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 may not be a reliable indicator of employee opinions or experiences compared to surveys in other years.
The data for % of public sector workforce comes from our annual workforce data collection.
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This is a summary of the positive responses by respondents for questions that relate to employee support.
Higher scores mean respondents feel more supported by their organisation. This may lead to healthier, happier and more productive employees.
Each label represents a group of questions in the survey about employee support. The results are the average percentage of positive responses to questions in each group.
This is what each label means:
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To find the average agreement for each of these we:
Flexible work requests are how respondents feel their manager would respond if they requested flexible work.
Comparing how respondents feel about flexible work requests to their organisation's policies can show if they’re working or not.
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Flexible work use is how many respondents said they used some form of flexible work.
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In 2020, 34% of respondents reported they work part-time but only 20% reported using part-time work as a flexible work option.
This is consistent with part-time work not being considered a flexible work option for many people who work part-time
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