2020 People Matter Survey Wellbeing Check

The People Matter Survey is the Victorian public sector’s annual employee opinion survey for Victorian public sector organisations.

The survey is run by the Victorian Public Sector Commission to support the public sector.

In 2020, the survey captured the views and experiences of almost 46,000 people from 191 organisations.

The survey helps organisations build positive workplace cultures.

This year’s survey was a shorter survey focusing on employee wellbeing.

The survey results tell us how employees see their workplaces, including views on wellbeing and change as we adapt through the pandemic.

Organisations use the results to work out how to improve the working environment for their employees.

Results for the 2020 survey will be available to participating organisations by early December.

Impact from coronavirus (COVID-19)

In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19), we:

• cut the length of the original survey in half
• changed the focus of the survey to staff wellbeing
• wrote survey questions to apply to staff whether they’re working remotely, on the front line or in the office

Organisation level participation

For 2020, all organisations that took part in this year’s optional survey can:

• track progress on key focus areas of health and wellbeing
• assess the progress of their own workforce strategies around coronavirus (COVID-19)
• build the evidence they need to continually improve

Improved reports

We are improving survey result reports to make them easier for you to understand and act on.

The People Matter Survey Practitioner Network helps people connect and share best-practices and knowledge about the survey.

The network helps members plan action and drive change based on survey results.

The network is open to people with:

• direct responsibility for managing the survey in their organisation
• an interest in organisational development and performance using the survey results.

The network meets about every 2 months.

To find out more or join, visit the Innovation Network.

We made new materials for 2020.

These included:

• a guide to promoting your survey
• email signatures
• glossary of terms
• news items
• posters
• PowerPoint presentation

You can find them in our resource library below.