LGC FAQ

- Pleasant physical environment - Intellectual, ambitious and enthusiastic staff (mostly early to mid career) -work is interesting

- Pay and pension much lower than average and far less than NHS - Staff the most stressed I have ever seen due to unreasonable workloads, urgent tasks and massive top down pressure - Bullying accepted as management tactic (awareness training needed) - Under-resourced - Little if any opportunities for progression

Offer (and include on vacancy adverts) more competitive salaries so that you can meet recruitment targets and try to improve unhealthy culture with greater diversity of staff and improved structure

Steady job and good exposure

Lots of internal politics, no career progression or support from managers

Kind, caring people. Opportunity for growth

Communication between multiple sites could be improved

Excellent staf. Great bonuses and opportunities for promotion

I cannot think of any thank you

Great colleagues and sports and social events. Great opportunities to learn new skills and take on new responsibilities. Some degree of job security. Flexible working and TOIL. Benefits are pretty good and make lower salaries more manageable.

Focus in very much on profits over people. A culture of doing too much overtime and high stress levels is now accepted by most, and job satisfaction can be very low for those working hard but apparently getting nowhere. Very little recognition and reward for top performers. Such a shame.

Listen to your staff. They have the solution to the problems you face, but need you to hear them and to give your support. Put the focus back on keeping staff motivated and happy, and you will find an improvement in the quality and quantity of work will naturally follow.