Band 8+: The charts below show the results of surveys in 2005 and 2009 asking workers about their relationships with their supervisors and their co - workers. Summarise the information by reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts show the results of surveys conducted in 2005 and 2009 about workers’ relationships with their colleagues and supervisors, based on different information.

Overall, most employees had a good relationship with their supervisors and co-workers in both years.However, some workers felt unhappy and felt their relationship was unfair or poor.

Looking at the first chart, the percentage of workers reporting ‘very good’ relationships with supervisors increased from 61% to 65% between 2005 and 2009, while those reporting ‘good’ relationships decreased slightly approximately 4%. Some workers said their relationships were ‘fair’, accounting for 8% in 2005 and 6% in 2009. Moreover, the proportion of people reporting ‘no relationship’ with their supervisors rose considerably from 1% to 5%, and 2% reported they felt the relationship was ‘poor’ in 2009.

Regarding the relationships with co-workers, most people said they were ‘very good’, around 63% in 2005 and 70% in 2009. The percentage reporting ‘good’ relationships declined from 28% to 25%, and ‘fair’ relationships also decreased from 7% to 3%. Just 1% of people felt the relationship was ‘poor’ in 2005, and 2% reported not having co-workers in 2009.

Generally, it can be seen that workers’ relationships with their colleagues and supervisors have both positive and negative effects in working places, depending on how they experienced and reported them.