Subject Code & Title : BSBHRM417 Analyse Review And Report On HR Issues
Assignment Type : Assessment
Introduction : This review will focus on the results of the Staff Survey conducted by Southern Cross College of TAFE (SCCT).
This report will examine the results of the survey to determine both the positive and negative issues identified to develop recommendations to address those issues.The review of the data will be presented under the headings:
a. Type of Survey used
b. Response Rates
c. Issues Identified
d. Recommendations
e. Barriers to change
f. Suggested use of technology in future surveys
A conclusion and reference list will round out the report.
BSBHRM417 Analyse Review And Report On HR Issues Assessment – Australia.

Analysis of the Data :
The stated principal objectives of the survey program were to assess SCCT staff morale and culture and seek suggestions for improving the organisational culture. The survey was administered by the College Morale Committee (CMC) at SCCT and took the form of paper copies distributed to all staff.

(Insert your summary of the analysis here – paraphrase the findings from the document.
You must cover the following topics:
i. Discuss the type of survey rating used
ii. Look carefully at the survey response rate.
iii. Comment on what is good or bad about that rate.
iv. Discuss what the implications of the response rate are
v. What does the response rate tell you about the culture of this workplace?

Positive Issues Identified :
An examination of the survey data reviewed indicates that staff at SCCT have several issues that need to be addressed. The report will cover the positive issues identified first.

(Discuss your findings here. Include a description of each issue and explain why you see them as positive. Discuss what they tell you about the culture within the workforce)

Negative Issues Identified :
The analysis has identified some negative issues in the results that require interventions.These issues are discussed here.

(Discuss your findings here. Include a description of each issue and explain why you see them as negative. Discuss what they tell you about the culture within the workforce)

Recommendations for change to address the negative issues found in the survey

Based on the issues and weaknesses identified in the results of this survey the following recommendations are made to improve the morale and engagement of the workforce at SCCT. Issues of cultural change are also addressed.

(For every issue or concern you have identified, you will now document your recommendations to address each weakness. Remember, one remedial action will not be able to fix everything. For each recommendation be sure to explain:

1. what issue\s it is addressing
2. what your recommendation for organisational culture change is
3. how it should be implemented. – 250 to 300 words

Barriers to Organisational Change
One of the most challenging aspects of implementing improvements in workforce engagement is overcoming the resistance people naturally feel to change. In this section the perceived barriers to implementing these organisational changes will be discussed.

1.Identify at least three (3) barriers to change of the organisational culture
2.For each of the identified barriers, what are your recommendation for overcoming the barriers

Suggestions for the use of Technology in Future Surveys

The use of technology will be discussed here to improve future survey results in terms of the number of returns received, and analysis efficiencies.
1. Identify at least two (2) types of technology that would be appropriate for SCCT to utilise when conducting and analysing their next staff survey
2. Explain the benefits of utilising technology for this purpose. – 150 to 200 words

Conclusion :
This report has analysed the findings from a staff survey conducted with the workforce at SCCT. The report has identified a range of issues as well as suggestions to improve the morale and engagement of the workforce. The main positive and negative issues identified are: (restate your issues here.)

There were a range of recommendations made for implementation to address these issues.The key points are: (restate your identified recommendations here.) In the final sections of the report, a range of barriers to organisational change were discussed along with suggestions for the use of technology in future surveys.Implementation of those measures would benefit the organisation by (insert your justification (benefits to the organisation) for implementing your suggestions here).

Works Cited
There are no sources in the current document.
You are required to reference any materials you have used to prepare this document. You
are required to use APA7 formatting and include a correctly formatted reference list here

Case study: SCCT STAFF SURVEY

Introduction :
You have been a member of the College Morale Committee (CMC) at Southern Cross College of TAFE (SCCT) for the past year. SCCT, through your committee, has recently surveyed staff attitudes and opinions on several critical matters. The two principal objectives of the survey program were to assess SCCT staff morale and culture and seek suggestions for improving the organisational culture.

This survey was conducted by distributing paper copies of the survey form to all staff.Staff were instructed to return their survey forms to Human Resources by the internal mail system. The survey responses were collated manually by the HR staff, and the results collated into an Excel Spreadsheet.

The survey sought staff views about the following matters:
1.General climate
2. Communication
3. Working conditions
4. Cooperation among co-workers
5. Diversity
6. Team leadership
7. Customer service
8. Performance appraisal
9. Training and development
10. Vision, mission, values, and business principles

Survey results.
Of 1877 staff, 807 staff members, or 43 %, completed and returned survey forms.
Your committee has undertaken a preliminary analysis of the results, and the key findings are shown below.Ratings were based on a 5 point scale in which 1 = strongly disagree, and 5 = strongly agree.

