September 2004
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University a good place to work, say staff

University staff like their line managers and feel they are trusted to get on with their jobs, a wide-ranging survey has found.

More than 650 people completed the Staff Satisfaction Survey which showed that 86% felt "my manager trusts me to do my job".

The survey also revealed that 69% of staff feel the University is a good place to work.

Staff Development Adviser Pete Sayers said: "The University has always been a friendly place and this shows that managers do make an effort to ensure this is a good place to work."

Overall results showed a slight improvement in satisfaction rates since the last survey was carried out in 2002.

This year's survey looked in detail at a range of issues, including staff's jobs, the working environment and the University's performance and leadership. Big improvements were seen in the induction of new staff members.

People appear to know how their work fits in with corporate priorities but when asked what they felt about their future, the highest priority was to "be more realistic about workloads". O

ther high-priority issues were to reward people for performance rather than just long service and to "say thank you".

Pete added that while higher levels of satisfaction with immediate managers contrasted with satisfaction of overall University management, "the ability of the University to communicate with staff seems to be improving".

The full report is available at www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/staffdev/survey (internal access only)

28 September 2004

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