Employee Survey 2025
Last year, 2,793 colleagues from across the Council and the Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) took part in the Employee Survey 2025, representing around 31% of the workforce.
This page sets out the responses to the core survey questions at a council-wide and service level.
Participation
Colleagues working across all four Council services were invited to share their views, including NHS colleagues from the HSCP, who were invited to take part for the first time.
The survey opened in October 2025 and ran for four weeks. The question set built on learning from the 2023 survey results. Overall participation increased by 1,041 responses compared to 2023.
£2,793 was donated to charity through the Provost Christmas appeal.
Completions by Service
Core questions
If you click or tap one of the pie charts below, it will show you the breakdown for each service.
1. I feel trusted to carry out my role
2. I feel valued for the work I do
3. My team communicates and works well together
4. I have the skills and knowledge I need to do my job well
5. I feel confident using the digital tools needed for my role
6. I receive regular feedback about my performance from my manager (supervisor, chargehand or coordinator)
7. I am encouraged by my manager (supervisor, chargehand or coordinator) to find new and better ways of carrying out my work
8. I know where to find information if I don’t feel good about my health and wellbeing
9. I know how to raise an issue concerning inappropriate behaviour in the workplace
10. I have enough contact with my manager (supervisor, chargehand or coordinator) to meet my needs
11. Senior Leaders (Service Directors, Heads of Service) share information in ways that meet my needs
What happens next
Services will use their individual results, including responses to the open-text question, to develop service-level action plans focused on the main themes raised by their teams. These plans will be added to this page in early spring 2026 and incorporated into the workforce plans.
Managers will also use relevant results and feedback to support discussion within teams. This work will sit alongside wider organisational improvement activity.
Kenneth Lawrie, Chief Executive:
What matters now is what happens next. Services will use these results to agree priorities and actions, and publishing those plans confirms our commitment to delivering them and making improvement where we can. Future surveys will help us return to this and see what's changed and where more attention is needed.
Our commitments following your feedback
Based on what you've told us, we will focus on the following actions:
Strengthen visible leadership
Our leaders will be more visible, approachable and consistent in how they share information and engage with teams
Improve regular conversations
We will support managers to hold regular, structured one-to-one and team conversations that focus on performance, wellbeing and development
Make it easier to work better
We will encourage and adopt more effective ways of working, reducing unnecessary barriers and improving how we work together
Recognise good work more consistently
We will ensure achievements are recognised in a timely and meaningful way across all teams
Invest in learning and development
We will provide more opportunities for learning, development and stretch experiences to build skills and confidence, supporting succession planning and career development
Promote a positive, inclusive workplace
We will continue to support inclusive, healthy and safe working environments where everyone feels safe, valued and respected
Further information
If you have any questions about the Employee Survey 2025, please contact: