2021 Workplace Experiences Survey results

2021 Workplace Experiences Survey

The Workplace Experiences Survey is the primary opportunity that all faculty and staff have to share feedback on their experiences of working at UBC. The survey offers insights into the progress on efforts to make UBC a more diverse, inclusive, safe and vibrant workplace.

Over 6,300 faculty and staff participated in the survey in November 2021.

Learn about the 2021 WES results

The report, as presented at the WES Open Session on February 14, 2022, includes:

  • Results across various engagement themes
  • Top three drivers of engagement for faculty
  • Top three drivers of engagement for staff
  • Added to appendix: Top themes from open-ended comments

View the infographic with overall highlights. 

View the report for UBC Overall on the Workplace Surveys page (CWL required).

Unit level reports

In early February 2022, portfolio-level reports were shared with UBC Executive Leadership team, and unit-level reports were distributed to the respective senior HR leaders. A unit-level report is generated for each unit with 5 or more responses. 

Curious about your unit’s results? Please connect with your HR contact to learn more. 

Action plan conversation guide

Unit-level reports are recommended to be shared with faculty and/or staff in your portfolio. Present it at a regular department meeting and use it to start a discussion:

  • What are the results? 
  • What do they mean? 
  • What will we do? 
  • What does success look like? 

View the Action plan conversation guide template. 

Your feedback shapes our workplace

Faculty and staff feedback in the WES is used to understand areas of strength as well as highlight areas of opportunity for improvement, both university-wide and at the unit level. 

The feedback from the survey is used to shape priorities at the university. The 2017 WES was used to shape the Focus on People, UBC’s strategic people framework, specifically the following catalysts:

  • Catalyst 1: I am part of a diverse, inclusive, safe and vibrant workplace
  • Catalyst 2: I can grow my career
  • Catalyst 4: I am inspired by diverse leaders who live UBC’s values

View the Implementation Roadmap on the Reporting page for examples of initiatives.