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Northern Territory Public Sector : People Matter Survey Report 2014

Details:

Title

Northern Territory Public Sector : People Matter Survey Report 2014

Collection

Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment reports; Reports; PublicationNT

Date

2015

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).

Language

English

Subject

Northern Territory. Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment -- Periodicals; Civil service -- Northern Territory -- Personnel management -- Periodicals

Publisher name

Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment

Place of publication

Darwin

ISSN

2206-0235

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/259019

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/499901

Page content

04 | SUMMARY FINDINGS 29 0 4 | SU M M A R Y F IN D IN G S NORTHERN TERRITORY PUBLIC SECTOR PEOPLE MATTER SURVEY REPORT 2014 Observations on management index groups Agency Percentage agreement scores were exceptionally positive for all statements concerning equal opportunity employment (87-92 per cent) 96 per cent of respondents felt they make a contribution to achieving the agencys objectives 93 per cent of respondents agreed that their agency saw earning and sustaining high levels of public trust as important 90 per cent of respondents agreed that there are opportunities within their agency to develop their skills and knowledge 91 per cent of respondents agreed that their agency provides high quality services to the community 60 per cent of respondents were confident that a grievance lodged within their agency would be investigated in a thorough and objective manner 50 per cent of respondents agreed that they were provided with the opportunity to influence changes in their organisation 61 per cent of respondents agreed that they rarely think about leaving their agency 51 per cent agreed there is a clear consultation process when change in their organisation is proposed Senior managers Poor agreement levels with statements around the effectiveness of change management processes saw Senior Managers place at the bottom of all management groups At 70 per cent, the percentage agreement score for the statement Senior Managers model the NTPS Values was lower than might be expected and indicates an issue which requires exploration Immediate manager Immediate managers scored well against all measures with percentage agreement scores for some statements standing out as being exceptionally positive - My manager encourages employees to behave in an ethical manner (92 per cent) - My manager encourages employees to report health and safety incidents and hazards ( 91 per cent) - My manager is committed to ensuring customers receive a high standard of service (90 per cent) Workgroup While responses relating to management within an employees immediate workgroup were the most positive on average, percentage agreement scores for some questions indicate potential issues - In my workgroup, decisions about access to development opportunities are made on the basis of merit (63 per cent) 90 percent of respondents agreed that there are opportunities within the agency to develop their skills and knowledge.