Has your company had to deal with employee issues arising from a Christmas Party?
- Yes (43%, 33 Votes)
- No (42%, 32 Votes)
- Pass the Baileys... (15%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 76
Start Date: Monday, December 2, 2013 @ 10:45 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does viewing an applicants social media profiles introduce bias to the recruitment process?
- Yes (76%, 75 Votes)
- No (20%, 20 Votes)
- Too busy on facebook to answer (4%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 99
Start Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 @ 9:43 am
End Date: No Expiry
Should the 2022 World Cup be taken away from Qatar if they fail to improve workers rights?
- Yes (84%, 107 Votes)
- Just abolish the World Cup altogether (9%, 12 Votes)
- No (7%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 128
Start Date: Monday, November 18, 2013 @ 5:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry
In light of news that UK bosses rarely apologise, we want to know if your boss ever apologises when he makes a mistake?
- Never (46%, 42 Votes)
- Sometimes (37%, 34 Votes)
- Always (17%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 91
Start Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 @ 11:52 am
End Date: No Expiry
In light of the new enquiry into workplace discrimination of pregnant women, have you ever seen or experienced any discrimination?
- No (53%, 51 Votes)
- Yes (47%, 46 Votes)
Total Voters: 97
Start Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 @ 11:21 am
End Date: No Expiry
With 78% of HR managers feeling ineffective at analytics, do you feel there is too much report making in HR?
- Yes (55%, 32 Votes)
- No (31%, 18 Votes)
- Too busy making reports to answer (14%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 58
Start Date: Monday, October 28, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Ban the Box is campaigning to remove the tick box on job applications asking about current convictions. So we want to know if your company employs any ex-offenders?
- Yes (63%, 22 Votes)
- No (37%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 35
Start Date: Monday, October 21, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Is there a real skills shortage in the UK at the moment?
- Yes (50%, 20 Votes)
- No (50%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: Monday, October 14, 2013 @ 10:54 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does your organisation have a system in place to identify and support workers suffering from stress?
- No (51%, 26 Votes)
- Yes (39%, 20 Votes)
- Too stressed to think about it! (10%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 51
Start Date: Monday, October 7, 2013 @ 11:16 am
End Date: No Expiry
Should there be quotas for women on boards?
- No (77%, 74 Votes)
- Yes (23%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 96
Start Date: Friday, September 27, 2013 @ 10:50 am
End Date: No Expiry
Would it be justified to cancel employees holiday plans if there was too much work on?
- No (85%, 173 Votes)
- Yes (15%, 30 Votes)
Total Voters: 203
Start Date: Friday, September 20, 2013 @ 9:46 am
End Date: No Expiry
With absenteeism costing the UK economy £14billion per year, is absenteeism a problem at your company?
- No (54%, 37 Votes)
- Yes (46%, 31 Votes)
Total Voters: 68
Start Date: Thursday, September 12, 2013 @ 12:29 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Is optimism returning to the HR jobs market?
- Yes (51%, 23 Votes)
- No (49%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Start Date: Thursday, September 5, 2013 @ 1:32 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you believe that your company will actively take part in the new Employee Shareholder scheme that comes into force on the 1st September?
- No (86%, 59 Votes)
- Yes (14%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 69
Start Date: Thursday, August 29, 2013 @ 1:48 pm
End Date: No Expiry
With zero hour contracts making the news lately, does your organisation use zero hour contracts?
- No (68%, 50 Votes)
- Yes (32%, 24 Votes)
Total Voters: 74
Start Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
End Date: No Expiry
When reading HR publications, which do you find most informative?
- Feature analysis from respected contributors (63%, 25 Votes)
- Interviews with leaders in your field (37%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 @ 3:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Are UK employment laws making it difficult for companies to fire underperforming workers?
- Yes (51%, 54 Votes)
- No (49%, 52 Votes)
Total Voters: 106
Start Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 @ 4:22 pm
End Date: No Expiry
As an HR professional are you feeling pressure to demonstrate financial ROI for staff development expenditure?
- Yes (85%, 40 Votes)
- No (15%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 47
Start Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 @ 3:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you agree with the exit payments strategy adopted by the Olympic Remuneration Committee?
- No (77%, 44 Votes)
- Yes (23%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 57
Start Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 @ 2:47 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Has sickness absence increased in your organisation?
- No (54%, 45 Votes)
- Yes (46%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 83
Start Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 @ 2:36 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you feel increased pressure to justify investment in talent?
- Yes this has always been the case (43%, 12 Votes)
- No (39%, 11 Votes)
- Sometimes (18%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 28
Start Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 @ 2:34 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Have you ever worked on a bullying at work case?
- Yes (86%, 85 Votes)
- No (14%, 14 Votes)
Total Voters: 99
Start Date: Thursday, July 4, 2013 @ 5:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you believe the new changes in the whistle blowing law will improve the current ambiguity in the system?
- No (55%, 33 Votes)
- Yes (25%, 15 Votes)
- Maybe (20%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 60
Start Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 @ 6:33 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Why do you think fathers are not taking additional paternity leave?
- Loss of salary (75%, 48 Votes)
- Responsibility of childcare (14%, 9 Votes)
- I don't agree with this trend (8%, 5 Votes)
- Worried about childcare (3%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 64
Start Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 @ 12:37 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which social media channels do you find most effective for recruitment?
