Agency size
1 = Small (Less than 250 employees)
2 = Medium (251 to 1,000 employees)
3 = Large (1,001 or more employees)

q1. What is your gender?
1 = Male
2 = Female
3 = X (Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified)
4 = Prefer not to say

q2. How old were you at your last birthday?
1 = Under 40 years
2 = 40 to 54 years
3 = 55 years or older

q7. What is your current, actual classification level?
1 = Trainee/Graduate/APS
2 = EL
3 = SES

q24a. My job gives me opportunities to utilise my skills
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree

q25. If asked to choose, which would you primarily consider yourself to be?[Please select one category only]
1 = An APS employee
2 = An employee of your agency

q32a. In my agency, the SES are sufficiently visible (e.g. can be seen in action)
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = Do not know

q36. Are there current skills or capability gaps within your immediate workgroup?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not Sure

q37.1. Written communication
1 = Tick

q38. Considering your work and life priorities, how satisfied are you with the work-life balance in your current job?
1 = Very satisfied
2 = Satisfied
3 = Neither satisfied or dissatisfied
4 = Dissatisfied
5 = Very dissatisfied

q39. Are you currently using flexible working arrangements, such as changes to your work location, work hours or pattern of work?
1 = Yes
2 = No

q43a. I have unrealistic time pressures
1 = Always
2 = Often
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never

q46. Which of the following statements best reflects your current thoughts about working for your agency?
1 = I want to leave my agency as soon as possible
2 = I want to leave my agency within the next 12 months
3 = I want to leave my agency within the next 12 months but feel it will be unlikely in the current environment
4 = I want to stay working for my agency for the next one to two years
5 = I want to stay working for my agency for at least the next three years

q47. What is the primary reason behind your desire to leave your agency?
1 = There is a lack of future career opportunities in my agency
2 = I want to try a different type of work or I’m seeking a career change
3 = I am not satisfied with the work
4 = I am looking to further my skills in another area
5 = My expectations for work in my agency have not been met
6 = I have achieved all I can in my agency
7 = I am not able to access the flexible working arrangements that I require
8 = My personal values do not align with that of my agency
9 = I am intending to retire
10 = Senior leadership is of a poor quality
11 = I can receive a higher salary elsewhere
12 = My agency lacks respect for employees
13 = I want to live elsewhere – within Australia or overseas
14 = I am in an unpleasant working environment
15 = Other

q50. Would you consider a secondment or temporary transfer in the next 12 months?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Unsure

q56. In the past 12 months, have you discussed with your supervisor your overall performance over the previous year and the performance expectations for the future year?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not applicable (e.g. have not worked with my current supervisor long enough for this conversation to occur)

q57. In the past 12 months, did your supervisor recognise when your job performance changed for any reason?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not applicable (e.g. my performance has not changed)

q70. In the last month, please rate your workgroup's overall performance on a scale of 1 to 10
1 = 1
2 = 2
3 = 3
4 = 4
5 = 5
6 = 6
7 = 7
8 = 8
9 = 9
10 = 10
11 = Don't know

q73. In my opinion, the work I am given is:
1 = Above my classification level
2 = Appropriate for my classification level
3 = Below my classification level

q75a. Lack of clarity around my role and responsibilities
1 = Not at all
2 = Very little
3 = Somewhat
4 = To a great extent
5 = To a very great extent

q79. Thinking of the most significant innovation that was implemented by your workgroup in the last 12 months, which parts of your work did it primarily affect?
1 = Process
2 = Products
3 = Communications
4 = Policy

q80. Did this most significant innovation have a positive impact?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = The outcomes of the innovation have not yet been realised
4 = Not sure

q81. What was the main impact of this innovation?
1 = Money was saved
2 = Workplace culture was improved
3 = Policy design was enhanced
4 = Service delivery was enhanced
5 = Efficiencies were created
6 = Employee skills were improved
7 = Client experience was improved
8 = Better alignment with policy was achieved
9 = Collaboration with stakeholders was improved
10 = The organisation’s reputation was improved
11 = Risks were better managed
12 = Employee safety was improved
13 = Security was improved
14 = Transparency and/or accountability was increased
15 = Revenue was increased
16 = Better compliance with policy and/or legislation was achieved
17 = Other

q83.2. Most significant barrier to implementing innovation in your agency
1 = Time - We have insufficient time to develop and implement innovations
2 = Workplace culture - Our workplace culture does not support innovation
3 = Leadership - Leaders within our agency don’t support or value innovation
4 = Skills - We don’t have employees with the skills required to develop and implement innovations
5 = Innovation strategy - Our agency’s strategy for innovation is unclear
6 = Resources - We don’t have the resources needed to develop and implement innovations
7 = Cost - My workgroup does not have the money needed to develop and implement innovations
8 = ICT – Our agency’s information and communications technology doesn’t support innovation
9 = Policy and legislation – Current policies and legislation prohibit innovation
10 = Approval process – Approval processes don’t enable timely innovations
11 = Security – Security concerns prohibit innovation
12 = Risk aversion – Our agency is not tolerant of the risks inherent to innovation
13 = Other

q85. Most significant workplace change
1 = Change in physical workplace (e.g. moved to a new building, existing workplace renovated)
2 = Machinery of government change
3 = Major policy change
4 = Relocated to a new city or region
5 = Structural change (e.g. change in division or branch structure)
6 = Change in SES leadership (e.g. change of branch head)
7 = Change in supervisor
8 = Functional change (e.g. change in responsibilities or work processes)
9 = Change in work priorities
10 = Decrease in staffing numbers
11 = Increase in staffing numbers
12 = Change in business systems used to do my job
13 = Other

q95a. Do colleagues in your immediate workgroup act in accordance with the APS Values in their everyday work?
1 = Always
2 = Often
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never
6 = Not sure

q102. Did you report the harassment or bullying?
1 = I reported the behaviour in accordance with my agency's policies and procedures
2 = It was reported by someone else
3 = I did not report the behaviour

q103. Excluding behaviour reported to you as part of your duties, in the last 12 months have you witnessed another APS employee in your agency engaging in behaviour that you consider may be serious enough to be viewed as corruption?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not sure
4 = Would prefer not to answer