Wellness@Work Pulse Survey
2023 Pulse Survey Results
At the end of May 2023, you were invited to complete the 2023 Wellness@Work Pulse Survey – thank you to everyone who took the time to complete this survey and offer your feedback. This is Wellness@Work’s second annual pulse survey which sought to understand how faculty and staff felt in the moment and how those perceptions may have changed from 2022. Through a series of questions, the 2023 pulse survey specifically sought out to assess your experiences related to mental health, workplace safety, and work-life balance, as well as to identify any emerging trends across our broader employee community.
Infographic
We have captured some of the key findings from the survey results in this infographic, which we invite you to share with your colleagues.
Full Report
A full report on the findings from the 2023 Pulse Survey is available to all U of G staff and faculty. You may be required to sign in with your central login credentials to access the report. Read the full Wellness@Work Pulse Survey Report, Summer 2023.
We value your input and your feedback will directly shape the programs, services and resources we offer in 2024 and the years to come. We can’t do what we do without your guidance and over the past couple of years, your feedback has played an integral role in what we’ve offered.
Here are initiatives we've pursued as a result of your feedback over the years:
- Increase in Psychological Services coverage under the Extended Health Plan
- Expansion of eligibility for the Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Creation of the GREAT at U of G initiative
- Access to the Not Myself Today program offered by the CMHA
- Embedding findings into Learning & Development consultations and programming, including offerings related to leadership, psychological safety, navigating change at work, and the SCARF tool.
- Developed “A Guide for Staff & Faculty: Steps to Supporting a Colleague in Distress”
- Consulted with various departments to implement tailored wellness initiatives
- Expanded our programming offerings and variety
- Continuously promoted resources available, both internally and externally, to support your mental health
- Developed the Wellness@Work grant program and funded 159 unique grant programs to date
Timeline
- May 31 - June 19, 2023: Data Collection
- July 2023: Data Analysis
- July - August 2023: Finalize the 2023 Pulse Survey Report
- Fall 2023: Share findings with the U of G community including senior leadership, staff, and faculty
- Early 2024: In late January/early February 2024 a more comprehensive, in-depth survey will be launched as a follow-up to the 2017 Wellness@Work survey. This survey will assess psychological health and safety and collect more detailed information than our pulse surveys, including the opportunity to answer open-ended questions. You will be able to let us know if our enhancements have made a difference in these key areas.
2022 Pulse Survey Report and Next Steps
From May to June 2022, Wellness@Work ran a short employee pulse survey. The goal was to better understand how faculty and staff felt in their work environment at that time and, for those working remotely, their concerns about returning to on-site work after the long absence caused by the pandemic.
Pulse Survey results
The survey results provide insight into a specific moment – how faculty and staff felt as campus prepared to return to its pre-pandemic level of activity. We had aimed to share these results in Fall 2022 and appreciate your patience with the delay. Thank you to everyone who completed the 2022 Pulse Survey. The responses we received will help us identify and better understand workplace factors that affect the psychological health and safety of University of Guelph faculty and staff.
Infographic
We have captured some of the key findings from the survey results in this infographic, which we invite you to share with your colleagues.
Full Report
A full report on the findings from the 2022 Pulse Survey is available to all U of G staff and faculty.You may be required to sign in with your central login credentials to access the report. Read the full Wellness@Work Pulse Survey Report, Summer 2022.
What's Next?
To ensure our data is representative of faculty and staff experience, the Wellness@Work Advisory Committee has recommended that the Pulse Survey be readministered during the same time frame (end of May – mid June) in 2023 to start identifying trends.
The results of the survey are being used to develop Wellness@Work programming that better supports faculty and staff in our current work environment. This includes:
- creating a resource and training on Steps to Supporting a Colleague in Distress (Complete. The guide for Steps to Supporting a Colleague in Distress can be found on the Wellness@Work website.)
- consulting on and planning for the next Wellness@Work Strategic Plan, which will have a primary focus on psychological health and safety (in-progress).
A more extensive and comprehensive employee survey will be administered in 2024. That survey will provide results at a more refined level while maintaining respondent anonymity.
Moving forward, administering a pulse survey will be an annual or bi-annual assessment conducted by Wellness@Work, with an extensive and comprehensive well-being survey being administered, at a minimum of, every five years to ensure that consistent feedback is provided and adaptations are taking place to support the physical and psychological health and safety of faculty and staff.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this survey, please contact Isidora Nežić, Wellness@Work Advisor, at nezici@uoguelph.ca