- LinkedIn (48%, 21 Votes)
- None (41%, 18 Votes)
- Facebook (7%, 3 Votes)
- Google plus (2%, 1 Votes)
- Twitter (2%, 1 Votes)
- Pinterest (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Start Date: Friday, June 14, 2013 @ 10:47 am
End Date: No Expiry
How do manage recruitment in your organisation?
- With an in-house team (66%, 65 Votes)
- Mixture of both (26%, 26 Votes)
- Through an RPO provider (8%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 99
Start Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013 @ 12:23 pm
End Date: No Expiry
How seriously does your organisation view social media usage at work?
- We don't mind if it is not excessive or offensive (36%, 24 Votes)
- It's a major, sackable, issue (26%, 17 Votes)
- It's a minor issue, treated with a 'quiet word' (24%, 16 Votes)
- We encourage it and see it as a positive (14%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 66
Start Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013 @ 11:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Over the next 12 months, will your payroll budget:
- Contract (40%, 22 Votes)
- Expand (33%, 18 Votes)
- Stay the same (27%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 55
Start Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013 @ 1:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Does your organisation offer measures to handle stress?
- No (61%, 51 Votes)
- Yes (39%, 33 Votes)
Total Voters: 84
Start Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 @ 5:07 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Will the new immigration bill, highlighted in the Queen's speech, affect the UK's ability to attract foreign skilled workers?
- No (66%, 44 Votes)
- Yes (25%, 17 Votes)
- Unsure (9%, 6 Votes)
Total Voters: 67
Start Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 @ 11:54 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think the shares for rights scheme is workable?
- No (82%, 73 Votes)
- Yes (18%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 89
Start Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 @ 12:44 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you regularly work additional hours despite not getting paid any extra?
- Yes always (63%, 95 Votes)
- It depends on my work load (31%, 47 Votes)
- Never (6%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 150
Start Date: Monday, April 22, 2013 @ 4:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think the govt proposals to limit the advantages of pursuing unfair dismissal claims against employers will reduce false claims?
- Yes (50%, 20 Votes)
- No (50%, 20 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
Start Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ 3:26 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Does your workplace offer guidance on how to manage stress at work?
- Yes (60%, 145 Votes)
- No (40%, 98 Votes)
Total Voters: 243
Start Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 @ 10:51 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does your company have a talent management strategy in place?
- No (56%, 66 Votes)
- Yes (34%, 40 Votes)
- I don't know (10%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 117
Start Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 @ 12:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think that the tax-free childcare scheme is discriminating stay-at-home mothers?
- Yes (63%, 15 Votes)
- No (37%, 9 Votes)
Total Voters: 24
Start Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 @ 6:21 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Is the catch 22 situation of ‘No job, no experience- No experience, no job’ keeping young people out of work?
- Yes (84%, 127 Votes)
- No (16%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 152
Start Date: Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 3:46 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you prefer to train school leavers on an apprenticeship scheme or recruit graduates?
- Train school leavers (58%, 30 Votes)
- Recruit graduates (42%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: Friday, March 15, 2013 @ 12:01 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are apprenticeship schemes just as important as a degree?
- Yes (79%, 87 Votes)
- No (21%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 110
Start Date: Monday, March 11, 2013 @ 5:09 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Does your workplace offer health and well-being advice to employees?
- Yes (70%, 124 Votes)
- No (30%, 54 Votes)
Total Voters: 178
Start Date: Monday, March 4, 2013 @ 6:09 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Does your company offer flexible benefits such as working from home?
- Yes (62%, 89 Votes)
- No (38%, 54 Votes)
Total Voters: 143
Start Date: Monday, February 25, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you feel that your workplace is still lacking gender equality?
- Yes (56%, 55 Votes)
- No (44%, 44 Votes)
Total Voters: 99
Start Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 @ 12:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Does your company invest in training and development for the over 60's?
- Yes (52%, 67 Votes)
- No (48%, 61 Votes)
Total Voters: 128
Start Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 @ 11:15 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think it counts against potential candidates if recruiters cannot find them on social media sites?
- No (85%, 239 Votes)
- Yes (15%, 43 Votes)
Total Voters: 282
Start Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 @ 11:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you feel that your company promotes good team working skills?
- No (71%, 36 Votes)
- Yes (29%, 15 Votes)
Total Voters: 51
Start Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013 @ 3:40 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Would you refuse to take sick days if you were suffering from the effects of colds and flu?
- No, I would not want to risk spreading infection by going into work (52%, 150 Votes)
- Yes, it is unacceptable to stay at home even if I know I have a cold or the flu. (48%, 138 Votes)
Total Voters: 288
Start Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 @ 11:07 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think the misuse of social media is a valid reason for employee dismissals?
- Yes (78%, 320 Votes)
- No (22%, 88 Votes)
Total Voters: 408
Start Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 @ 10:58 am
End Date: No Expiry
Has health and safety laws gone too far?
- Yes (55%, 232 Votes)
- No (45%, 190 Votes)
Total Voters: 422
Start Date: Thursday, January 3, 2013 @ 5:09 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Would you be prepared to lie in your CV if it meant landing you a job?
- No (83%, 262 Votes)
- Yes (17%, 55 Votes)
Total Voters: 317
Start Date: Monday, December 10, 2012 @ 4:24 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Are you prepared to work during the Christmas season?
- No, I am not prepared to work during the Christmas season on my time off. (56%, 120 Votes)
- Yes, I am likely to log-on to work devices during the holiday and time off. (44%, 95 Votes)
Total Voters: 215
Start Date: Monday, December 3, 2012 @ 4:35 pm
End Date: No Expiry