Swine flu is like the Recession...
- It was always overhyped (55%, 160 Votes)
- Employers should prepare for the next bout (42%, 123 Votes)
- The worst is over (3%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 290
Start Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:56 am
End Date: No Expiry
What is your organisation’s approach to paying interns?
- Don't use interns – they're more trouble than they are worth (42%, 63 Votes)
- Pay a nominal sum for travel & subsistence (35%, 53 Votes)
- Pay a full or nearly full wage (19%, 28 Votes)
- Don't pay them as they are getting valuable experience (4%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 151
Start Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 11:26 am
End Date: No Expiry
Is Gordon Brown's pledge to restrain public sector pay:
- A recipe for strikes and strife (74%, 252 Votes)
- Realistic and achievable in the current climate (26%, 87 Votes)
Total Voters: 339
Start Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 @ 12:05 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Would you sack Baroness Scotland for hiring an illegal worker?
- Yes (64%, 261 Votes)
- No (36%, 150 Votes)
Total Voters: 411
Start Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 @ 10:38 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does your organization find Job Centres an effective route to source potential recruits?
- We never use them (54%, 90 Votes)
- Not great, but cheap (38%, 63 Votes)
- Reasonably effective (7%, 11 Votes)
- Very effective (1%, 3 Votes)
Total Voters: 167
Start Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 @ 11:22 am
End Date: No Expiry
With the NHS facing an £8 to £10 billion real terms cut from 2011, is a 10% cut in staff
- “Utter nonsense†(45%, 92 Votes)
- A brave step to improve efficiency (33%, 67 Votes)
- Unfortunate but probably necessary (22%, 47 Votes)
Total Voters: 206
Start Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 11:07 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you agree with the 92 per cent of the British public, who believe that admitting to having a mental health illness would damage someone’s career:
- yes (90%, 285 Votes)
- no (10%, 30 Votes)
Total Voters: 315
Start Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 @ 10:30 am
End Date: No Expiry
A recent poll found 71% of workers felt unable to share their concerns about stress with their managers. Does your organization:
- Believe stress is mainly an excuse for absenteeism (43%, 52 Votes)
- Pay lip service to stress as an issue, but do nothing (30%, 36 Votes)
- Encourage discussion and actively help (17%, 20 Votes)
- Listen, but offer little help (10%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 120
Start Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 @ 11:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
Is workplace temperature a common source of complaints in your organisation?
- Yes (86%, 260 Votes)
- No (14%, 42 Votes)
Total Voters: 302
Start Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 @ 9:39 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does a compulsory retirement age help or hinder HR strategy?
- Helps HR Strategy (66%, 153 Votes)
- Hinders HR Strategy (34%, 79 Votes)
Total Voters: 232
Start Date: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 @ 10:40 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are bonuses nescessary for performance and talent management?
- No (62%, 221 Votes)
- Yes (38%, 137 Votes)
Total Voters: 358
Start Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 @ 11:21 am
End Date: No Expiry
Are you concerned that your talented staff may leave once the recession ends?
- Yes (62%, 124 Votes)
- No (38%, 75 Votes)
Total Voters: 199
Start Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 9:48 am
End Date: No Expiry
Whether consciously or subconsiously, does class background influence your recruitment decisions?
- No (62%, 129 Votes)
- Yes (38%, 79 Votes)
Total Voters: 208
Start Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 @ 11:59 am
End Date: No Expiry
Does your organisation have contingency plans in the event of a flu pandemic?
- Yes (57%, 230 Votes)
- No (43%, 171 Votes)
Total Voters: 401
Start Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ 5:56 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Which is the most effective method to reduce costs during the recession?
- Flexible working (56%, 154 Votes)
- Across the board budget cuts (31%, 86 Votes)
- Redundancies (9%, 25 Votes)
- Outsourcing (3%, 9 Votes)
- Reduced training (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 274
Start Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 @ 10:28 am
End Date: No Expiry
By asking employees to work for free, are British Airways:
- Exploiting their staff. (57%, 245 Votes)
- Managing talent innovatively (43%, 186 Votes)
Total Voters: 431
Start Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 @ 10:00 am
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think stress in the workplace is:
- Increasing (74%, 298 Votes)
- Same as ever (21%, 84 Votes)
- Decreasing (5%, 19 Votes)
Total Voters: 401
Start Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 @ 10:53 am
End Date: No Expiry
Will you consider laying off staff on long term sick leave?
- Yes (73%, 116 Votes)
- No (27%, 44 Votes)
Total Voters: 160
Start Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 @ 10:42 am
End Date: No Expiry
How secure do you feel in your current job?
- A little uncertain – slight chance of redundancy (33%, 117 Votes)
- Fairly secure – little chance of redundancy (33%, 115 Votes)
- Worried – redundancy is a real possibility (16%, 56 Votes)
- Very secure – no chance of redundancy (10%, 36 Votes)
- For the chop – already received or are about to receive notice (8%, 29 Votes)
Total Voters: 353
Start Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Is the Government’s announcement that it will shelve paternity leave plans:
- a welcome relief? (65%, 223 Votes)
- a retrograde step? (35%, 119 Votes)
Total Voters: 342
Start Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 @ 7:14 am
End Date: No Expiry
Is your company planning to recruit graduates in 2009?
- No (68%, 117 Votes)
- Yes (32%, 54 Votes)
Total Voters: 171
Start Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 10:19 am
End Date: No Expiry
Using drug tests to identify employees to sack during a downsizing operation is:
- A clever technique that deals with two issues at once (50%, 126 Votes)
- Immoral and underhand (50%, 124 Votes)
Total Voters: 250
Start Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 10:42 am
End Date: No Expiry
Is the Met guilty of discrimination against the Muslim chef, who does not wish to cook pork?
- No (93%, 148 Votes)
- Yes (7%, 12 Votes)
Total Voters: 160
Start Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
End Date: No Expiry