Key facts

People matter survey 2024

Work-related stress

  • 21.1% of public sector respondents experienced high to severe stress, down from 23.9% in 2023
  • 23.5% of Victorian Public Service respondents experienced high to severe stress, down from 25.3% in 2023
  • public sector respondents said workload and time pressure were the most common causes of work-related stress.

Safety climate

57.5% of public sector respondents agreed their organisation and leaders support their psychological and physical safety. This is up from 55.9% in 2023.

Employee engagement

Employee engagement rose to 68.6 out of 100 for public sector respondents from 67.6 out of 100 in 2023.


Work-related stress

Work-related stress describes an employee’s stress response to work-related factors.

Most jobs involve some level of stress.

Moderate stress can improve performance and resilience. However, high levels of stress can:

  • make it harder to think clearly and make decisions
  • increase absenteeism and burnout
  • impact workforce productivity.




Psychological and physical safety climate

A safe workplace is a key outcome of Leading the way and the Victorian public sector mental health and wellbeing charter.



Employee engagement index

The employee engagement index is a weighted score out of 100.

A high employee engagement rating indicates employees are enthusiastic, motivated by and committed to their work.




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