Don't use this data to represent the whole public sector.
Some organisations weren't able to take part in the 2020 survey as they were responding to the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
These were:
With some results, some numbers may add up to more than 100% as respondents could select more than one answer.
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Due to the varied representation of some industry groups in the 2020 survey, there may be bias in the results.
The under-represented industry groups in the 2020 survey are:
The over-represented industry groups in the 2020 survey are:
The 2020 survey results aren't comparable to surveys of employee opinions or experiences in other years.
The data for % of public sector workforce comes from our annual workforce data collection.
Most respondents changed work arrangements due to coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay Safe Directions.
Of this:
In the survey, we asked respondents how supported and informed they were due to changes from coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay Safe Directions.
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The industry a respondent worked in affected if they could work from home.
For example:
In this first table, respondents said if they had experienced changes to their work arrangements in 2020.
In this second table, respondents who said they experienced changes to their work arrangements reported on what these changes were.
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In this third table, respondents reported on how often they worked from home if one of the changes they experienced was to work from home.
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Where a respondent lived affected if they had to work from home or not.
Survey results show the impact coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay Safe Directions had on Victorian regions.
Compare these figures as an example:
In this first table by location, respondents who said they experienced changes to their work arrangements reported on what these changes were.
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In this second table by location, respondents reported on how often they worked from home if one of the changes they experienced was to work from home.
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Between March and October 2020, coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay Safe Directions directed employees they must work from home if they could.
In this context, respondents answered questions about the benefits and barriers to working from home.
The top 2 benefits respondents reported about working from home were:
Only 2% said there were no noticeable benefits.
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The top barriers respondents reported about working from home were:
Only 12% of respondents said there were no noticeable barriers.
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Many respondents either worked from home or somewhere else than usual due to coronavirus (COVID-19) Stay Safe Directions.
We ran the survey from 12 to 30 October 2020.
In the 3 months prior to the 2020 survey, 16% of respondents had gone back to work at their usual location in part or in full.
This included:
Based on location, this was:
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The 2020 survey asked:
The impacts on respondent wellbeing from working during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were different based on what changes they experienced.
For example:
We asked respondents how work made them feel.
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