Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.58
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Texas at Austin
PA-13: Assessing Employee Satisfaction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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Has the institution conducted a survey or other evaluation that allows for anonymous feedback to measure employee satisfaction and engagement during the previous three years?:
Yes

Percentage of employees assessed, directly or by representative sample:
100

A brief description of the institution’s methodology for evaluating employee satisfaction and engagement:

All non-teaching staff were provided an opportunity to respond to a professionally developed, long standing employee engagement survey administered by a third party. Most employees received an invitation via email to respond online. Employees who do not have access to computers as part of their work were invited to sessions where they could complete paper versions of the survey. The Survey assesses essential and fundamental aspects of how the organization functions, the climate, potential barriers to improvement, and internal organizational strengths. Survey results are delivered on a scale of 0 to 500. Average scores for the Survey typically fall between 325 and 375. The university score was 379. The Survey measures 14 areas that drive organizational performance and engagement. These areas include: Supervision, Team, Quality, Pay, Benefits, Physical Environment, Strategic, Diversity, Information Systems, Internal Communication, External Communication, Employee Engagement, Employee Development, and Job Satisfaction.


A brief description of the mechanism(s) by which the institution addresses issues raised by the evaluation:

An Employee Engagement Survey Steering Committee was formed with representatives nominated from each College, School, and Administrative Unit (CSU) by their Dean or Vice President. Steering Committee representatives received the survey data related to their CSU for dissemination. Members of Human Resources and the Institute for Organizational Effectiveness assist representatives with interpreting and leveraging data in their units.


Website URL where information about the employee satisfaction and engagement evaluation is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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