Recruitment and retention part 2

COMMUNITY CARE EMAIL RESEARCH, OCTOBER 2003 FIGURES (no
breakdown included).

What factors influenced you to stay? Number of responses Percentage of total
Job satisfaction 1971 91%
Good relationship with colleagues 1953 90%
Good relationship with manager 1929 89%
Good pay and conditions 1926 89%
Interesting/Challenging work 1825 84%
Adequate resources 1608 74%
Training opportunities 1591 73%
Flexible working hours 1506 69%
Potential for promotion/career development 1428 66%
Current personal situation(unrelated to work) 1421 65%
Location of job 1384 64%
Job security 1188 55%
Hours of work 1128 52%
Stable organisation and structures 1119 52%
Degree of responsibility 1105 51%
Reputation of the employer 680 31%
Unable to find another suitable job 407 19%
Perks/fringe benefits 392 18%
Support & Supervision from seniors 32 1%
Being Valued/Respected 24 1%
Belief in work 16 1%
Sensible workload 15 1%
Family friendly Company 9 0%
Age 7 0%
Others 7 0%
Cost of housing/relocating 6 0%
Equal opportunities 5 0%
Inertia 5 0%
Pension 4 0%
Fear of change 4 0%
Lack of alternatives 4 0%
Holiday entitlement 3 0%
Lack of time 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
2172
What factors influenced you to leave? Number of responses Percentage of total
Poor relationship with manager 1909 90%
Poor pay and conditions 1860 88%
Too high workload 1731 82%
Poor relationship with colleagues 1672 79%
Inadequate resources 1614 76%
Poor senior support and advice 1594 75%
Poor potential for promotion / career development 1494 71%
Poor training opportunities 1408 67%
Personal circumstances (unrelated to work) 1386 66%
Uninteresting work 1292 61%
Inflexible working hours 1282 61%
Too much paperwork 1260 60%
Unstable organisation & structures 1124 53%
Excessive overtime 1118 53%
Poor job security 1013 48%
Too many ‘new initiatives’ from the Government 873 41%
Relocation of job 834 39%
Low degree of responsibility 783 37%
Poor reputation of the employer 665 31%
Poor public perception of the job 618 29%
Poor perks/fringe benefits 413 20%
Undervalued/Lack of respect 36 2%
Bullying/Discrimination 18 1%
Others 16 1%
Change in working patterns 14 1%
Stress 13 1%
Health reasons/Burn out 7 0%
To try something new/New challenge 4 0%
Lack of family friendly working 2 0%
Location – costs/travelling time 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
2115
Who would you prefer to work for? Number of responses Percentage of total
Local Authority 1157 56%
Voluntary Organisation 906 44%
For myself (i.e. self-employed) 588 28%
In a completely different field (i.e. NOT social care) 473 23%
Academic institution 466 22%
In further training/education 435 21%
Primary Care Trust 420 20%
Central Government 412 20%
NHS Trust 410 20%
In the same job, but more senior 407 20%
Private Sector Organisation 378 18%
Health Authority 370 18%
Would work for other, but am happy where I am 247 12%
NONE – AM HAPPY WHERE I AM 242 12%
Housing Association 229 11%
Others 18 1%
Same job but better conditions 9 0%
Joint role/Multi organisations 6 0%
Abroad 4 0%
Would retire 3 0%
Same job but in a different location 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
2082
Are you currently looking to move jobs? Number of responses Percentage of total
I am actively looking for a new job/to change jobs at the
moment
378 18%
I am not actively looking, but I do keep an eye on the jobs
market
1323 64%
I am not actively looking nor keeping an eye on the jobs
market
382 18%
Total number of respondents:
2083
Which factors in your current post explain why you’re
looking? (everyone, including those who say they’re
not)
Number of responses Percentage of total
Too high workload 482 29%
Poor potential for promotion / career development 468 28%
Too much paperwork 447 27%
Inadequate resources 446 27%
Poor senior support and advice 372 22%
Poor pay and conditions 352 21%
Too many ‘new initiatives’ from the Government 345 21%
NO PARTICULAR REASON – JUST INTERESTED IN KEEPING INFORMED 301 18%
Personal circumstances (unrelated to work) 290 17%
Unstable organisation & structures 254 15%
