Employee survey
Our companies seek feedback through employee surveys. This helps both the companies and WPP the parent company to understand the views of our people and identify areas for improvement.
During 2007, we conducted a voluntary anonymous online survey of employees working at our major companies in the UK. The survey was sent to 5,163 employees and 1,482 (29%) took part. Participants were asked to give their views on a range of issues such as diversity, training, wellbeing and ethics.
Agree % |
Neutral % |
Disagree % |
Don’t
know % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity and diversity | ||||
| My company treats all employees fairly and without discrimination |
77.4 | 11.8 | 7.7 | 3.2 |
| My company encourages a diverse workplace and aims to represent all sections of the community |
62.1 | 21.1 | 12.8 | 4.0 |
| Training and development | ||||
| I have been given enough training to do my job well |
63.6 | 15.5 | 21.1 | 0.7 |
| My performance in my job is evaluated fairly |
63 | 17.5 | 15 | 4.5 |
| I have opportunities for career development in my company |
65.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 2.4 |
| Wellbeing and stress | ||||
| My manager takes an interest in my wellbeing |
80.7 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 0.5 |
| I am able to maintain a satisfactory balance between work and personal life |
58.1 | 11.8 | 29.9 | 0.3 |
| I am given sufficient support to manage my workload |
57 | 17.8 | 24.7 | 0.3 |
| Ethics | ||||
| My company takes its social and environmental responsibilities seriously |
69.5 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 3.5 |
| I could report unethical practices in my company without worrying that my job would be affected |
57.5 | 21.1 | 11.4 | 10 |
The survey results were encouraging. The strongest responses included:
- 80.7% of respondents agreed that their manager takes an interest in their wellbeing.
- 77.4% of respondents agreed that their company treats all employees fairly and without discrimination.
- 69.5% of respondents felt their company takes its social and environmental responsibilities seriously.
The weaker areas related to work-life-balance and managing workloads and ethics. 57% of people agreed that they are given enough support to manage their workload and 57.5% of respondents felt that they could report what they regarded as unethical practices.
While individual responses are anonymous, we will share the overall data, broken down by individual operating company, with the management of those companies. Many of our operating companies conduct employee satisfaction surveys on a regular basis, which provide on-going measurement of these issues.