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DataForest by Sequoia Launched to Benchmark Total Rewards and Policies

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On 4th January Sequoia, the premier people investment strategy advisor, announced the launch of DataForest. DataForest is a digital resource for total rewards and people benchmarking policies to enable HR teams to track people practices and policies against industry benchmarks. DataForest offers comprehensive insight into employee experience program data in an appealing and interactive format.

The rise of hybrid work policies has increased the need to create engaging employee programs and positive, fulfilling work experiences. The ability of employers to leverage their workforce relies heavily on their ability to interpret data and identify patterns that enable them to maximize their people-oriented initiatives.

Sequoia powers the DataForest total rewards and work policy data through its annual Employee Experience Benchmarking Report, survey responses from people-oriented organizations and insight from the organization’s proprietary database.
DataForest users can access:
  • Top Trends: the most recent trends and patterns in employers’ navigating their compensation, work policies, DEI initiatives, and much more in real-time.
  • Studies: A wide array of targeted data on employee wellbeing, employee mobility, retirement, and much more.
  • Surveys: Topical surveys that can be taken part in to share people-investment policies.


"Business leaders need a way to quickly understand and stay ahead of workplace trends in this distributed work environment. Dataforest is the community-driven instance of our people analytics and insights, offering organizations with real-time data that can be used to inform people and business strategy."

- DataForest by Sequoia

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