FGW: Health & Safety - covering other colleagues work

Introduction

Please take some time to respond to this survey.

The survey is anonymous but if you choose to provide contact details then we will not be sharing individual names with the company or any external safety body but may use this to contact you if we need further detailed information.

If you can encourage your colleagues to complete this survey this will help us get a better picture of the issues that you face covering other colleagues duties.

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* 1. Do you currently hold an Operational competency? (you can select more than one response below)

Yes

I recently advised my line manager that I do not wish to volunteer for additional duties and my line manager has confirmed that I am not required to carry them out

I recently advised my line manager that I do not wish to volunteer for additional duties but they have failed to confirm that this has been accepted

I recently advised my line manager that I do not wish to volunteer for additional duties but they have told me that I must carry those duties out if asked

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* 2. If relevant, How long have you held that competency?

Less than a month

More than 3 months but less than 6months

6 Months to 1 year

1 Year +

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* 3. If relevant, did you volunteer to take on that operational competency? (Feel free to provide additional information in the 'other' box in addition to your initial response)

No, I feel that I was coerced to take on an operational competency so took this on

No, it was made clear to me that not volunteering could be damaging to my career with FGW so took a competency on

No, and my line manager accepted that I wasn't required to take on a competency

Yes I asked to take on those competencies without any inducement by any outside party

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If relevant, What training did you receive for the operational competency?

The same level of training provided to the staff in the role that I was expected to cover

about 75% or more of the training provided to staff in the role that I was expected to cover

between 50% and 75% of the training provided to staff in the role that I was expected to cover

Less than 50% of the training provided to staff in the role that I was expected to cover

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* 5. If relevant, do you believe that the level of training that you received was good enough? (Please feel free to add additional information in the 'Other' field)

No, I felt the level of training received meant that in reality I was unable to be deemed to be competent to carry out the duties

Yes, I felt that the level of training meant that I was fully competent to carry out the duties

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Did you receive any inducement for carrying out the additional duties on strike days?

Yes I received additional payment for carrying out these duties

Yes, sometime afterwards I received £150 in vouchers for working during the strike days

No I received nothing either during or after taking on these duties

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Have you been asked to work on any of the following dates (23rd, 29th, 30th, 31st August)?

Yes, I have been given the option of volunteering and accepted

Yes, I have been given the option of volunteering and rejected

Yes, I was told it would be best if I accepted and I accepted

Yes, I was told it would be best if I accepted and I rejected

Yes, I was told I had no choice but to accept and I accepted

Yes, I was told I had no choice but to accept and I rejected

No I haven't been asked yet

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are you aware of any safety incidents which occurred during the last period of strike action? (please select all those that are applicable below)

Yes I witnessed a safety incident that day (please provide more information in the 'other' option)

Yes a colleague witnessed a safety incident that day (please provide more information in the 'other' option)

Yes I have seen a report of a safety incident that day (please provide more information in the 'other' option

Other (please provide as much information as possible like date/time/details etc - you can also email Alan Valentine direct on valentinea@tssa.org.uk with information if you would prefer)

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* 9. Do you manage other management graded staff?

Yes

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* 10. If Yes to the last question, did you receive an instruction from FGW to get your staff to commit to carry to operational duties regardless of whether they volunteered?

Yes from my Line manager

Yes from my Line managers manager

Yes from HR

Yes from a director or Head of Department

Other or any additional information that you wish to provide (please specify)

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* 11. If you responded positively to the previous question how did you receive this instruction?

verbally (Face to face or over the phone)

via email or internal memo

via text message

Other (please specify)

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