Major Sporting and Special Events 2018

The 2018 XpertHR benchmarking survey on employers’ arrangements for managing the workplace impact of major sporting events and other special events when they coincide with working hours. This survey is based on responses from 120 organisations with a combined workforce of 209,561 employees.

Survey questions

• Does your organisation have a specific policy in place on making arrangements relating to major sporting events or other special events?
  • In the absence of a formal policy, how does your organisation handle arrangements relating to major sporting events or other special events?
• How does your organisation communicate with employees regarding its approach to major sporting events or other special events?
• What special working time arrangements does your organisation provide for major sporting events or other special events that occur during work hours?
• What special facilities or arrangements does your organisation provide for particular major sporting events or special events?
• Do employees take advantage of the special facilities/arrangements that your organisation provides for particular major sporting events or special events?
• What impact does your organisation's current approach to major sporting events or special events have on employee engagement/morale?
• Has your organisation had to deal with an incidence or incidences of any specific people management issues as a direct result of major sporting events or other special events?
• Major Sporting and Special Events 2018: List of survey participants