Equal Employment Opportunity and Employee Performance: Examining the Moderating Effect of Motivation in PT Intidaya Dinamika Sejati

Abstract

Currently, the demands for companies in implementing ESG are quite massively echoed. Not only responsibility for the natural environment and transparency in business management, the availability of opportunities to occupy a certain position in the company is also one of the crucial issues in the implementation of ESG. Justice in the workplace is one of the big issues if it cannot be resolved properly. The application of EEO is expected by employees, especially in this case about fairness in engagement and job selection that suits the employee's abilities. The implementation of good principles of fairness in the workplace will certainly encourage employees to optimize their abilities and will have an impact on improving employee performance. In addition, the implementation of a good EEO will also increase motivation in employees and will later affect the improvement of employee performance. This study examines the role of motivation as a mediator variable in EEO variables on the performance of employees of PT Intidaya Dinamika Sejati. This research is an explanatory research involving 185 respondents in the showcase division. The results of the study were obtained that motivation plays a role as a variable that strengthens the influence between EEO and employee performance. Companies that are able to apply EEO principles will make employees more motivated to complete their tasks and will strive to achieve their performance at the optimal level.