Dear Lesley,
Well done to all of the staff at Loughborough and to the E&D team in particular. Sterling effort, great results! A benchmark for other HEIs.
Best wishes,
Lyn
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From: HE Administrators equal opportunities list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lesley Mansell
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 2:36 PM
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Subject: Loughborough University - Equalities Success
Hi
I wanted to share some good news with you all, as in the equality and diversity field, what we do, often goes unnoticed and unmarked.
Staff at Loughborough University have given us their overwhelming seal of approval, according to the results of our first-ever campus-wide staff survey. An amazing 95% of staff who took part in the survey say the University is a good place to work. Most gratifying is the amazing and excellent outcome to a series of equality and diversity questions which scored in the 80's and 90's. It was also revealed that Loughborough benchmarks favourably against other higher education institutions.
The survey was carried out by an Independent Human Resources consultancy who said that in almost 20 years experience of conducting surveys, in the public and private sector, they had never received such a high response on equality and diversity. While this does not mean that we can relax, as there are still issues that we need to work on, this is a ringing endorsement of the positive impact the Equality and Diversity Team are having across the university.
The survey was undertaken over the summer when over 65% of our staff took part. The survey covered a range of issues, including job satisfaction, pay and conditions, communications, and health, safety and welfare. All departments are currently receiving individual feedback and Professor Shirley Pearce, the University's Vice Chancellor, has given an undertaking to consider the findings of the survey and take steps to address the issues raised by staff.
Professor Shirley Pearce, says: "The results are extremely encouraging, both in terms of the excellent response rate and the very high levels of satisfaction. Loughborough is proud of its ranking as one of the country's leading universities, particularly in terms of the student experience. That record is made possible by the hard work of our staff, and it is good that they see the University as a leading employer, both locally and within the higher education sector."
Lesley Mansell
Equality and Diversity Adviser
Personnel
Admin 2
Loughborough University
Epinal Way
Loughborough
LE11 3TU
Telephone: 01509 228026
Fax: 01509 223903
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