Make Your Views Count

As part of the Prospect Payback Campaign we are launching a members survey to find out what you think about the Civil Service.  The results of this survey will help us to provide an authoritative snapshot of Prospect members' views about how they feel they are treated at work.  We intend to use the survey to highlight your concerns to Ministers and MPs and to identify those issues that you think Prospect should prioritise.

All replies will be dealt with in confidence. The survey is divided into four sections and should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete. Section 1: Do you feel valued? Section 2: Your pay structure Section 3: Your employment and expertise Section 4: About you  The majority of questions require a single response, other options will be clearly marked.  Some of your responses will generate a text box where you can provide more information if you wish with a suggested word limit.  There are a small number of questions that require a response to proceed with the survey, your response to these questions will assist us with the analysis of the results.  At the end of the survey there is a comment box to capture any issues that you feel have not been adequately covered elsewhere. Click the 'next' button at the end of each page to move you forward, click 'submit' on the final page to complete the survey.

Section 1 - Do you feel valued?

	Compared with last year how would you rate staff morale at your place of work? (1 = very satisfied and 5 = very dissatisfied)
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	In your present role, how satisfied are you with each of the following: (1 = very satisfied and 5 = very dissatisfied)
		1		2		3		4		5
	Level of Pay
	Pay progression
	Training/ career development
	Working hours
	Holidays
	Pensions

	Other, please specify (No more than 50 words)

	Improving pay rates is Prospect's key priority, can you highlight 3 other issues that you think Prospect should prioritise? (No more than 3 answers are allowed)
	Better pay progression system
	Equal pay
	Specialist pay
	Bonus pay
	Remove/reduce pay differences between bargaining units
	Work/life balance
	Flexible working
	Reduce the number of bargaining units
	Improve career development opportunities
	Improve other terms and conditions

	To give more details or highlight more options please complete the box below (No more than 50 words)

	In a typical week are you able to complete all the work you are expected to do in your normal contractual hours?
	Always
	Occasionally work overtime
	Often work overtime

	If you work overtime what are the arrangements?
	Paid overtime for work over your normal contractual hours
	Overtime is generally unpaid, but time off in lieu can be claimed
	Flexitime arrangement or some other means of banking hours
	Overtime is generally unpaid

	In the area you work are either consultants or agency workers engaged to complete core tasks?
	Never
	Consultants have been engaged on core tasks
	Agency workers have been engaged on core tasks
	Both consultants & agency workers have been engaged on core tasks

	Have you ever considered leaving your current post in order to (You may click on more than one response)
	Take up another position within your current organisation
	Take up a post elsewhere in the civil service (department, executive agency, NDPB or other government organisation)
	Take up a post elsewhere in the public sector
	Take up a post in the private sector
	Change careers
	Other

	Have you ever considered leaving for any of the following reasons? (You may give more than one response)
	Pay too low
	Unfair grading
	Conditions of service
	Extra workload pressure
	Having to compromise on quality of work
	Job too stressful
	Lack of career opportunities/ promotion opportunities
	None of the above

	Would you recommend friends or members of your family to start a career in the civil service in your occupation or profession?
	Yes
	No

	If No, why not? (No more than 50 words)

Section 2 - Your pay structure

	What percentage pay increase did you personally receive in 2007?
	0 - 0.9%
	1.0% - 1.9%
	2.0% - 2.9%
	3.0% - 3.9%
	4.0% - 4.9%
	5.0% or higher

	Where are you in your pay band structure?
	At the minimum of the pay band
	In the lower half of the pay band
	In the upper half of the pay band
	At the maximum of the pay band
	Don't know

	How long have been in your pay band?
	Less than a year
	1 - 5 years
	5 - 10 years
	More than 10 years

	How do you progress up your pay band?
	Annual increments
	Individual performance assessed through an appraisal
	Team performance assessed through appraisal
	A combination of service-related and performance based criteria
	Don't know

	If your progression is dependent on an appraisal is it clear how long it should take a satisfactory performer to reach the top of their pay band?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know

	How many years do you expect it will take you to progress from your current position to the top of your pay band?
	Less than 5 years
	Between 6 and 10 years
	More than 10 years
	I am already at the top of my pay band
	Don't know

	Do you think that part of your pay should vary depending on your performance at work?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know

	If there is a bonus pot is it clear what you have to do to receive a bonus payment?
	Yes
	No
	Don't know
	There are no bonus payments

	If part of your pay package is a bonus payment do you think the bonus pot is fairly distributed?
	Yes
	No
	My pay does not include a separate bonus payment

	If No, why not? (No more than 100 words)

	How strongly would you rate your satisfaction with your current pay structure?  (1 = very satisfied and 5 = very dissatisfied)
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