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Injured workers were asked how much they agreed or disagreed with six statements about the workplace where they sustained their injury to gain a perspective of workplace culture.
These were converted into a scale from one to five, where one was “strongly disagree” and five was “strongly agree”. A score of three indicates “neither agree nor disagree”. The average score for all respondents is reported.
The attributes of the workplace that were rated from strongly disagree to strongly agree and assigned a numerical rating:
Work importance:
“The work that you do at your workplace is very important to you”
Work satisfaction:
“You are very satisfied with the work you do”
Valued at work:
“People at work really value what you do”
Management’s help with RTW:
“Generally, management at the place where you work will do what they can to help you get back to work”
OH&S spending:
“Your employer is prepared to spend the money and time required to make the workplace safe”
RTW policies and procedures:
“Your employer has clear policies and procedures about returning injured workers to work”.
QLD workers were very close to the Australian average when it came to perceptions pertaining to workplace culture.
They placed a high rating on their own work satisfaction (4.3/5), and the importance of work to them (4.5/5). They gave a lower rating on the extent to which they were valued at work (4.0), perceived management to help with RTW (3.7) and spend on safety and RTW (3.6).