Pay and Benefits survey in Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations.

The Community Foundation for Ireland in association with The Wheel, Dochas, Fundraising Ireland and Pobal, are considering running a seminar later this year on pay and benefits as a follow-up to the 2015 survey on Pay and Benefits in Community, Voluntary and Charitable Organisations.

The seminar aims to provide practical information on pay and benefits, in particular for small and medium-sized organisations. In order to ensure that the seminar addresses some of your critical pay and benefits issues we would be grateful if you would complete the following short survey.

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* 1. If you were to attend this seminar, would you like to hear more about (please tick as appropriate):

	Yes	No	Neutral
Developing a pay policy i.e. the decisions that underpin an organisation's pay or reward system?	Developing a pay policy i.e. the decisions that underpin an organisation's pay or reward system? Yes	Developing a pay policy i.e. the decisions that underpin an organisation's pay or reward system? No	Developing a pay policy i.e. the decisions that underpin an organisation's pay or reward system? Neutral
What is meant by reward and recognition, including the non-financial as well as financial elements?	What is meant by reward and recognition, including the non-financial as well as financial elements? Yes	What is meant by reward and recognition, including the non-financial as well as financial elements? No	What is meant by reward and recognition, including the non-financial as well as financial elements? Neutral
External and internal influences on pay?	External and internal influences on pay? Yes	External and internal influences on pay? No	External and internal influences on pay? Neutral
'Market rates' 'Benchmarking'?	'Market rates' 'Benchmarking'? Yes	'Market rates' 'Benchmarking'? No	'Market rates' 'Benchmarking'? Neutral
What is happening around the use of increments?	What is happening around the use of increments? Yes	What is happening around the use of increments? No	What is happening around the use of increments? Neutral
Performance-related pay?	Performance-related pay? Yes	Performance-related pay? No	Performance-related pay? Neutral
How to use a pay & benefits survey?	How to use a pay & benefits survey? Yes	How to use a pay & benefits survey? No	How to use a pay & benefits survey? Neutral
The range and incidence of benefits in the not-for-profit sector?	The range and incidence of benefits in the not-for-profit sector? Yes	The range and incidence of benefits in the not-for-profit sector? No	The range and incidence of benefits in the not-for-profit sector? Neutral
Pay trends?	Pay trends? Yes	Pay trends? No	Pay trends? Neutral
Specific employment law related issues around pay and benefits? (if yes, please complete the comment box below with more details)	Specific employment law related issues around pay and benefits? (if yes, please complete the comment box below with more details) Yes	Specific employment law related issues around pay and benefits? (if yes, please complete the comment box below with more details) No	Specific employment law related issues around pay and benefits? (if yes, please complete the comment box below with more details) Neutral

Specific employment law related issues-please provide more details

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* 2. Are there any other issues related to pay and benefits that you would like to see the seminar address?

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* 3. What are some of the particular challenges, if any, that you are currently facing with regard to pay and benefits?

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* 4. There is a great deal of interest in what is happening around pay trends and pay increases in the sector. While some information was collected on this in the 2015 survey, we would like to up-date that information for the seminar. To that end can you complete the following (please tick as appropriate):

Thinking about the majority of your staff, since 2009 how often has your organisation?

	Three times or more	Twice	Once	Never	Not applicable
Increased pay	Increased pay Three times or more	Increased pay Twice	Increased pay Once	Increased pay Never	Increased pay Not applicable
Decreased/cut pay	Decreased/cut pay Three times or more	Decreased/cut pay Twice	Decreased/cut pay Once	Decreased/cut pay Never	Decreased/cut pay Not applicable
Frozen pay	Frozen pay Three times or more	Frozen pay Twice	Frozen pay Once	Frozen pay Never	Frozen pay Not applicable

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* 5. Did your organisation increase pay rates/ expects to increase pay rates in 2016?

Yes

If yes, state average increase (%)

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* 6. Would you be interested in attending this half-day seminar?

Yes

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* 7. If yes to Q6, please complete the following details

Name of Organisation

Number of Employees

Your Name

Your Title

Your Email Address

Many thanks for your co-operation with this survey.