41. I feel secure in my job.

Public Sector Fraud Awareness Survey - Findings: My environment.

Observation:

Pie chart of the answers: I feel secure in my job.

94.4% of respondents feel secure in their job and confidence of job security was generally high across all positions.

Those who felt less secure were working for District Health Boards (80%).

Organisations where people answered “Yes” to this question reported fewer incidences of fraud (22% compared with 30%).

What some respondents have said:

“We have a very strong organisational culture which means we employ superb people. That coupled with good systems means the current economic climate is irrelevant to our fraud risk.”

“Current review of the role of Regulatory bodies and suggestion of merging into 1, has meant staff are feeling insecure about their jobs, this plus the current economic climate increases the risk of fraud.”

“We have a small staff who are treated with respect. There is no reason for them to harbour resentment or feel they are poorly paid. However, it is most unhelpful when politicians belittle public servants and based on little knowledge, make derogatory statements. They have no idea of the actual work done.”

PwC comment:
The 2009 PwC survey identified that, for the public sector, one of two most commonly perceived drivers of fraud was people’s concern about their job security. We are pleased to note that this survey’s respondents generally do not support the view that people held concerns for their job security.

“If people's circumstances are tougher and their engagement in the organisation reduced, then they may make bad choices. A lot of government agencies are facing significant restructuring. The less loyalty an organisation shows to its people, the less the organisation will receive in return. This may impact on how people see actions like stealing from their employer if they feel they are "owed" something.”

  Yes No Don’t know Total Count
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director/Principal 369 97% 7 2% 4 1% 380
Member of the senior executive/leadership team or equivalent 457 94% 16 3% 14 3% 487
Line manager (if not one of the above) 201 92% 12 5% 6 3% 219
Administration/Support Services 190 95% 6 3% 3 2% 199
Operational staff (e.g. Teacher, Analyst, Advisor, Technician, Officer, Engineer, Accountant) 124 92% 5 4% 6 4% 135
Total 1,341 94% 46 3% 33 2% 1,420
  Yes No Don’t know Total
Central Government               
Autonomous Crown Entities 52 96% 1 2% 1 2% 54
Central Government - Other 42 93% 2 4% 1 2% 45
Crown Agents or Companies  80 92% 5 6% 2 2% 87
Crown Research Institutes 34 92% 2 5% 1 3% 37
District Health Boards 56 80% 6 9% 8 11% 70
Government Departments 131 90% 10 7% 4 3% 145
Independent Crown Entities 33 92% 1 3% 2 6% 36
Māori Trust Boards 10 91% 0 0% 1 9% 11
Rural Education Activities Programmes 11 100% 0 0% 0 0% 11
State-Owned Enterprises 45 96% 1 2% 1 2% 47
Tertiary Education Institutions 83 92% 6 7% 1 1% 90
Sub-Total 577 91% 34 5% 22 3% 633
  Yes No Don’t know Total
Local Government              
Airports 15 83% 1 6% 2 11% 18
Council Controlled Organisations or Council
Controlled Trading Organisations
68 91% 4 5% 3 4% 75
Energy Companies 28 100% 0 0% 0 0% 28
Fish and Game Councils 7 88% 0 0% 1 13% 8
Licensing and Community Trusts 9 100% 0 0% 0 0% 9
Local Authorities 160 95% 6 4% 2 1% 168
Local Government - Other 10 91% 0 0% 1 9% 11
Port Companies 2 100% 0 0% 0 0% 2
Sub-Total 299 94% 11 3% 9 3% 319
               
Schools 465 99% 1 0% 2 0% 468
Total 1,341 94% 46 3% 33 2% 1,420
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