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Family Forward NC

Thank you for taking time to participate in this seven-minute survey. We are asking businesses and non-profit organizations across NC about family friendly benefits they offer their employees. Our goal is to understand the range of benefits employers offer as well as their investment in and desire for family friendly benefits. Your responses will be anonymous, and your participation qualifies you to receive the results of this research if you so desire. Please note the first question is a bit long and then they get much faster to answer so please don't be discouraged!
1.Think about all of your organization’s current policies, programs, and benefits, especially those you would characterize as family friendly - meaning they support families. Please check all family friendly benefits your organization provides or check all benefits that your company would like to offer that are not currently available. 
Currently Offer
Would Like to Offer
Planning to Offer in the Next 12 months
Don't Know
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
Long-term disability
Short-term disability
Life insurance
Counseling services
Paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO)
Paid sick time
Unpaid sick time
Unpaid leave
FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
Maternity leave
Paternity leave
Adoptive care leave
Extended leave for new parents – more than 3 months
Ramp back – gives new parents (moms) more control about easing back into work
Support for breastfeeding mothers (Lactation rooms)
Childcare center onsite
Subsidized childcare (contribute to child care costs)
Backup or emergency child care when regular provider is unavailable
Pregnant worker accommodations such as more frequent bathroom breaks, sitting rather than standing, and avoiding heavy lifting
Seminars and workshops on parent-oriented topics
Baby cash (money given to a mother or father when they have or adopt a baby)
Telecommuting (working from home)
Flexible work hours or schedules
Fair scheduling (predictable work schedules with at least two weeks advance notice of schedule)
Meetings don’t begin before 9:30 am or end after 4:30 pm (Core hours)
Management support for family issues employees (sick child, sick parents, etc.)
Retirement savings 401(k), 403 (b), etc.
Tuition reimbursement
2.Of the family friendly policies, programs, and benefits you currently offer, what are the top three that are most valued by your employees?

3.If your company offers any of the family friendly benefits in question one, would you be interested in NCECF highlighting your efforts?  (If yes, please be sure to answer the last question in the survey).
4.What are the most important considerations for your organization when making decisions about family friendly policies, programs and benefits? Check all that apply.

5.What are the barriers most commonly limiting your organization’s ability to offer more family friendly policies, programs, and benefits than you already do? Select all that apply.

6.Please select three supports that would be most useful to assist your company in providing family friendly workplace benefits?
7.How useful would it be for your organization if there were recognition for companies that offered family friendly policies?

Very Useful
Somewhat Useful
Not Very Useful
No Impact
8.Approximately how many employees does your organization have? Please count all employees including full and part time, permanent and temporary workers. Select one.
9.What regions in North Carolina are employees of your organization are located? Select all that apply.

10.How would you classify your industry? Select one.
11.Would you like to receive a report containing the major findings from this survey about trends and barriers to family-friendly policies?
12.If yes, please provide the following information.