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Last updated: 3 December 2003
Workforce ageing: Materials for Human Resource practitioners in the APS
Appendix 2
Mature-aged workers questionnaire
The following survey questions were used by the Management Advisory Committee as part of the Organisational Renewal project. Originally prepared by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, they are now provided in this package as a possible basis for agencies to design their own survey of mature-aged workers.
Questionnaire
Please read this before responding to survey
- Answer questions by ticking the appropriate box or circling the appropriate number.
- You may not be required to answer all the questions in the form. Follow the "Go to" instructions to the 42 next relevant question, otherwise simply answer each question, one after the other.
1 Date of birth:
__./___/___
DD MM YYYY
2 Gender:
Male
Female
3 Date first joined the APS:
___/___
MM YYYY
4 Current work location:
ACT
NSW
Vic
Qld
WA
SA
Tas
NT
5 Substantive employment classification (excluding higher duties):
[Tick the relevant box]
Note: If broadbanded, tick classification which most closely corresponds.
APS1
APS2
APS3
APS4
APS5
APS6
EL1
EL2
SESB1
SESB2
SESB3
Statutory Appointment
6 How long have you been at this classification?
______ years
7 What is the highest level of primary or secondary school that you have completed?
[Tick only one box]
Did not go to school
Year 8 or below
Year 9 or equivalent
Year 10 or equivalent
Year 11 or equivalent
Year 12 or equivalent
8 Have you completed a qualification (including trade cerstificates)?
Yes Go to 9
No Go to 11
No, still studying for first qualification Go to 11
9 What us the level of the highest qualification you have completed?
[Tick only one box]
Doctorate, PhD
Masters
Postgraduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate
Undergraduate Degree or Honours
Associate Diploma, Advanced Certificate,
Technician Certificate or Certificate of Technology
Vocational qualification, trade certificate/ apprenticeship
10 What is the field of study for your highest qualification completed?
[Tick up to any two of the following items]
Administration (e.g. management, marketing, communication and tourism)
Accountancy
Economics
Finance/banking
Human Resource Management or Industrial Relations
Education
Information Technology
Legal
Medical (e.g. doctors, nurses and physiotherapists)
Social sciences (e.g. social work, behavioural sciences, psychology and sociology)
Science (e.g. mathematics, veterinary, geography, biochemistry)
Engineering, Architecture or Surveying
Arts (e.g. history, archaeology, anthropology,
English, languages, music, fine arts, philosophy and political science)
Business (e.g. business management, bookkeeping, secretarial studies and office management)
Agriculture/forestry
Trades, Labour or Hospitality (e.g. butchers, hairdressers and labourers)
Other
11 Which APS superannuation scheme do you belong to?
CSS
PSS
Other
12 What is your current employment status in the APS?
Full-time
Part-time
13 How many years of service in total do you have in the APS?
___years
14 HOW MANY YEARS OF SERVICE DO YOU HAVE IN THIS AGENCY?
___years
15 How unimportant or important were the following reasons for you joining this agency?
[Circle the appropriate number for each of the following reasons]
Scale:
1 = Very unimportant
3 = Neither unimportant nor important
5 = Very important
a) The work was related to my degree or experience:
1 2 3 4 5
b) Interesting work:
1 2 3 4 5
c) Location of the job:
1 2 3 4 5
d) The agency had a good reputation:
1 2 3 4 5
e) Job security:
1 2 3 4 5
f) Just wanted a job:
1 2 3 4 5
g) Knew someone who was working in the agency:
1 2 3 4 5
h) Wanted to work in the agency:
1 2 3 4 5
i) Ability to move between departments:
1 2 3 4 5
j) Starting and/or future salary:
1 2 3 4 5
k) Training provided:
1 2 3 4 5
l) Career development:
1 2 3 4 5
16 How unimportant or important are these workplace factors to you now?
[Circle the appropriate number for each of the following factors]
Scale:
1 = Very unimportant
3 = Neither unimportant nor important
5 = Very important
a) Duties/expectations made clear:
1 2 3 4 5
b) Regular feedback provided:
1 2 3 4 5
c) Chance to be creative/innovative:
1 2 3 4 5
d) Chance to contribute to corporate issues:
1 2 3 4 5
e) Recognition for effort:
1 2 3 4 5
f) Opportunities to utilise your skills:
1 2 3 4 5
g) Interesting work provided:
1 2 3 4 5
h) Doing the type of work you expected to do:
1 2 3 4 5
i) Good working relationships:
1 2 3 4 5
j) Appropriate workload size:
1 2 3 4 5
k) Training provided:
1 2 3 4 5
l) Career development:
