Survey Gives Staff a Chance to Express Their Opinions

Survey Gives Staff a Chance to Express Their Opinions

An Employee Engagement Survey has been concluded at UKZN.

The survey gave staff an opportunity to be heard on several issues and give opinions seen as vital in the process of shaping the University to be an employer of choice.

Acting Executive Director of the Human Resources (HR) Division Mr Paul Finden said they were excited to share the results of the survey and to announce the highest number of submissions among participating departments.

‘Our overall employee engagement participation rate was 37%, the highest we have obtained in recent years which is indicative of a great level of commitment and enthusiasm within our workforce.

‘We appreciate and thank every employee who took the time to complete the survey,’ said Finden.

As a token of appreciation, the HR Division has identified the top three divisions with the highest response rates – Teaching and Learning, Human Resources and Finance.

Finden congratulated the winners and participants.

He said the survey results would be presented to the University Executive Management. This will be followed by focus group sessions, the establishment of a plan of action to assess what we are doing correctly, and address specific areas of improvement.

‘At HR we are committed to being part of the change process making UKZN a better place to work in and an employer of choice,’ said Finden.

Words: Sithembile Shabangu

Photographs: Supplied