.3 =

80.8 WES

  • The Standard

WES 70+

IFWP Certified

One single, statistically grounded benchmark. Cross seventy and your organisation earns the IFWP Certified status — with the digital badge, public listing on the IFWP platform, and the right to fly the mark across hiring, employer brand, and investor narratives.

  • Verified by employee voice and independent HR audit
  • Aggregated, de-identified — individual answers stay private
  • Certification is valid for the full annual cycle
  • Why It Matters

A benchmark, not a ranking.

The WES is measured against an absolute standard — not against other companies. You earn certification by clearing a defined threshold, the same one applied to a 500-person startup and a 50,000-person conglomerate alike. No curve, no politics, no pay-to-rank.

01

Absolute

Certification is earned against a fixed threshold, not a leaderboard. Your result depends only on your own workplace — never on who else applied this year.

02

Verified

Every score is anchored in two independent sources — authenticated employee voice and an evidence-led HR audit — so the number reflects what people experience and what systems actually do.

03

Trackable

One consistent metric, year after year. The WES turns culture from an annual sentiment into a measurable trend you can hold leadership accountable to.

Certificate
  • What You Receive

Your score delivers
four things.

01

Composite WES — Scored out of 100

A single, weighted number with Culture Index and HR Audit contributions itemised — defensible, verifiable, yours.

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A comprehensive corporate & employee perspective

Your WES score is a comprehensive measure of workplace culture, combining employee feedback and organizational insights into a single benchmark.

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Year-on-Year Progress Tracking

Each cycle charted against the last — a measurable trend that holds leadership accountable over time.

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Published Profile on IFWP.com

Certified scores go public — verifiable credibility for every candidate, client, and investor who looks you up.

Prove your culture works
for everyone.

The Inclusion Equality Check™ comes built into every IFWP certification. Get certified and see your workplace as every employee group experiences it.
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