Coronavirus and HR: HR's initial response

The XpertHR pulse survey on the workplace impact of coronavirus and the actions that HR functions are taking in response. The survey was run on Wednesday 1 April and Thursday 2 April 2020 and is based on data covering 400 organisations.

Survey questions

How much of your current work is being driven by your organisation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation using or planning to use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation using or planning to use redundancies in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation using or planning to use short-time working in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation using or planning to use flexible working/homeworking/non-standard working patterns, etc, in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation taking on or planning to take on new staff to scale up operations in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation using or planning to use postponement or reconsideration of start dates for new hires recruited prior to the pandemic in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation strengthening or planning to strengthen workplace health and safety measures in light of latest Government guidance (eg social distancing, etc) in response to workforce issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic?
Do you expect the value of your organisation's 2020 pay review and/or bonus payments to be affected by the coronavirus pandemic?

Additional information

Date:: 03 April 2020
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 400

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Coronavirus: Initial response survey April 2020

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Coronavirus and HR: HR's initial response

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