Surveys

(asked on 10th March 2015) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of (a) disabled and (b) all other staff in her Department responded that they were treated fairly at work in the most recent Civil Service People Survey.


Answered by
Karen Bradley Portrait
Karen Bradley
This question was answered on 18th March 2015

The overall response rate for the Home Office 2014 People Survey was 51%
(15,431 staff). Of those who responded, 2,090 staff (14%) declared a
long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or
disability.

63% of respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health
condition, illness, impairment or disability responded that they were treated
fairly at work. 76% of respondents declaring that they did not have a
long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or
disability responded that they were treated fairly at work.

23% of respondents declaring a long-standing physical or mental health
condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had personally
experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months. 11% of
respondents declaring that they did not have a long-standing physical or mental
health condition, illness, impairment or disability reported that they had
personally experienced bullying or harassment at work in the past 12 months.

We are concerned by these results and are taking action. In particular, we are
building on our existing programme of work with disabled staff and their
managers to ensure the issues are understood so that staff are treated fairly.
The Home Office signed the Time to Change pledge and we are committed to
raising awareness of mental health issues. We are reviewing our guidance on
reasonable adjustments for disabled staff, including guidance on setting work
objectives and managing performance.

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