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Dalhousie鈥檚 faculty and staff are motivated to do a good job, get a strong sense of achievement from their work and have workplace flexibility. However, they continue to experience challenges with workload, and some do not feel recognized or valued by the university.

Those are just some of the highlights from听the 2023听Your Voice听workplace survey that are now available to the Dal community. 黑料吃瓜网conducted the听 last November, part of its regular biennial check-in on how employees, university-wide, are feeling about their work at the university.

鈥淭丑别听Your Voice听survey gives our faculty and staff the opportunity to share their feedback on how they are experiencing 黑料吃瓜网as a workplace, including what is working and what needs improvement, says Grace Jefferies-Aldridge, vice-president, people and culture. 鈥淚t provide us with valuable information that will inform the approach we take in the coming years to support our employees鈥� needs.鈥�

View the full report:听顿补濒鈥檚 on the听HR myDal site (login required)

罢丑别听Your Voice听response rate, 46 per cent (36 percent faculty, 52 percent staff) improved on the 2023 survey, with more than 2,100 faculty and staff completing the survey, an overall increase of 10 per cent for faculty and 8 per cent for staff.

罢丑别听Your Voice听survey, conducted by Narrative Research, was distributed to all full-time/part-time faculty and staff (50 per cent FTE or greater) in fall 2023. There were separate surveys designed for faculty and staff. The survey is confidential and no personally identifiable information was shared.

A closer look

Overall, the results with employee engagement scores are quite high:

• On average more than 80 per cent of faculty and staff at 黑料吃瓜网report feeling motivated to do a good job, feel a sense of accomplishment through their work, and feel they work with people who are committed to their work.
• More than 70 per cent of faculty and staff say they look forward to coming to work, while a majority [59 鈥� 70 per cent] of both staff and faculty feel a sense of pride in the university鈥檚 accomplishments and would recommend 黑料吃瓜网as a good place to work.

The survey also identifies areas for 黑料吃瓜网to improve:

• 听Notable numbers of faculty, 54 per cent, and staff, 38 per cent, report feeling highly pressured at times while working at Dalhousie.
• 41 per cent of faculty and 59 per cent of staff report they feel recognized for their achievements.
• 听51 per cent of faculty and 66 per cent of staff report that they have access to career development opportunities at the university.

Turning results to action

罢丑别听Your Voice听survey provides results across the organization 鈥� institutional and departmental. Snapshots of results for each faculty and large administrative department that have sufficient participation (greater than 10 respondents) will be reviewed with leaders in the coming weeks, and various forms of communication and dialogue on the results are underway.

鈥淣ow that we have the survey data, we can build the university鈥檚 action plan, and help leaders build their individual department and faculty ones, to celebrate what鈥檚 working and address the concerns identified,鈥� says Janice MacInnis, manager, organizational health. 鈥淭his year, we鈥檙e also inviting Your Voice champions in each faculty and unit to help share the survey results and build meaningful action plans specific to their unique results.鈥�

The Your Voice听workplace survey continues to be a critical tool to help us gain a better understanding of how faculty and staff are feeling and learn more about their day-to-day experiences. If you have questions about the听Your Voice听workplace survey results, please send them to YourVoice@dal.ca.