This Week's HR Poll

	HR Poll Archive • How do you feel about your pay? • What, if anything, are you doing to help employees deal with high gas prices? • What’s the best part about your job? • Do you use automatic enrollment for your 401(k) plan? • How effective is your organization’s wellness program? • Do you anticipate that your organization will need to conduct layoffs this year? • How much vacation time will you be using this summer? • What's the most frequent summer fashion faux pas at your workplace? • Will your organization have to pay higher wages as a result of the new federal minimum wage? • How would you rate your organization’s summer picnic? • Does your company use Facebook and/or MySpace for recruiting purposes? • Who is responsible for your disaster recovery plan? • Has an employee left your company because of rising gas prices in the past 12 months? • Does your company measure the effectiveness of flexible work arrangements? • Does your company use the government's E-Verify employment authorization program? • How much of your time do 'problem employees' take up? • Will the economic downturn impact your hiring of college graduates this year? • Do you require employees to get approval prior to working overtime? • Do you believe HR professionals are in high demand? • Have you ever relocated to another state in hopes of landing a good-paying job? • What is the "hot topic" in your workplace? • If elected president, which candidate do you think would be the most employer-friendly? • Do you think the proposed FMLA changes are significant? • How does your voluntary turnover rate compare to your industry average? • What’s the most confusing aspect of dealing with FMLA? • Are you a member of a professional association, and if so, has it helped your career? • At your company, are the highest-paid employees also the happiest? • Does your company plan to grow in size in 2008? • If FMLA provided leave for employees with a relative on active duty, how would it impact you? • Is Monday, December 24 a paid holiday at your company? • Does your company have a written severance pay policy? • Will your average 2008 raise exceed the projected 2.3% cost of living increase? • What percentage of employees participates in your retirement savings plan? • How will the revised Form I-9 impact your job? • Have rising travel costs curtailed your business travel? • Are top executives at your company overpaid? •  Do you educate your employees on basic healthcare terms (co-pay, deductible, etc.)? • Do you provide 401(k) investment advice to your employees? • Was your first job after graduation a great place to launch a career? • Would putting a stop to tracking vacation used by employees be a good idea at your company? •  On a scale of 1 to 5, how big a challenge is retention at your company? • Will the average income grow faster than inflation in the next 5 years? • Will you receive a raise higher than 4 percent in 2008? • Does your company include sick time in its paid time off program? • Which of FLSA's overtime exemptions is the most confusing? • Are you surprised that HR manager is the 36th highest paying occupation? • What do you think of Senator Dodd's paid FMLA proposal? • Will the federal government publish new FMLA regulations within the next 2 years? • If you had the choice, would you take compensatory time off or overtime pay? • When is absenteeism highest at your company? • What percentage of your workforce will see more pay as a result of the new minimum wage? • Will you resurvey your workforce before submitting your company’s 2007 EEO-1 Report? • What's your favorite part about going to conferences for work? • Do you think your pay is fair when compared with the CEO's? • Have you ever suspected that an employer paid you less because of your gender? • What would be the most effective way to improve retention at your company? • Is your CEO's compensation in line with company performance? • Would a paid sick leave requirement have a significant financial impact on your company? • How stressful is your job as an HR professional? • Have you ever participated in a betting pool in the workplace? • If the Employee Free Choice Act were to become law, would it have a big effect on your company? • What type of paid leave tracking system is better for employers? • What is your top concern about Senator Dodd’s proposal to grant workers 6 weeks of paid FMLA leave? • Dating among co-workers at our company... • Do you conduct employee satisfaction surveys? • Do you think that the use of genetic information in employment decisions should be prohibited? • Did your company observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday? • How supportive are you of employees’ pregnancies or caregiving responsibilities? • Have you implemented a wellness program at your company? If so, when? • What was the most significant issue or news story for HR/employers in 2006? • Do smokers at your company take excessive smoking breaks? • In 2007, the amount of business travel for our company will likely... • How would you rate your company's holiday party? • Do you periodically review the duties of exempt employees to ensure they are properly classified? • Will you be hiring seasonal workers for the holidays? • What does a Democrat-controlled Congress mean for employers? • What steps has your company taken to prevent workplace violence? • Providing reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities… • Have your supervisors been trained to recognize the symptoms of substance abuse? • How many co-workers do you usually give gifts to during the holidays? • In your interviewing experience, how much do job candidates usually know about your company? • Will you be helping employees get flu shots this fall? • Have you ever hired someone with a criminal record? • Since I became an HR professional, my job… • How would you describe the level of electronic surveillance at your company? • The Pension Protection Act, recently signed by President Bush, is... • How often do you hire interns into full time positions? • What percentage of your workforce has been on active military duty in the past 12 months? • We provide employees who need to express milk and/or breastfeed with… • Do you provide employee training material in a language other than English? • How frequently do co-workers hug at your office? • Do you believe women are generally better at HR than men? • Do you offer domestic partner benefits? • Smoking at my workplace... • Do you believe minimum wage hikes jeopardize jobs? • Gossip at my workplace... • How much “Leadership Development” training is your company planning in the next 12 months? • Do you use all of your vacation days? • Do you conduct ethics training? • Do you offer flexible work arrangements?

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