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

q1. How do you describe your gender?
1 = Man or male
2 = Woman or female
3 = Non-binary
4 = I use a different term
5 = 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

q5. What is your current, actual classification level?
1 = Trainee/Graduate/APS
2 = EL
3 = SES

q17a. My job gives me opportunities to utilise my skills
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree

q22a. In my agency, the SES work as a team
1 = Strongly agree
2 = Agree
3 = Neither agree nor disagree
4 = Disagree
5 = Strongly disagree
6 = Don't know

q24.01. Workplace relationships with colleagues
1 = Tick

q25. In the last month, please rate your workgroup’s overall performance:
1 = Excellent
2 = Very good
3 = Average
4 = Below average
5 = Well below average

q26. In the last month, please rate your agency’s success in meeting its goals and objectives:
1 = Excellent
2 = Very good
3 = Average
4 = Below average
5 = Well below average
6 = Don't know

q27. What best describes your current workload?
1 = Well above capacity – too much work
2 = Slightly above capacity – lots of work to do
3 = At capacity – about the right amount of work to do
4 = Slightly below capacity – available for more work
5 = Well below capacity – not enough work

q28a. 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

q29. Moving forward, what is the most important positive initiative you would like to see in your working environment?
1 = Increased clarity around my role and responsibilities
2 = Increased clarity around priorities
3 = Fewer competing priorities
4 = Streamlined administrative processes within my agency
5 = Improved technology and a more digital environment
6 = Improved internal communication
7 = Improved inclusiveness in my workgroup
8 = Fewer layers of decision making
9 = Decision making authority is at appropriate level
10 = Reasonable tolerance for risk
11 = Increased experimentation with new ideas
12 = Increased mobility
13 = Increased flexibility in work practices
14 = Increased instances of working as one APS
15 = Other

q30. Are there currently skills or capability gaps within your immediate workgroup?
1 = Yes
2 = No
3 = Not sure

q33a. I have unrealistic time pressures
1 = Always
2 = Often
3 = Sometimes
4 = Rarely
5 = Never

q35. In general, would you say that your health is:
1 = Excellent
2 = Very good
3 = Good
4 = Fair
5 = Poor

q36. To what extent is your work emotionally demanding?
1 = To a very large extent
2 = To a large extent
3 = Somewhat
4 = To a small extent
5 = To a very small extent

q39. Which of the following statements best reflects your current thoughts about working in your current position?
1 = I want to leave my position as soon as possible
2 = I want to leave my position within the next 12 months
3 = I want to stay working in my position for the next one to two years
4 = I want to stay working in my position for at least the next three years

q40. What best describes your plans involved with leaving your current position?
1 = I am planning to retire
2 = I am pursuing another position within my agency
3 = I am pursuing a position in another agency
4 = I am pursuing work outside the APS
5 = It is the end of my non-ongoing, casual or contracted employment
6 = Other

q41. What is the primary reason behind your desire to leave your current position?
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 current position have not been met
6 = I have achieved all I can in my current position
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 workgroup or agency
9 = I do not have a sense of belonging to my workgroup or agency
10 = Senior leadership is of a poor quality
11 = My immediate supervisor’s leadership is of a poor quality
12 = I can receive a higher salary elsewhere
13 = My current workgroup or agency lacks respect for employees
14 = I want to live elsewhere within Australia or overseas
15 = I have experienced unacceptable behaviours (such as bullying or harassment)
16 = I don’t think my work performance is fairly assessed in comparison to others
17 = I wish to pursue a promotion opportunity
18 = Other

q49. During the last 12 months and in the course of your employment, have you experienced discrimination on the basis of your background or a personal characteristic
1 = Yes
2 = No

q55. 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

q57. 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