Working for the council

• Around half of respondents would not like to work for the council (51%)
• Of those who would like to work for the council (17%) the main motivations are to give something back to the community or make a difference, training opportunities, the option of a hybrid working pattern and the pension scheme
• Of those who say they would not like to work for the council, or are not sure that they would like to work for the council, the most frequently selected factors that might change their mind are the starting salary, hybrid working, career progression opportunities, and giving something back
• ‘Pension’ seems slightly less motivating for those who say they would not like to work for the council, compared to those who would already like to work for the council

This chart shows that:
51% of respondents would not like to work for the council.
32% of respondents are not sure if they would like to work for the council
17% of respondents would work for the council

This chart shows that:
82% of people would like to work for the council because it is giving something back to the community/ wanting to make a difference
61% of people would like to work for the council because of the training opportunities
57% of people would like to work for the council because of the Hybrid working (e.g. ability to work from home)
50% of people would like to work for the council because of the Pension scheme
43% of people would like to work for the council because of the Work life balance
39% of people would like to work for the council because of the Annual leave
39% of people would like to work for the council because of the Wellbeing support
39% of people would like to work for the council because of the Career progression opportunities
36% of people would like to work for the council because of the Working hours (e.g. part-time, compressed hours, start and end times)
32% of people would like to work for the council because of the Benefits (e.g. discount scheme)
29% of people would like to work for the council because of the Diversity and inclusion
29% of people would like to work for the council because of the Sick pay
25% of people would like to work for the council because of the Organisational culture
21% of people would like to work for the council because of the Office location
18% of people would like to work for the council because of the Opportunity for pay increases
11% of people would like to work for the council because of the Starting salary
11% of people would like to work for the council because of the Other
4% say none of these are why they would like to work for the council

This chart shows that the following would change respondents minds about working for the council:
45% might change their mind about working for the council because of the starting salary
45% might change their mind about working for the council because of the hybrid working (e.g. ability to work from home)
40% might change their mind about working for the council because of the career progression opportunities
40% might change their mind about working for the council because of giving something back to the community or wanting to make a difference
37% might change their mind about working for the council because of the training opportunities
37% might change their mind about working for the council because of the work life balance
36% might change their mind about working for the council because of the opportunity for pay increases
34% might change their mind about working for the council because of the diversity and inclusion
34% might change their mind about working for the council because of the wellbeing support
30% might change their mind about working for the council because of the pension scheme
30% might change their mind about working for the council because of the working hours (e.g. part-time, compressed hours, start and end times)
30% might change their mind about working for the council because of the organisational culture
25% might change their mind about working for the council because of the annual leave
23% might change their mind about working for the council because of the sick pay
18% might change their mind about working for the council because of the benefits (e.g. discount scheme)
18% might change their mind about working for the council because of the office location
7% might change their mind about working for the council because of the other reasons
27% say none of the above would change their mind about working for the council