1 2 3 4 5
17 How dissatisfied or satisfied are you with these workplace factors in your current agency?
[Circle the appropriate number for each of the following factors]
Scale:
1 = Very dissatisfied
3 = Neither dissatisfied nor satisfied
5 = Very satisfied
a) Duties/expectations made clear:
1 2 3 4 5
b) Regular feedback provided:
1 2 3 4 5
c) Chance to be creative/innovative:
1 2 3 4 5
d) Chance to contribute to corporate issues:
1 2 3 4 5
e) Recognition for effort:
1 2 3 4 5
f) Opportunities to utilise your skills:
1 2 3 4 5
g) Interesting work provided:
1 2 3 4 5
h) Doing the type of work you expected to do:
1 2 3 4 5
i) Good working relationships
1 2 3 4 5
j) Appropriate workload size:
1 2 3 4 5
k) Training provided:
1 2 3 4 5
l) Career development:
1 2 3 4 5
18 At approximately what age do you intend to leave the APS (excluding contracts and consultancies)?
____.years
19 What are all the reasons for you to leave the APS at that age?
[Tick as many reasons as applicable]
CSS financial incentive to resign before age 55
Maximum Benefit Limit reached
Optimal taxation situation
Voluntary redundancy
Partner retiring at that point
Coincided with major activity (e.g. moving house or travel)
Financial security at that point
Retirement
Another job outside the APS
Personal reasons (e.g. care for children or sick relatives)
Other (please specify):_____________.
20 What is themain reason for you to leave the APS at that age?
[Tick one of the following reasons]
CSS financial incentive to resign before age 55
Maximum Benefit Limit reached
Optimal taxation situation
Voluntary redundancy
Partner retiring at that point
Coincided with major activity (e.g. moving house or travel)
Financial security at that point
Retirement
Another job outside the APS
Personal reasons (e.g. care for children or sick relatives)
Other (please specify):_____________.
21 At the moment, which of the following reasons encourage you to try and leave the APS before that age?
[Tick as many reasons as applicable]
Nothing is encouraging me to leave earlier Go to 23
Poor management/supervision
Poor working relationships
Feel my work is under-valued
Better pay elsewhere
Skills better developed elsewhere
More stimulating work elsewhere
Too much work/under-resourced
Other (please specify)
22 At the moment, which of these is the main reason encouraging you to try and leave the APS before that age?
[Tick one of the following reasons]
Nothing is encouraging me to leave earlier Go to 23
Poor management/supervision
Poor working relationships
Feel my work is under-valued
Better pay elsewhere
Skills better developed elsewhere
More stimulating work elsewhere
Too much work/under-resourced
Other (please specify)
23 At the moment, what are all the reasons encouraging you to stay in the APS?
[Tick as many reasons as applicable]
There are no reasons encouraging me Go to 25
Work is interesting
Feel my work is valued
Commitment to agency goals
Location of the job
Good working relationships
Pay is competitive
Superannuation provisions
Conditions are favourable (e.g. study, leave, flexibility in arrangements)
Ability to move between locations and departments
Relative job security
Training provided
Career path provided
Able to balance work and family
Other (please specify)
24 At the moment, what is the mainreason encouraging you to stay in the APS?
[Tick one of the following reasons]
Work is interesting
Feel my work is valued
Commitment to agency goals
Location of the job
Good working relationships
Pay is competitive
Superannuation provisions
Conditions are favourable (e.g. study, leave, flexibility in arrangements)
Ability to move between locations and departments
Relative job security
Training provided
Career path provided
Able to balance work and family
Other (please specify)
25 Which, if any, of the following reasons would keep you working beyond the age you currently intend to leave?
[Tick as many reasons as applicable]
None of these will keep me Go to 29
No loss to superannuation benefits
No financial disadvantage (e.g. caused by taxation, reaching Maximum Benefit Limit etc.)
More flexible working conditions
A change in the type of work done
26 Of these reasons, which would be the most important in keeping you working beyond the age you currently intend to leave?
[Tick one of the following reasons]
No loss to superannuation benefits
No financial disadvantage (e.g. caused by taxation, reaching Maximum Benefit Limit etc.)
More flexible working conditions
A change in the type of work done
27 If this reason was addressed, until what age would you work in the APS?
_____years
28 What would be your preferred working arrangement?
___.days per week, for___.months per year.
29 How unsure or sure are you that the corporate knowledge you possess will be passed on to your APS colleagues before you leave the APS?
[Circle the appropriate number]
Scale:
1 = Very unsure
3 = Neither sure nor unsure
5 = Very sure
1 2 3 4 5
30 Would you rejoin the APS sometime after you left (including contracts and consultancies)?
No (You have completed this survey)
Yes Go to 31
31 What would be your preferred working arrangement (including contracts and consultancies)?
____days per week, for___.months per year
