Details of Activity
A redesigned survey was used to assess changes in staff attitudes, with regards to the perception of the department as a workplace and effectiveness of its action plans. The survey was redesigned after its initial conduct in 2012 in order to include additional questions, reduce vagueness of staff answers and gain a greater depth of knowledge on the attitudes of part-time staff members. Every working group within the Department offered ideas on questions that they felt were relevant and should be included in the staff survey; all staff were expected to join a working group and the survey was redesigned according to the suggestions.
Outcomes
While the initial survey had a response rate of 42%, the redesigned survey saw an increased response rate of 65% as staff now felt involved in the design process of the survey. This included a greater gender balance in respondents (2012: 64% female, 29% male / 2013: 58% female, 42% male). The redesigned survey noted a positive cultural shift among staff, for example 83% of staff felt that individuals were treated fairly regardless of gender, displaying a 9% increase compared to the year before.