Engaging and Retaining Employees in a Remote Work Environment

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* 1. Your organization’s workforce is:

Working onsite

Following a hybrid model

Fully Remote

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* 2. Please describe the impact of remote / hybrid work on your organization's travel budget?

Significantly increased

Increased

Significantly decreased

Decreased

No Change

Not applicable

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* 3. Please describe the impact of remote/ hybrid work on your organization's budget for team building, employee engagement and social activities?

Significantly increased

Increased

Significantly decreased

Decreased

No change

Not applicable

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* 4. Over the past two years, has moonlighting, or 'double-dipping' become a problem for your organization?

Yes

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* 5. Does your organization have concerns about employee productivity in a remote or hybrid environment? If so, please list the most predominant concerns your organization is facing.

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 6. In a remote/ hybrid environment, what steps has your organization taken to maintain or improve connection and interaction between employees?

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* 7. Since the move to hybrid / remote work, the number of overall meetings in your organization has:

Increased

Decreased

Remained the same

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* 8. Have your organization's Board / Committee members been receptive to virtual meetings?

Yes

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* 9. Over the past two years, has your organization become more flexible regarding hours of work?

Yes- Employees have complete control of their work hours

Yes- Employees can choose their work hours as long as they remain consistent day to day

Yes- Employees have some flexibility, within "normal business hours"

No- We have not changed our approach to work hours

No- We have always had a flexible approach to work hours

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Has your organization's approach to employee expense reimbursement changed as a result of the transition to a remote/ hybrid working environment? If so, please comment on the changes made.

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Has your organization started hiring outside of your province or country as a result of the new remote / hybrid working environment?

Yes

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* 12. What initiatives has your organization implemented or is planning to implement to support employee health and wellness?

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* 13. What is the biggest challenge your organization has faced attracting talent over the past two years?

Salary

Flexibility (Remote/ Hybrid work)

Flexibility (Schedule/ Working hours)

Other (please specify)

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* 14. What are the challenges your organization has faced when recruiting and onboarding remotely?

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* 15. Please comment on the greatest advantages and disadvantages of remote recruitment and onboarding for your organization?

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* 16. Have the expectations of your organization's job candidates changed over the past two years? Please describe.

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 17. Has your organization implemented a mandatory vaccination policy for staff?

Yes

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* 18. If your organization implemented a mandatory vaccination policy, did you lose any employees as a result of the new policy?

Yes

Not applicable- did not implement a mandatory vaccination policy

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* 19. How has the COVID-19 pandemic prompted your organization to better plan for future pandemics or emergency situations?

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* 20. Is your organization planning to reduce office space by way of ending a lease, or sub-letting existing space?

Yes- my organization ended a lease

Yes- my organization has sublet some or all our office space

Yes- my organization is planning to sublet some or all of our office space

Yes- my organization has tried to sublet space, but has been unsuccessful

No- my organization is not planning to reduce space

Other (please specify)

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* 21. Thinking back to the pandemic and the transition to remote or hybrid working models, what are some of the lessons (positive and/or negative), learned by your organization?