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BIS Civil Service people survey, 2010 - underlying data

Updated 7 December 2015
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Organisation Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (excluding agencies)
Employee Engagement Index 50
My work theme score (B01-B05 average) 71
Organisational objectives and purpose theme score (B06-B08 average) 73
My line manager theme score (B09-B18 average) 66
My team theme score (B19-B21 average) 78
Learning and development theme score (B22-B25 average) 43
Inclusion and fair treatment theme score (B26-B29 average) 74
Resources and workload theme score (B30-B36 average) 71
Pay and benefits theme score (B37-B39 average) 29
Leadership and managing change theme score (B40-B49 average) 36
B01. I am interested in my work (% strongly agree or agree) 88
B02. I am sufficiently challenged by my work (% strongly agree or agree) 75
B03. My work gives me a sense of personal accomplishment (% strongly agree or agree) 70
B04. I feel involved in the decisions that affect my work (% strongly agree or agree) 51
B05. I have a choice in deciding how I do my work (% strongly agree or agree) 73
B06. I have a clear understanding of [my organisation's] purpose (% strongly agree or agree) 75
B07. I have a clear understanding of [my organisation's] objectives (% strongly agree or agree) 68
B08. I understand how my work contributes to [my organisation's] objectives (% strongly agree or agree) 76
B09. My manager motivates me to be more effective in my job (% strongly agree or agree) 65
B10. My manager is considerate of my life outside work (% strongly agree or agree) 82
B11. My manager is open to my ideas (% strongly agree or agree) 80
B12. My manager helps me to understand how I contribute to [my organisation's] objectives (% strongly agree or agree) 57
B13. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by my manager (% strongly agree or agree) 73
B14. My manager recognises when I have done my job well (% strongly agree or agree) 78
B15. I receive regular feedback on my performance (% strongly agree or agree) 60
B16. The feedback I receive helps me to improve my performance (% strongly agree or agree) 60
B17. I think that my performance is evaluated fairly (% strongly agree or agree) 65
B18. Poor performance is dealt with effectively in my team (% strongly agree or agree) 38
B19. The people in my team can be relied upon to help when things get difficult in my job (% strongly agree or agree) 83
B20. The people in my team work together to find ways to improve the service we provide (% strongly agree or agree) 78
B21. The people in my team are encouraged to come up with new and better ways of doing things (% strongly agree or agree) 72
B22. I am able to access the right learning and development opportunities when I need to (% strongly agree or agree) 52
B23. Learning and development activities I have completed in the past 12 months have helped to improve my performance (% strongly agree or agree) 48
B24. There are opportunities for me to develop my career in [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 30
B25. Learning and development activities I have completed while working for [my organisation] are helping me to develop my career (% strongly agree or agree) 41
B26. I am treated fairly at work (% strongly agree or agree) 79
B27. I am treated with respect by the people I work with (% strongly agree or agree) 84
B28. I feel valued for the work I do (% strongly agree or agree) 62
B29. I think that [my organisation] respects individual differences (e.g. cultures, working styles, backgrounds, ideas, etc) (% strongly agree or agree) 70
B30. In my job, I am clear what is expected of me (% strongly agree or agree) 79
B31. I get the information I need to do my job well (% strongly agree or agree) 67
B32. I have clear work objectives (% strongly agree or agree) 72
B33. I have the skills I need to do my job effectively (% strongly agree or agree) 89
B34. I have the tools I need to do my job effectively (% strongly agree or agree) 73
B35. I have an acceptable workload (% strongly agree or agree) 57
B36. I achieve a good balance between my work life and my private life (% strongly agree or agree) 64
B37. I feel that my pay adequately reflects my performance (% strongly agree or agree) 31
B38. I am satisfied with the total benefits package (% strongly agree or agree) 30
B39. Compared to people doing a similar job in other organisations I feel my pay is reasonable (% strongly agree or agree) 25
B40. I feel that [my organisation] as a whole is managed well (% strongly agree or agree) 38
B41. [Senior managers] in [my organisation] are sufficiently visible (% strongly agree or agree) 50
B42. I believe the actions of [senior managers] are consistent with [my organisation's] values (% strongly agree or agree) 40
B43. I believe that [the board has] a clear vision for the future of [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 29
B44. Overall, I have confidence in the decisions made by [my organisation's senior managers] (% strongly agree or agree) 33
B45. I feel that change is managed well in [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 31
B46. When changes are made in [my organisation] they are usually for the better (% strongly agree or agree) 18
B47. [My organisation] keeps me informed about matters that affect me (% strongly agree or agree) 58
B48. I have the opportunity to contribute my views before decisions are made that affect me (% strongly agree or agree) 28
B49. I think it is safe to challenge the way things are done in [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 34
B50. I am proud when I tell others I am part of [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 36
B51. I would recommend [my organisation] as a great place to work (% strongly agree or agree) 30
B52. I feel a strong personal attachment to [my organisation] (% strongly agree or agree) 30
B53. [My organisation] inspires me to do the best in my job (% strongly agree or agree) 27
B54. [My organisation] motivates me to help it achieve its objectives (% strongly agree or agree) 26
B55. I believe that [senior managers] in [my organisation] will take action on the results from this survey (% strongly agree or agree) 35
B56. I believe that managers where I work will take action on the results from this survey (% strongly agree or agree) 46
C01. I know where to go to find out how to handle personal and sensitive information (% strongly agree or agree) 88
C02. In the past 12 months have you received training on handling data and procedures to protect personal and sensitive information? (% yes) 93
E01. Are you aware of the Civil Service Code? (% yes) 95
E02. Are you aware of how to raise a concern under the Civil Service Code? (% yes) 61
E03. Are you confident that if you raised a concern under the Civil Service Code in [your organisation] it would be investigated properly? (% yes) 67
F01. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work? (% yes) 8
F03. During the past 12 months have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work? (% yes) 8
G01. I believe senior managers and corporate services have done a good job in bringing together the two departments 35
G02. Senior managers have worked together as a team in addressing the changes required to create BIS 40
G03. I believe the BIS mission and strapline 'Investing in our Future' encapsulates the work of the department 45
G04. I understand the BIS mission 58
G05. I believe there will be benefits to me and my work from being part of the new department 34