Decision details

Adam Bowles, Director of Organisational Development & Human Resources, presented a report providing an overview of the staff survey results and a breakdown in relation to the committee’s equalities review. The following key points were noted:

8.1 Participation in the staff survey has increased to 50% and overall employee engagement has increased by 5%.

8.2 Overall there are minimal differences in terms of ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. There are some however, this includes female employees being more likely to experience bullying and harassment; and lesbian and gay employees having less confidence in senior leadership.

8.3 Disabled employees are significantly more dissatisfied across all question areas.

At 9:30pm the committee agreed to suspend standing orders to complete the remaining agenda.

8.4  A high proportion of employees who experience bullying experience it from managers, employees, and the public.

8.5  The committee noted the number of employees saying that they do not understand how their own goals and objectives fit in with the wider organisation and asked what is being done to improve this.

8.6 The council has circulated information on the corporate strategy so that employees understand what the council is doing. More information on the performance cycle is being made available in order to connect service plans with the corporate strategy, and the corporate strategy is being linked to appraisals. There will also be training with managers and better internal communications.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.