Welcome to the survey. We appreciate your time and value your input. This survey should take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. Thank you.

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1. DEMOGRAPHICS
Which of the following most closely describes your position in the organisation structure?

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2. Please specify the Sector within which your company works.

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3. Where is your organisation located?

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4. Number of employees within your organisation who are based in Ireland

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5. Do you have a dedicated HR Department?

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6. Do you work within your organisation's HR Department?

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7. ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
How optimistic are you about the wider economic climate?

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8. Over the next 12 months do you expect your organisations activity levels to ….?

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9. RECRUITMENT OF STAFF
Do you expect your organisation to recruit staff in the next year?

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10. If yes

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11. Would you/your organisation consider recruiting temp staff in the next year to?

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12. Has the number of employees in your organisation increased or decreased in the past 12 months?

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13. RECRUITMENT TRENDS- TALENT CHALLENGES – SKILLS IN DEMAND
Do you think your organisation has the talent needed to achieve current objectives?

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14. Describe the skills shortages your organisation has experienced in the last year?

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15. Do you think skill shortages are impacting productivity?

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16. What are the main challenges associated with skills shortages in your organisation?

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17. What do you think are the key hiring challenges for your organisation in the year ahead?

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18. Which of the following specialist skills do you believe are most needed in your organisation?

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19. Please rate the following business skills on how important you believe they are for your business:
(1: Not needed, 2: Sometimes needed, 3: Often needed, 4: Frequently needed, 5: Always needed)

 
Problem solving / critical thinking / logic
Emotional awareness / resilience / professionalism
Innovation / creativity / agility
Entrepreneurship, results oriented / business acumen
Communications / self-expression
Collaboration / Teamwork
Self-motivation / Lifelong learning
Flexibility
Other

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20. What steps are involved in your organisation’s recruitment process? (Please tick all that apply)

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21. How long does your organisation’s recruitment process normally take?

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22. SALARY AND BENEFITS
Does your organisation plan to increase salaries in the next year?

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23. If yes by what %?

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24. Do you believe it is important that your organisation is transparent about how pay levels are set?

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25. Are you aware of a gender pay gap in your organisation?

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26. Which if any of the following benefits does your organisation offer?

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27. Have your organisations benefits changed in the last 12 months?

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28. Does your organisation plan on introducing new benefits for employees in the future?

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29. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
In the past 12 months did your organisation provide any training to staff?

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30. If yes, please indicate the type of training

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31. What areas does your organisation typically provide training in?

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32. Is your organisation planning on carrying out any training for employees in the next 12 months?

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33. If yes, what skill areas have been identified for this training?

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34. TRAINING
Only for those who work at least sometimes remotely:

Since the move to remote working, have you received any training that aimed to help you to perform your role better in the remote work environment?

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35. Please indicate your agreement with the following statements (the scale is from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree))

 
I found this training useful.
I don’t need more training in this area

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36. For those with management responsibility: Since the move to remote working, have you received any training that aimed to help you to perform your management role better in the remote work environment?

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37. For those line managers who responded “yes” to the training question above
Please indicate your agreement with the following statements (the scale is from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree))

 
I found this training useful.
I don’t need more training in this area

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38. Has your organisation engaged in Executive Coaching?

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39. Does your organisation have a mentoring program?

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40. CURRENT WORK ARRANGEMENT
Respondent's work arrangement

Please choose the option that describes best your current work arrangement:

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41. Work arrangements for others:
Please choose the options that describe best the recent work arrangements of others in your organisation:

Think about all employees in your organisation:

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42. Now think about your colleagues in your team/department/unit:

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43. Finally, think about your immediate supervisor (e.g., your team manager / line manager, etc.):

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44. Have you had experience of working remotely prior to COVID-19 situation? Please choose the option that describes your experience best in your pre COVID-19 employment:

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45. How satisfied would you be with a full-time return to the office?

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46. PLANNED WORK ARRANGEMENT
Planned policy on remote working:
What approach to working arrangements (office/hybrid/remote) does your organisation plan to use in the long term once the restrictions are partially lifted and organisations will be allowed to be back to the office?

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47. What % of time will your organisation facilitate working from home or a remote workplace:

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48. Choose the option that describes best the approach you plan to use:

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49. For those who select the option of “we have a preliminary plan”:
Could you please briefly describe what approach your organisation plans to use? For example, who will be allowed to work fully remotely or in hybrid format (if anyone)? If you plan to use hybrid approach, what exactly it means for you? E.g., does it mean that everyone will work partially in the office and partially remotely, or different policies will apply to different groups of employees? if so, based on what criteria?

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50. INTERVENTIONS TO SUPPORT REMOTE/HYBRID WORK
Since the move to remote working, has your organisation introduced any initiatives to support employees working the remote/hybrid work environment?

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51. For those who responded “yes” or “not yet” to the question above,  could you please briefly describe these initiatives.

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52. For those who responded “yes”, please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
I found this initiative(s) useful

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53. For those who responded “yes", please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
I found this initiative(s) sufficient

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54. Since the move to remote working, has your organisation introduced any initiatives to facilitate/enhance collaboration and sharing of knowledge among employees in the remote/hybrid work environment?

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55. For those who responded “yes” or “not yet” to the question above, could you please briefly describe these initiatives

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56. For those who responded "yes", please indicate your agreement the following statements:

‘The organisation’s initiative(s)/supports to facilitate/enhance collaboration and sharing of knowledge among employees in the remote/hybrid work environment are useful’.

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57. I find this initiative(s) sufficient

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58. CHANGES IN YOUR JOB.
Since the move to remote working, has your job/role changed? Please indicate your agreement with the following statements: (the scale is from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree))

 
The tasks I need to complete have changed
The level of my responsibilities has increased
The ways I do my work have changed
The performance requirements I have to meet have changed
The clarity around my job role has increased
My overall workload has increased
The set of skills I need to complete my job well has changed

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59. Questions for all (regardless of role)
Perceived own task visibility
Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
My manager is generally aware of the amount of work I do.

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60. Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
It is easy for my manager to figure out how hard I am working

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61. Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
It is easy for my manager to determine how much effort I exert at work

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62. Questions for Managers.
Perceived task visibility of team members.  
Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
I am generally aware of the amount of work my direct reports do.

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63. Please indicate your agreement with the following statement:
It is easy for me to figure out how hard my direct reports are working.

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64. Questions for employees (All can answer as an employee)
Engagement at work for those who work (full or partly) remotely:
In this section we are interested in your views on how remote working affects engagement.
Please think about your own role and consider to what extent the following statements are true for you.

‘As I work, I feel bursting with energy’

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65. I am enthusiastic about my job

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66. I am immersed in my work:
(Immersion meaning the state of being completely involved in something)

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67. Please think back to before you started working remotely, do you think your ‘energy’ for work has:

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68. Please think back to before you started working remotely, do you think your ‘enthusiasm’ for work has:

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69. Please think back to before you started working remotely, do you think your ‘immersion’ in your work:

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