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* Which age group do you belong to? (Please choose one option only)
| Below 30 |
| 30-44 |
| 45-60 |
| 60+ |
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* How would you best describe your position at work?
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| Chief Executive |
| Senior management |
| Finance Director |
| HR Manager/Director |
| Middle management |
| Supervisory staff |
| Shop floor worker |
| Administration/secretarial |
| Other, please specify |
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* Which of the following best describes your knowledge of, and interest in, flexible working? (Please choose one option only)
| Not aware of it |
| Aware of it, but it is currently not in place in my organisation |
| Aware of it and considering how it might work in my organisation |
| Have implemented some flexible working arrangements but think we could do more as an organisation |
| Highly knowledgeable about it and satisfied we have the right flexible working arrangements in place |
| Decline to answer |
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* Which of the following best describes what your organisation has in place with regards to flexible working? (Please choose one option only)
| No flexible working arrangements |
| Some ad hoc arrangements across the organisation |
| Have structured arrangements across the organisation, but the options are currently limited |
| A wide ranging flexible working programme is in place, but is not yet finished |
| A fully implemented comprehensive flexible working strategy is in place |
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Which of the following flexible working arrangements have been introduced into your organisation, or would you like to be introduced in your organisation? (please choose 1 for those already in place and 2 for those you would like to introduce)
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| Compressed hours (working contracted hours over a shorter period. For example, working 4 longer days rather than 5 days per week) |
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| Annualised hours (payment is for total annual hours with variance in hours worked depending on busy and quiet periods) |
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| Part-time working (working fewer hours than a full time worker for less pay) |
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| Flexitime (allowing the worker to choose start and finish times within certain limits) |
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| Staggered hours (workers do not all arrive and leave at the same time) |
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| Job sharing (workers engaged on a part-time basis sharing a full time role) |
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| Term time working (workers do not work when their children are off school) |
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| Self rostering (workers nominate the shifts they prefer, leaving the employer to compile the shift patterns taking preferences into account) |
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| Career breaks / sabbaticals (taking an extended time away from work) |
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| Working from home (provision is made for workers to work from home) |
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| Remote working / mobile or agile working (workers are equipped to work away from the office / choose between a variety of workplace locations) |
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| Hot-desking (work spaces are used by more than one worker at different times, depending on need) |
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* What type of people within your organisation do you think are MOST LIKELY to be against flexible working? (Please choose one option only)
| Finance Director |
| Chief Executive or Managing Director |
| Human Resources Director |
| Middle Management |
| Administration/Secretarial support |
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Please choose the option that is applicable to you.
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* The Government has made a commitment to extending the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees. Do you think this will help your business? (Please choose one option only)
| Yes, I think flexible working will help my business |
| Undecided |
| No, I do not think flexible working will help my business |
| Decline to answer |
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* If the legal right to request flexible working is extended to all staff, what proportion of staff in your organisation do you think will request flexible working hours? (Please choose one option only)
| None/negligible |
| Under 10% |
| 11 – 25% |
| 26 – 50% |
| More than 50% |
| Decline to answer |
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What have been or are likely to be the financial implications of an increase in flexible working for your organisation? (Please choose one option per row only) 1 = No cost 2 = Under £1,000 per head 3 = £1,001-£ 2,000 per head 4 = £2,001-£5,000 per head 5 = More than £5,000 per head 6 = Hard to estimate
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| Loss in productivity |
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| Gain in productivity |
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| Additional time supervising staff |
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| Less time supervising staff |
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| Impact on colleagues because of additional tasks if flexible worker not in office |
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| Cost of training and supervision for managing flexible workers |
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| Additional IT systems |
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* What are the benefits, if any, of flexible working to your organisation (if no flexible working arrangements in place, what do you think are likely to be the benefits?). (Please tick all that are applicable)
| Cost savings |
| An increase in productivity |
| Recruiting and retaining quality staff |
| Enhanced employee wellbeing |
| Lower absenteeism |
| Better customer service |
| A contribution towards lowering carbon emissions |
| None –the cost was neutral, or it cost my organisation |
| Decline to answer |
| Other, please specify |
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* For which positions or functions in your organisation do you think flexible working is viable? (Please tick all that are appropriate)
| Chairman |
| Chief Executive |
| Senior management |
| Middle management |
| Supervisory staff |
| Administration/secretarial |
| Other, please specify |
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* Which professions do you think DO NOT lend themselves to flexible working? (Please tick all that are applicable)
| Front line emergency services (police/fire/ambulance) |
| Medical profession |
| Military |
| Teaching |
| MPs |
| Local Government |
| Other, please specify |
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What are the reasons for your choice in question 13?
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* Which one element would you say was the main driving force behind flexible working arrangements? (Please choose one option only)
| To deliver cost savings |
| To increase workforce productivity |
| To improve employee and talent retention |
| To enhance employee wellbeing |
| To help lower my organisation’s carbon emissions |
| To ensure our company will be compliant with future government legislation |
| Decline to answer |
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* What in your experience has been/is likely to be the main issue of concern around introducing flexible working in the workplace? (Please choose one option only)
| Employees will not work well if they are allowed to work from home |
| Flexible working will not be suitable for certain parts of the organisation |
| Flexible working comes with substantial short-term costs |
| It is impossible for flexible working to be fair: we cannot offer the same options to all job roles |
| People do not perform well when there is major change |
| Decline to answer |
| Other, please specify |
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* What is/do you expect to be the most difficult challenge to overcome when flexible working initiatives are introduced into your organisation? (Please choose one option only)
| Convincing senior management to invest time and thought into flexible working |
| Middle management resistance to flexible working |
| Employee resistance to flexible working |
| Determining which flexible working options are most suitable for the organisation |
| Integrating flexible working into existing working arrangements |
| Decline to answer |
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* To what extent has the recession affected HR policy on flexible working within your organisation? (Please tick one option only)
| There has been no change |
| We considered flexible working but did not implement anything |
| We considered flexible working and have implemented changes |
| Decline to answer |
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* Which of the following types of support would be of interest to you?
| More information about the different types of flexible working |
| Help with assessing what flexible working options would be suitable for my organisation |
| Help with presenting the benefits of flexible working to senior management and/or staff |
| The ability to share information and best practice about flexible working with other employers |
| Financial assistance to help with the cost of introducing flexible working |
| Information about my legal obligations in relation to flexible working |
| Decline to answer |
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* Which of the following campaigns/national days have you heard of? (Please tick all that are appropriate)
| Work Wise |
| Smarter Choices Week |
| Commute Smart Week |
| Cycle to Work Day |
| Work from Home Day |
| None of the above |
| Decline to answer |
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* Would you be interested in attending a master class event in relation to flexible working?
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