Statistics Finland’s personnel survey

Statistics Finland’s policy on human resources development is laid out in its Operational Strategy and Policy outlines of personnel strategy. The Personnel Survey is both a strategic measure and a tool that Statistics Finland has been using since 1998. The Survey itself and the exploitation of its results have been developed in long-term co-operation between the agency’s management, human resources management and trade unions. The electronic inquiry is comprised of a section of questions (from the Ministry of Finance Barometer Survey) which facilitates comparisons with other central government organisations, and a section of Statistics Finland’s own questions. The annually conducted Survey can be supplemented with topical, thematic questions. The theme studied in 2012 was securing competence in change situations. As a strategic measure the job satisfaction index describes the personnel’s satisfaction with leadership, contents and challenges of work, remuneration, development opportunities, work atmosphere and co-operation, working conditions, flow of information and employer image.

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