a survey of stress and well-being among staff in higher ... - UCU

ROLEA typical snapshotUCU members in higher educationindicated that theyoften knew what wasexpected of them at work,and they often had theinformation required to goabout getting their job done.Respondents from highereducation were often clearabout their personal dutiesand responsibilities. Theyoften understood how theirwork fitted in with the overallaim of their organisation, butwere generally less clearabout the goals and objectivesfor their department.(1) I am clear what is expected of me at work (n=14,629)60%50%40%30%20%10%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER17.7% 50.6% 24.7% 6.2% 0.8%Q1 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 3.78(4) I know how to go about getting my job done (n=14,577)60%50%40%30%20%10%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER23.8% 57.4% 16.2% 2.3% 0.3%Q4 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 4.02(11) I am clear what my duties and responsibilities are (n=14,667)60%50%40%30%20%10%0%ALWAYS OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM NEVER18.8% 7.8% 24.6% 7.8% 1.4%Q11 HSE scale out of 5*Higher education 3.7424* 1 = low well-being; 5 = high well-being