This service is for you if…
HR Director / CHRO
Your employer brand lacks substance — you recruit on promises the day-to-day does not confirm.
CEO / MD
You struggle to retain talent and to align your managers around a shared, embodied culture.
Talent Acquisition Director
Your EVP exists on paper, but your employees do not recognise themselves in it.
The deliverables of your employer promise.
A commitment that does not stay in an HR document: formalised, evidenced, co-built with your teams and activated in your managerial rituals.
Formalised "Employer Promise" document
The EVP written up, structured and validated — with the tangible proof attached to each commitment to your employees.
Co-build workshops
Sessions with your HR teams, managers and employee representatives to secure buy-in and credibility.
Employee expectations analysis
eNPS, quality-of-work-life, interviews and feedback cross-referenced to root the promise in lived reality — not in HR intentions.
Tangible proof identified
The concrete elements that make your employer promise credible and verifiable in your employees’ eyes.
How building an employer promise works with Onivio.
1Diagnosis
We analyse your employee journeys, gather internal verbatims and review your current HR practices. eNPS, quality-of-work-life and interviews cross-referenced — the aim: to understand what your people genuinely value and what you can credibly promise.
2Defining the commitments
We write the commitments that make up the employer promise, anchoring each to tangible proof and aligning them with your real capabilities. No promise you could not keep day to day.
3Validation
We facilitate co-build workshops with your HR teams, managers and employee representatives. The employer promise becomes the whole organisation’s, not the HR department’s alone.
4Operational rollout
We build an internal activation plan: communication, manager training, integration into HR rituals and the employee journey. The promise moves from document to lived, everyday reality.
The upper range applies to broader scopes with rollout support. Precise quote after scoping.
Frequently asked questions.
What is an employer promise (EVP)?
It is the structured commitment an organisation makes to its employees about what they will experience throughout their journey. Far more than an HR slogan, an employer promise is rooted in the real culture, backed by tangible proof and delivered at every stage of the employee journey.
Why define an employer promise?
Because a clear employer promise reduces turnover, strengthens the employer brand and aligns managers around a shared culture. Without it, recruitment rests on promises the day-to-day does not confirm, and engagement quietly deteriorates.
Who is this service for?
For HR directors whose employer brand lacks substance, for leaders who struggle to retain talent, and for Talent Acquisition leaders whose EVP exists on paper but does not resonate with employees.
How does building an employer promise work with Onivio?
In four steps: diagnosis (eNPS, quality-of-work-life, internal interviews, HR practices), defining the commitments (EVP writing, tangible proof, alignment with real capabilities), validation (co-build workshops with your HR teams, managers and employee representatives), and operational rollout (activation plan, manager training, integration into HR rituals). Total duration: 4 to 8 weeks.
What is the difference between an EVP and an employer promise?
The EVP is the content — what the company offers its employees. The employer promise is the operational commitment: rooted in real capabilities, backed by tangible proof, and deployed across HR and managerial processes.
How long does it take to define an employer promise?
Between 4 and 8 weeks depending on scope and the level of rollout support. That timeline covers the diagnosis, defining the commitments, the validation workshops and building the activation plan.
What deliverables will I receive?
A formalised Employer Promise document with tangible proof, the employee expectations analysis (eNPS, quality-of-work-life, interviews), co-build workshops with your HR teams and managers, and an internal deployment plan (communication, manager training, integration into HR rituals).
How much does building an employer promise cost?
From €8,000 excl. VAT. The upper range applies to broader scopes with rollout support. A precise quote is drawn up after an initial scoping conversation.
How is this different from a standard eNPS survey?
An eNPS survey measures an overall feeling at a point in time. The employer promise builds a lasting commitment: it starts from what employees actually experience, sets out commitments the organisation can keep, and deploys them in everyday processes.
Do you work remotely or on site?
Onivio is remote-first: interviews and workshops take place by video. On-site workshops at your premises are possible on request.
Where to go next.
Understand the real journey before articulating the promise you will keep.
ExploreMeasure over time whether the employer promise is genuinely being kept.
ExploreWhy customer experience also depends on the promise you keep to your people.
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