Interested in keeping informed 228 14%
Poor training opportunities 221 13%
Poor relationship with manager 172 10%
Excessive overtime 140 8%
Low degree of responsibility 135 8%
Poor public perception of the job 130 8%
Uninteresting work 125 8%
Poor perks/fringe benefits 108 6%
Poor job security 98 6%
Inflexible working hours 97 6%
Poor reputation of the employer 96 6%
Job is going to be relocated 84 5%
Poor relationship with colleagues 53 3%
To try something new/New challenge 43 3%
Change in working patterns 27 2%
For career advancement/Promotion 23 1%
Location – costs/travelling time 22 1%
Chance to specialise/Move into another field 22 1%
Temporary contract 20 1%
Am a student 20 1%
Undervalued/Lack of respect 18 1%
Gain Experience 15 1%
Others 11 1%
Bullying/Discrimination 10 1%
Stress 9 1%
Relocate/move 9 1%
Health reasons/Burn out 8 0%
Loss of funding/privatisation 4 0%
Too little work 4 0%
Age 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
1665
Which factors in your current post explain why you’re
looking? (only those who said they were looking)
Number of responses Percentage of total
Poor potential for promotion / career development 156 44%
Poor senior support and advice 127 36%
Too high workload 118 33%
Inadequate resources 115 32%
Too much paperwork 109 31%
Poor pay and conditions 100 28%
Too many ‘new initiatives’ from the Government 81 23%
Poor training opportunities 78 22%
Unstable organisation & structures 78 22%
Personal circumstances (unrelated to work) 71 20%
Poor relationship with manager 71 20%
Low degree of responsibility 56 16%
Uninteresting work 53 15%
Excessive overtime 44 12%
Poor reputation of the employer 42 12%
Poor public perception of the job 40 11%
Inflexible working hours 30 8%
Poor job security 30 8%
Poor relationship with colleagues 28 8%
Poor perks/fringe benefits 27 8%
Job is going to be relocated 26 7%
To try something new/New challenge 20 6%
Change in working patterns 11 3%
Interested in keeping informed 10 3%
Am a student 9 3%
Temporary contract 8 2%
For career advancement/Promotion 8 2%
Bullying/Discrimination 7 2%
Undervalued/Lack of respect 7 2%
Chance to specialise/Move into another field 7 2%
Location – costs/travelling time 6 2%
Others 6 2%
Stress 5 1%
Relocate/move 5 1%
Health reasons/Burn out 4 1%
Gain Experience 2 1%
NO PARTICULAR REASON – JUST INTERESTED IN KEEPING INFORMED 2 1%
Loss of funding/privatisation 1 0%
Total number of respondents:
356
Which factors in your current post explain why you’re
looking? (only those who are not actively looking but keeping an
eye on the market)
Number of responses Percentage of total
Too high workload 346 28%
Inadequate resources 318 26%
Too much paperwork 317 26%
Poor potential for promotion / career development 297 24%
NO PARTICULAR REASON – JUST INTERESTED IN KEEPING INFORMED 289 23%
Too many ‘new initiatives’ from the Government 251 20%
Poor pay and conditions 236 19%
Poor senior support and advice 231 19%
Interested in keeping informed 210 17%
Personal circumstances (unrelated to work) 208 17%
Unstable organisation & structures 164 13%
Poor training opportunities 135 11%
Poor relationship with manager 96 8%
Excessive overtime 92 7%
Poor public perception of the job 84 7%
Poor perks/fringe benefits 77 6%
Low degree of responsibility 68 5%
Poor job security 67 5%
Uninteresting work 66 5%
Inflexible working hours 59 5%
Job is going to be relocated 56 5%
Poor reputation of the employer 52 4%
Poor relationship with colleagues 21 2%
To try something new/New challenge 21 2%
For career advancement/Promotion 15 1%
Change in working patterns 14 1%
Location – costs/travelling time 14 1%
Temporary contract 12 1%
Chance to specialise/Move into another field 12 1%
Gain Experience 11 1%
Undervalued/Lack of respect 10 1%
Am a student 10 1%
Stress 4 0%
Relocate/move 4 0%
Others 4 0%
Bullying/Discrimination 3 0%
Health reasons/Burn out 3 0%
Loss of funding/privatisation 3 0%
Too little work 3 0%
Age 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
1241
Has your current job exceeded, met or fallen below your
expectations?
