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Section 01
Section One: Demographics of disabled public servants
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Section 02
Section Two: Intersection with the Rainbow Communities
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Section 03
Section Three: Qualifications, occupations, and remuneration
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Section 04
Section Four: Tenure
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Section 05
Section Five: Flexible working
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Section 06
Section Six: Work Satisfaction, Skills, and Development
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Section 07
Section Seven: Trust and Inclusion in the Workplace
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Section 08
Conclusion and next steps
Work satisfaction
Work satisfaction was lower for disabled public servants (57%) in Te Taunaki than it was for their non-disabled colleagues (70%). This mirrors the 2018 Stats NZ report on disability that noted disabled people tended to have lower job satisfaction than non-disabled people.
Skills and development
“More professional development opportunities to develop my learning in my current area and/or to develop leadership.”
Disabled public servants were more likely to say they needed further training to do their job well (24% vs 16% for non-disabled) and less likely to say their skills matched well with the work they do (45% vs 51% for non-disabled).
Table 15: Proportion of disabled/non-disabled public servants by skills level match
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Disabled |
Non-Disabled |
|---|---|---|
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I need further training to do the job well |
23.7% |
16.5% |
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I have the skills to cope with more demanding work |
31.4% |
32.7% |
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My skills match well with the work I do |
44.9% |
50.8% |
Disabled public servants were also less likely to be satisfied with their career development opportunities than non-disabled public servants (45% vs 53%). As can be seen in Table 16 below, this pattern of less positive feelings about development opportunities for disabled public servants was maintained across the other development questions in Te Taunaki.
Table 16: Proportion of disabled/non-disabled public servants by level of agreement with development statements
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Disabled |
Non-Disabled |
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All things considered, I am satisfied with my career development opportunities |
Agree |
44.8% |
52.8% |
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Disagree |
30.4% |
23.1% |
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Neutral |
24.8% |
24.1% |
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I am encouraged and supported to apply for developmental opportunities (e.g. other roles, secondments, senior positions) |
Agree |
44.4% |
51.3% |
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Disagree |
32.1% |
24.3% |
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Neutral |
23.5% |
24.4% |
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I have access to the learning and development I need to do my job well |
Agree |
54.2% |
62.8% |
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Disagree |
22.2% |
14.9% |
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Neutral |
23.6% |
22.3% |
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I received learning and development to support my transition into my current role |
Agree |
48.0% |
56.4% |
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Disagree |
31.4% |
24.7% |
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Neutral |
20.6% |
18.9% |