Equality outcomes and mainstreaming report 2019

11. People Survey

(part of Annex E)

The following section presents 2016-2018 data from the Civil Service People Survey. It shows rates of discrimination, bullying and harassment, engagement and inclusion among staff. The relevant survey questions are:

Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment

During the past 12 months have you personally experienced discrimination at work?

[yes/no/prefer not to say]

During the past 12 months have you personally experienced bullying or harassment at work?

[yes/no/prefer not to say]

Engagement

I am proud when I tell others I am part of [my organisation]

I would recommend [my organisation] as a great place to work

I feel a strong personal attachment to [my organisation]

[My organisation] inspires me to do the best in my job

[My organisation] motivates me to help it achieve its objectives

[strongly agree/agree/neither agree nor disagree/disagree/strongly disagree]

Responses to these questions are combined together into a mean 'Engagement' Score. 'Strongly agree' responses are assigned 100%, agree 75%, neither agree nor disagree 50%, disagree 25% and strongly disagree 0%. Assigned percentages are totalled and divided by five for a mean Engagement Score.

Inclusion

I am treated fairly at work

I am treated with respect by the people I work with

I feel valued for the work I do

I think that [my organisation] respects individual differences (e.g. cultures, working styles, backgrounds, ideas, etc.)

[strongly agree/agree/neither agree nor disagree/disagree/strongly disagree]

A respondent's Inclusion and Fair Treatment (IFT) Score is the percentage of how many of the above statements they respond to with 'strongly agree' or agree. For example, if they respond 'strongly agree' or 'agree' to three out of four statements, their IFT Score is 75%.

There appear to be relationships between protected characteristics and the likelihood to experience discrimination, likelihood to be bullied or harassed, and levels of engagement and inclusion. Female and disabled respondents are consistently more likely to face discrimination, bullying and harassment than male and non-disabled respondents respectively. Disabled respondents also have lower IFT scores than non-disabled respondents. However, there has been a gradual decrease in the rates of discrimination, bullying and harassment experienced by minority ethnic, LGBO and non-Christian faith respondents between 2016 and 2018. There has also been an increase in the mean Engagement and IFT Scores for minority ethnic and non-Christian faith respondents.