Number of responses Percentage of total
Exceeded my expectations 403 19%
Met my expectations 1092 53%
Fallen below my expectations 581 28%
Total number of respondents:
2076
Which factors in your current job have fallen below
your expectations?
Number of responses Percentage of total
Inadequate resources 264 47%
Too high workload 242 44%
Poor senior support and advice 241 43%
Too much paperwork 241 43%
Poor potential for promotion / career development 200 36%
Too many ‘new initiatives’ from the Government 178 32%
Unstable organisation & structures 154 28%
Poor training opportunities 139 25%
Poor relationship with manager 126 23%
Poor pay and conditions 122 22%
Low degree of responsibility 109 20%
Uninteresting work 101 18%
Excessive overtime 67 12%
Poor reputation of the employer 64 12%
Poor public perception of the job 61 11%
Poor perks/fringe benefits 56 10%
Inflexible working hours 49 9%
Job is going to be relocated 45 8%
Poor job security 37 7%
Poor relationship with colleagues 34 6%
Change in working patterns 28 5%
Unfocussed/Too beauracratic 24 4%
Undervalued/Lack of respect 16 3%
Others 10 2%
Bullying/Discrimination 3 1%
To try something new/New challenge 3 1%
Stress 2 0%
Health reasons/Burn out 2 0%
Lack of family friendly working 1 0%
Relocate/move 1 0%
Total number of respondents:
556
What do you expect to be doing in five years
time?
Number of responses Percentage of total
Working in a similar job in social care, but for a different
employer?
431 21%
Don’t know/Can’t say 373 18%
Working in a similar job in social care, and for the same
employer?
351 17%
Working in a differentr job in social care, and for the same
employer?
236 12%
Retired/Not working 201 10%
Working for myself (ie self-employed) 158 8%
Working in a different job outside social care 123 6%
In further training/Education 62 3%
Different job within social care 30 1%
Different job with a different employer 24 1%
More senior post 14 1%
Working part time/semi retired 10 0%
More senior post with the same employer 7 0%
Working abroad 7 0%
Other 7 0%
More senior post with a different employer 4 0%
Total number of respondents:
2038
What best describes the organisation you work for
now?
Number of responses Percentage of total
Local Authority 1331 66%
Voluntary Organisation 320 16%
NHS Trust 74 4%
Central Government 58 3%
Private Sector Organisation 51 3%
Primary Care Trust 44 2%
Housing Association 41 2%
Educational Establishment 17 1%
Charity 11 1%
Self Employed 10 0%
Other 9 0%
National Care Standards Commission 8 0%
Agency 6 0%
Non Departmental Public Body 6 0%
CAFCASS 5 0%
Joint Health & Social Care 5 0%
Other Multi disciplinary team 5 0%
Non Departmental Goverment Organisation 4 0%
Health Authority 3 0%
Connexions 3 0%
Not Employed/None 3 0%
Student 3 0%
Church 2 0%
Total number of respondents:
2019
HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED IN YOUR CURRENT
POST?
Number of responses Percentage of total
Less than 1 year 467 23%
2 years 595 30%
3~5 years 501 25%
6~10 years 270 13%
11 years or more 173 9%
Total number of respondents:
2006
FULL TIME / PART TIME? Number of responses Percentage of total
Full time (30+ hrs per weel) 1815 91%
Part time (less than 30 hrs per week) 181 9%
Total number of respondents:
1996
QUALIFICATIONS? Number of responses Percentage of total
I hold a professional qualification related to my work e.g.
NVQ, DipSW, nursing qualification
1703 86%
I do not hold a professional qualification related to my
work
287 14%
Total number of respondents:
1990

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