Staff engagement
Bree White made this Official Information request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The request was successful.
From: Bree White
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
The State Services commission says that there are "a number of studies finding a relationship between staff engagement and organisation performance". While many Government agencies used to publish results of staff engagement surveys as part of annual reports, it is increasingly difficult to find this data.
In the public interest in understanding how well agencies are performing, I am writing to alll agencies requesting information on staff engagement:
1) Have you ever conducted staff engagment surveys?
2) What staff engagment survey do you use or have you used: Kenexa, Gallup, Winsborough, other, internally-developed?
3) How frequently have you been conducting staff engagment surveys up to the last one you did?
4) If you haven't done one in 2016, are you intending to conduct a staff engagement survey in 2016, or whenever the next regularly scheduled survey is?
5) If the answer to questions 4) or 1) is "no", why not? Please provide the memorandum, meeting minutes and/or decision documenting the reason for not conducting staff satisfaction surveys, discontinuing the survey, or changing the frequency you conduct surveys.
6) Please provide the questions and complete results (e.g. agency level, directorate level, team level) of your staff engagement survey from 2008 to 2016.
As agencies provided similar data to the State Services Commission in 2015, I expect that these will not be onerous questions and hope for a quick reply.
Thank you!
Bree White
From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Dear Bree White
Thank you for your email of 5 June 2016 (copied below). This email is to
acknowledge the receipt of your request by the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) and to confirm that we are treating your
request as a request for information under the Official Information Act
1982 and will get back to you as soon as reasonably practicable, but in
any case within the 20 working day deadline set by that Act.
Kind regards
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From: Bree White [mailto:[FOI #4111 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2016 5:16 p.m.
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information Act request - Staff engagement
Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,
The State Services commission says that there are "a number of studies
finding a relationship between staff engagement and organisation
performance". While many Government agencies used to publish results of
staff engagement surveys as part of annual reports, it is increasingly
difficult to find this data.
In the public interest in understanding how well agencies are performing,
I am writing to alll agencies requesting information on staff engagement:
1) Have you ever conducted staff engagment surveys?
2) What staff engagment survey do you use or have you used: Kenexa,
Gallup, Winsborough, other, internally-developed?
3) How frequently have you been conducting staff engagment surveys up to
the last one you did?
4) If you haven't done one in 2016, are you intending to conduct a staff
engagement survey in 2016, or whenever the next regularly scheduled survey
is?
5) If the answer to questions 4) or 1) is "no", why not? Please provide
the memorandum, meeting minutes and/or decision documenting the reason for
not conducting staff satisfaction surveys, discontinuing the survey, or
changing the frequency you conduct surveys.
6) Please provide the questions and complete results (e.g. agency level,
directorate level, team level) of your staff engagement survey from 2008
to 2016.
As agencies provided similar data to the State Services Commission in
2015, I expect that these will not be onerous questions and hope for a
quick reply.
Thank you!
Bree White
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From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Dear Ms White
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).
Note that due to the size of the files they will be sent in a few emails.
Kind regards
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Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief
Executive
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Email 2 – this is large so please let me know if it is received.
Kind regards
Gemma Stevenson
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Department of Prime Minister and
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC] On Behalf Of Information [DPMC]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2016 3:41 p.m.
To: '[FOI #4111 email]'
<[FOI #4111 email]>
Subject: Reply to your OIA request - Email 1
Dear Ms White
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).
Note that due to the size of the files they will be sent in a few emails.
Kind regards
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Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief
Executive
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you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Email 3.
Kind regards
Gemma Stevenson
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet [2]cid:image001.gif@01CE893F.79F24AB0
P 912 0522
E [1][email address]
From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC] On Behalf Of Information [DPMC]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2016 3:41 p.m.
To: '[FOI #4111 email]'
<[3][FOI #4111 email]>
Subject: Reply to your OIA request - Email 1
Dear Ms White
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).
Note that due to the size of the files they will be sent in a few emails.
Kind regards
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Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief
Executive
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Email 4.
Kind regards
Gemma Stevenson
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Department of Prime Minister and
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P 912 0522
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC] On Behalf Of Information [DPMC]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2016 3:41 p.m.
To: '[FYI request #4111 email]'
<[3][FYI request #4111 email]>
Subject: Reply to your OIA request - Email 1
Dear Ms White
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).
Note that due to the size of the files they will be sent in a few emails.
Kind regards
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Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief
Executive
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the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If
you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or
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From: Information [DPMC]
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Email 5 final.
Please let me know if you are missing any numbers from Email 1 through to
5.
Kind regards
Gemma Stevenson
Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief Executive
[IN-CONFIDENCE]
Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet [2]cid:image001.gif@01CE893F.79F24AB0
P 912 0522
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From: Gemma Stevenson [DPMC] On Behalf Of Information [DPMC]
Sent: Monday, 4 July 2016 3:41 p.m.
To: '[FYI request #4111 email]'
<[3][FYI request #4111 email]>
Subject: Reply to your OIA request - Email 1
Dear Ms White
Please find attached a scanned copy of the reply to your recent Official
Information Act request to the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).
Note that due to the size of the files they will be sent in a few emails.
Kind regards
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Ministerial Coordinator
Office of the Chief
Executive
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The information contained in this email message is for the attention of
the intended recipient only and is not necessarily the official view or
communication of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. If
you are not the intended recipient you must not disclose, copy or
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