Not sure if anyone else’s workplace is implementing Employee Resource Groups, also known as ERGs. My workplace is pushing involvement in an ERG hard.
For those of you not familiar, they are employee affinity groups for those that identify as from a certain demographic – e.g., women, LGBTQ, etc.
I was considering becoming involved at work and then I came across something interesting. In an HR consultant blog I saw ERGs being mentioned as a way to prevent unions. In my limited experience it seems ERGs are just another way for the business to say they are addressing equity problems, but not really doing anything about it.
Has anyone had a positive or negative experience with these groups? I’m really curious at what others think about this.