People Matter Employee Survey 2024

The 2024 People Matter Employee Survey, which was open 28 February - 27 March, provided an opportunity for all South Australian public sector employees to have a say about their workplace and to gain a better understanding of employee perceptions of workplace culture and practices.

The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment coordinated the voluntary and confidential survey in collaboration with all public sector agencies and independent survey provider, Qualtrics. The survey helps to understand employee's experiences in the workplace, what's working well and what needs to be improved.

The South Australian Public Sector Highlights Report presents key survey themes and results for the sector.  Five key outcomes of overall workplace experience were measured: employee engagement, employee experience, intent to stay in an agency, inclusion, and wellbeing.

Psychosocial hazards in our workplace were measured for the first time, and we have more insights into the demographic make-up of our workforce, which will help drive how we improve the experience, representation, and inclusion of all employees.

The survey shows strong results that the public sector is meeting or exceeding employee expectations, and that employees are clear on what is expected of them at work.  The results will also be used to indicate areas of focus to improve employee experience.

View the 2024 South Australian Public Sector Highlights Report.

In addition to the sector-level Highlights Report, South Australian public sector agencies receive a report specific to their employees’ feedback, with agencies communicating results to their employees.

Action planning

A sector action plan will be developed to drive change in priority focus areas across the public sector. Alongside this, individual agencies' action plans will be developed to respond to the issues identified in the survey that are unique to each workplace and context.

Previous surveys