Matters staff are most positive about
1.Staff are most positive about diversity in the workplace, as evidenced by a mean rating of 4.74, the highest across all issues.
2.Staff members are confident about the work they do as part of their departmental team. Three of the top ten positive statements with the highest mean ratings fall within the area of ‘Cooperation among co-workers’.
3. Accountability and customer service skills are valued within departments.
4. In general, staff are proud to be associated with SCCT.

Staff concerns
a. There is a lack of confidence among staff in the ability of SCCT management to be sensitive to staff concerns, make decisions, and be objective. Five of the top ten statements with the lowest mean rating concern SCCT management and fall within the area of ‘Vision, mission, values and business principles.
b.Staff are concerned that there is insufficient staff to meet work demands and must spend time beyond normal work hours to complete duties.
c. Staff perceive that current pay is not as good as the pay in other, outside organisations or companies.
d. Staff are not confident that supervisors are chosen and promoted based on their managerial skills.
e. Many staff members do not believe that their answers to this survey will positively impact change.

Findings by issue
General climate
1.86 % of staff are proud to be associated with 5CCT, resulting in the highest mean across all
2. The issue receiving the lowest mean within this group relates to pay at SCCT compared with outside organisations or companies.

Communication
1. More than one-half of staff members agree that they are kept informed by their department and SCCT management on matters of concern to them and their jobs.
2. 73 % believe that an impartial conflict mediation team should be available to employees.

Working conditions
i. At least three out of five respondents agree that their’ physical working conditions are satisfactory, have adequate equipment, are comfortable about reporting safety concerns and are confident in their department’s action to eliminate unsafe conditions.
ii. 65 % of staff agree that job stress is manageable and that there are a reasonable amount of guidelines for work performed.
iii. 57 % disagree that there is sufficient staff to meet current work demands.
iv. 46 % agree that significant time beyond their scheduled work week is needed to complete their jobs

Cooperation among co-workers
1. More than one-half of staff members agree that cooperation is evident in their department.
2. The issues within this topic area with relatively lower mean ratings relate to the distribution of work among co-workers, team training and recognition.

Diversity
1. Staff members are positive about diversity and how their department, and SCCT in general, deals with diversity at the college.
2. 57 % disagree that they have personally experienced discrimination on campus.
3. 42 % have observed discrimination in the college.

Team leadership
1.Staff have a reasonable opinion of supervisors related to accountability,cooperation, openness, leadership, and communication.
2. Staff members are less confident about their supervisor’s ability to handle conflict well.
3. 69 % of staff members disagree that their supervisor uses intimidation tactics to motivate behaviour.
4. 63 % are not afraid of bringing issues to the attention of their supervisor.
5. 47 % disagree that supervisors are chosen and promoted at SCCT based on their managerial skills.

Customer service
1. Approximately eight out of ten staff members agree that their job challenges them to do the best for customers and that customer service skills are valued in their department.
2. 66 % indicate that their department gives them the resources they need to provide good customer service.

Performance appraisal :
1.87 % of staff have a clear understanding of job responsibilities, resulting in the highest mean across all ‘Performance appraisal’ issues.
2. 76 % indicate that they have adequate opportunity to use their abilities on the job.
3. Although 52 % indicate that they receive written performance evaluations once a year or more often, approximately one out of five staff members ‘strongly disagree’ that this is the case.
4. Staff members indicate that their performance evaluations are based less on length of time in their department and on relationships with supervisors and more on relevant factors such as teamwork, customer service and initiative.
5. About one-third of staff members believe that their supervisor shows favouritism to some employees

Training and development :
1. 86 % of staff members are comfortable working with tools and equipment in their departments. 73 % agree that their job makes good use of their skills and abilities.
2. One-half or more agree that they have received the training needed to perform their job well,under stand possible career paths, and that support and training are available to update or increase their job-related skills and abilities.
3. Staff members are secure about their jobs and skills.

Vision, mission, values, and business principles
1.Two out of three staff members believe that SCCT management does not care about the workload of staff.
2. Staff question the ability of SCCT management to be sensitive to staff concerns,make appropriate decisions and be open to suggestions and opinions.
3. 47 % of staff members believe that SCCT management does provide a clear sense of direction for the campus.
4. Staff members are confident in the decisions, judgements, and long-term Vision of department management

Survey results
1. Some 45 % of staff members do not believe that their answers to this survey will positively impact change on campus.