Employee surveys are an important way to provide your organisation with valuable information that can inform and drive forward your business planning in a range of areas.

An employee survey should be seen as a strategic management tool that can aid an understanding of the organisational culture as well as employee perceptions, attitudes and preferences. Employee surveys should be developed with a clear message, communicated to all staff in a range of accessible formats and confidentiality assured. All data collected needs to be stored securely and employees can see appropriate action as a result of the information provided.

Employee surveys can focus on your organisational culture and working practices and how respected and valued your employees feel and may point to issues of exclusion or perceptions of unfairness from certain groups. It is essential therefore that your surveys consider age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief and sexual orientation.