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BIS Civil Service people survey, 2011 - underlying data

Updated 7 December 2015
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Organisation Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Group2 Score
Engagement Index 49
B01. I am interested in my work 89
B02. I am sufficiently challenged by my work 79
B03. My work gives me a sense of personal accomplishment 73
B04. I feel involved in the decisions that affect my work 55
B05. I have a choice in deciding how I do my work 75
B06. I have a clear understanding of the Department's purpose 77
B07. I have a clear understanding of the Department's objectives 70
B08. I understand how my work contributes to the Department's objectives 75
B09. My manager motivates me to be more effective in my job 66
B10. My manager is considerate of my life outside work 80
B11. My manager is open to my ideas 80
B12. My manager helps me to understand how I contribute to the Department's objectives 58
B13. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by my manager 75
B14. My manager recognises when I have done my job well 78
B15. I receive regular feedback on my performance 59
B16. The feedback I receive helps me to improve my performance 58
B17. I think that my performance is evaluated fairly 60
B18. Poor performance is dealt with effectively in my team 38
B19. The people in my team can be relied upon to help when things get difficult in my job 83
B20. The people in my team work together to find ways to improve the service we provide 81
B21. The people in my team are encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things 76
B22. I am able to access the right learning and development opportunities when I need to 53
B23. Learning and development activities I have completed in the past 12 months have helped to improve my performance 44
B24. There are opportunities for me to develop my career in BIS 37
B25. Learning and development activities I have completed while working for BIS are helping me to develop my career 39
B26. I am treated fairly at work 80
B27. I am treated with respect by the people I work with 86
B28. I feel valued for the work I do 63
B29. I think that BIS respects individual differences (e.g. cultures, working styles, backgrounds, ideas, etc) 68
B30. In my job, I am clear what is expected of me 79
B31. I get the information I need to do my job well 66
B32. I have clear work objectives 72
B33. I have the skills I need to do my job effectively 85
B34. I have the tools I need to do my job effectively 63
B35. I have an acceptable workload 51
B36. I achieve a good balance between my work life and my private life 59
B37. I feel that my pay adequately reflects my performance 29
B38. I am satisfied with the total benefits package 29
B39. Compared to people doing a similar job in other organisations I feel my pay is reasonable 23
B40. I feel that BIS as a whole is managed well 31
B41. Senior Managers in BIS are sufficiently visible 46
B42. I believe the actions of Senior Managers are consistent with the Department's values 34
B43. I believe that the Management Board has a clear vision for the future of BIS 29
B44. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by the Department's Senior Managers 28
B45. I feel that change is managed well in BIS 24
B46. When changes are made in BIS they are usually for the better 17
B47. BIS keeps me informed about matters that affect me 59
B48. I have the opportunity to contribute my views before decisions are made that affect me 32
B49. I think it is safe to challenge the way things are done in BIS 33
B50. I am proud when I tell others I am part of BIS 35
B51. I would recommend BIS as a great place to work 30
B52. I feel a strong personal attachment to BIS 29
B53. BIS inspires me to do the best in my job 26
B54. BIS motivates me to help it achieve its objectives 24
B55. I believe that Senior Managers in BIS will take action on the results from this survey 33
B56. I believe that managers where I work will take action on the results from this survey 48
B57. Where I work, I think effective action has been taken on the results of the last survey 19
D01. Are you aware of the Civil Service Code? 95
D02. Are you aware of how to raise a concern under the Civil Service Code? 62
D03. Are you confident that if you raised a concern under the Civil Service Code in BIS it would be investigated properly? 68
E01. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work? (negatively phrased question) 82
E03. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work? (negatively phrased question) 85
Group6 Score4
Engagement Index 49
B01. I am interested in my work 89
B02. I am sufficiently challenged by my work 79
B03. My work gives me a sense of personal accomplishment 73
B04. I feel involved in the decisions that affect my work 55
B05. I have a choice in deciding how I do my work 75
B06. I have a clear understanding of the Department's purpose 77
B07. I have a clear understanding of the Department's objectives 70
B08. I understand how my work contributes to the Department's objectives 75
B09. My manager motivates me to be more effective in my job 66
B10. My manager is considerate of my life outside work 80
B11. My manager is open to my ideas 80
B12. My manager helps me to understand how I contribute to the Department's objectives 58
B13. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by my manager 75
B14. My manager recognises when I have done my job well 78
B15. I receive regular feedback on my performance 59
B16. The feedback I receive helps me to improve my performance 58
B17. I think that my performance is evaluated fairly 60
B18. Poor performance is dealt with effectively in my team 38
B19. The people in my team can be relied upon to help when things get difficult in my job 83
B20. The people in my team work together to find ways to improve the service we provide 81
B21. The people in my team are encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things 76
B22. I am able to access the right learning and development opportunities when I need to 53
B23. Learning and development activities I have completed in the past 12 months have helped to improve my performance 44
B24. There are opportunities for me to develop my career in BIS 37
B25. Learning and development activities I have completed while working for BIS are helping me to develop my career 39
B26. I am treated fairly at work 80
B27. I am treated with respect by the people I work with 86
B28. I feel valued for the work I do 63
B29. I think that BIS respects individual differences (e.g. cultures, working styles, backgrounds, ideas, etc) 68
B30. In my job, I am clear what is expected of me 79
B31. I get the information I need to do my job well 66
B32. I have clear work objectives 72
B33. I have the skills I need to do my job effectively 85
B34. I have the tools I need to do my job effectively 63
B35. I have an acceptable workload 51
B36. I achieve a good balance between my work life and my private life 59
B37. I feel that my pay adequately reflects my performance 29
B38. I am satisfied with the total benefits package 29
B39. Compared to people doing a similar job in other organisations I feel my pay is reasonable 23
B40. I feel that BIS as a whole is managed well 31
B41. Senior Managers in BIS are sufficiently visible 46
B42. I believe the actions of Senior Managers are consistent with the Department's values 34
B43. I believe that the Management Board has a clear vision for the future of BIS 29
B44. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by the Department's Senior Managers 28
B45. I feel that change is managed well in BIS 24
B46. When changes are made in BIS they are usually for the better 17
B47. BIS keeps me informed about matters that affect me 59
B48. I have the opportunity to contribute my views before decisions are made that affect me 32
B49. I think it is safe to challenge the way things are done in BIS 33
B50. I am proud when I tell others I am part of BIS 35
B51. I would recommend BIS as a great place to work 30
B52. I feel a strong personal attachment to BIS 29
B53. BIS inspires me to do the best in my job 26
B54. BIS motivates me to help it achieve its objectives 24
B55. I believe that Senior Managers in BIS will take action on the results from this survey 33
B56. I believe that managers where I work will take action on the results from this survey 48
B57. Where I work, I think effective action has been taken on the results of the last survey 19
D01. Are you aware of the Civil Service Code? 95
D02. Are you aware of how to raise a concern under the Civil Service Code? 62
D03. Are you confident that if you raised a concern under the Civil Service Code in BIS it would be investigated properly? 68
E01. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work? (negatively phrased question) 82
E03. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work? (negatively phrased question) 85