Participating in the Survey

The ACT Public Service Employee Survey is an opportunity for all employees to provide feedback on their workplace. This gives us a good understanding of our diverse workforce and helps us to prioritise workforce initiatives to improve working conditions for everyone.

Participation in the ACTPS Employee Survey is voluntary and confidential. The more staff that respond to the survey, the greater trust we have that the feedback is an accurate reflection of the experience of a broad range of employees in the ACTPS.

How to complete the survey

An invitation email with the survey link will be sent to all ACTPS employees in participating organisations on 1 September 2025.

If you don’t have an ACT Government email address or computer access, you can complete the survey on a smartphone or tablet by scanning the QR code on the Employee Survey posters and digital displays around your workplace.

You can also reach out to ORIMA Research to request a survey link by email actps@orima.com. The survey link will take you to a verification site that will ask a few short questions.

First path. Email invite, you will receive a personal email with the survey link. Then you login. You will receive a unique password that will allow you to login. Second path. You can also access the survey by scanning the QR code on a poster in your workplace. Then you need to register. You will be asked to provide some details to verify you are an ACTPS employee. Then you will receive log in information. Third path. You can request a web link from ACTPS@orima.com. Then you need to register. You will be asked to provide some details to verify you are an ACTPS employee. Then you will receive log in information. Each path allows you to complete the survey, it will take around 25 minutes. You can take a break anytime to go on your shift, go home or make a cup of tea. Just log in to go back to where you left off. When you reach the end of the survey, remember to press submit!

How long will the survey take?

The survey will take you around 20 minutes to complete. You can complete the survey in one go or in multiple sessions. Either way, it is important that you continue through the survey and click the submit button before the survey closes on 21 September 2025.

Leaders have been asked to support and enable employees to complete the survey, including by making time for people to do the survey as a work activity. If you’re not sure, ask your manager what arrangements are in place for you and your team to participate.

Accessing the survey

You can complete the survey on any ACT Government network device or any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. The survey is designed to be compatible with mobile devices, accessibility aids including screen readers, and across a range of different internet browsers.

The survey is designed so that you can complete it in one go, or you can go in and out as many times as you like by saving your progress. You can begin on one device (like your work computer) and continue from where you left off on another device (like your mobile phone). Your survey is linked to you through a unique password.

Alternatively, contact ORIMA Research at ACTPS@orima.com to request a survey link to be sent to you.

What the survey means for you

The ACTPS Employee Survey is an opportunity for you to provide confidential feedback to your Directorate, agency and the ACTPS leadership as a whole.

We want to be an employer of choice and to support the Government in making the ACT the most progressive jurisdiction in Australia. To do this, we need your feedback to know where to target whole-of-government workforce planning and programs. By better understanding your views and experiences, we will be better positioned to evaluate, revise and improve the working conditions for everyone.

Participating directorates and agencies also look at their own results to support targeted action to improve the local work environments of their own staff.

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Contact the ACTPS Survey Team: ACTPSSurvey@act.gov.au