Coronavirus and HR: Second XpertHR pulse survey

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 Tuesday 14 April and Wednesday 15 April 2020 and is based on data covering 388 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?
What percentage of the workforce is your organisation furloughing or planning to furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?
Is your organisation planning to top up salaries of furloughed workers from the 80% available in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?
Is your organisation in a position to continue paying employees on furlough on their contractual pay date?
What changes has your organisation seen to annual leave arrangements due to the coronavirus pandemic?
Is your organisation providing specific support to employees around their wellbeing and/or good mental health during the coronavirus pandemic?

Additional information

Date:: 15 April 2020
Source:: Brightmine Surveys
Participants:: 388

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