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Dollars & Sense Poll Archive

This monthly HR and compensation focused poll features issues we are all trying to make sense of concerning the bottom dollar. Please send us your suggestion for a future poll topic.

July 2010 What are your organization's 2011 staffing plans?
June 2010 What is the maximum your company will pay for relocation expenses of transferred employees?
May 2010 With July 4th on a Sunday this year, what is your organization's closure plan?
April 2010 Does your organization have a written or unwritten policy addressing gamlbling in the workplace?
March 2010 What is your organization's compensation policy?
February 2010 Does your company have written guidelines addressing employee use of social networking sites?
January 2010 How do you pay employees when called for active military duty?
December 2009 (What is the minimum workweek for part-time employees to be eligible for health insurance coverage?)
November 2009 (What is your organization doing regarding holiday closures falling on consecutive Fridays?)
October 2009 (Are employees permitted to take time off to volunteer for community service?)
September 2009 (Do you permit employees to listen to personal audio devices while performing their jobs?)
August 2009 (How many paid holidays does your company provide to non-union employees per year?)

July, 2010: What are your organization's 2011 staffing plans?

Overwhelmingly, 68% of all participants answered, "Maintain staff levels."

June, 2010: What is the maximum your company will pay for relocation expenses of transferred employees?

Overwhelmingly, 67% of all participants answered, "We do not pay any relocation expenses."

May, 2010: With July 4th on a Sunday this year, what is your organization's closure plan?

Fifty-three organizations responded to our May Dollars & Sense poll which asked: With July 4th falling on Sunday this year, what is your organization’s closure plan? Following is a summary of the responses:

2% - Are closing Friday, July 2nd

83% - Are closing Monday, July 5th

15% - Have no holiday closure planned

April, 2010: Does your organization have a written or unwritten policy addressing gamlbling in the workplace?

Overwhelmingly, all who participated in the poll answered "No, we do not have a formal written or unwritten (understood) gambling policy."

March, 2010: What is your organization's compensation policy?

Seventeen organizations responded to our March Dollars & Sense poll regarding compensation policies. Following is a summary of the responses:

65% - No written compensation policy

24% - Policy published and distributed to all employees

5.5% - Policy written and kept confidential

5.5% - Policy written and made available to all employees

February, 2010: Does your company have written guidelines addressing employee use of social networking sites/applications (i.e., Email, Instant Messaging, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)?

Eighteen organizations responded to our February Dollars & Sense poll regarding guidelines for social networking sites/applications. Following is a summary of the responses:

61% - Yes, guidelines address both business and personal use

17% - No guidelines

11% - Yes, guidelines address business use only

11% - No guidelines, but considering

January, 2010: How do you pay employees when called for active military duty?

Ten organizations responded to our January Dollars & Sense poll regarding pay for employees called for active military duty. Following is a summary of the responses:

0% full pay or full pay for a period of time, then the difference between full and military pay

10% the difference between full pay and military pay

10% other payment plan

80% no established program

December, 2009: What is the minimum workweek for part-time employees to be eligible for health insurance coverage?

Nineteen organizations responded to our December Dollars & Sense poll regarding part-time employees and health insurance eligibility. Following is a summary of the responses:

11% = Less than 25 hours per week.

11% = 25-30 hours per week.

46% = 31-35 hours per week.

16% = More than 35 hours per week.

16% = No health coverage for part-time employees.

November, 2009: What is your organization doing regarding holiday closures with December 25th and January 1st falling on consecutive Fridays?

Thirty-two organizations responded to our November Dollars & Sense poll regarding 2009 holiday closures on consecutive Fridays. Following is a summary of the responses:

Manufacturing

27% will be closed December 25th and January 1st, and remain open December 24th and 31st.

10% will be closed December 24th, 25th and January 1st, and close early December 31st.

27% will be closed December 25th and January 1st, and close early December 24th and 31st.

18% will be closed December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.

18% have no plans for holiday closures, or have other unspecified plans.

Non-Manufacturing

24% will be closed December 25th and January 1st, and remain open December 24th and 31st.

33% will be closed December 24th, 25th and January 1st, and close early December 31st.

14% will be closed December 25th and January 1st, and close early December 24th and 31st.

19% will be closed December 24th, 25th, 31st and January 1st.

10% have no plans for holiday closures, or have other unspecified plans.

October, 2009: Are employees permitted to take time off to volunteer for community service?

Eighteen responses were received for the October Dollars & Sense poll regarding permission for employees to take time off for volunteer purposes. Following is a summary of the responses:

39% of the respondents indicated they do not permit workers to take time off to volunteer.

61% of the respondents indicated they do permit workers to take time off to volunteer. Of these: 11% permit workers to take 20 hours or less per year unpaid; 17% permit workers to take 20+ hours per year unpaid; 6% permit workers to take 20 hours or less per year paid; and 28% permit workers to take 20+ hours per year paid.

September, 2009: Do you permit employees to listen to personal audio devices while performing their jobs?

Fifty-two responses were received for the September Dollars & Sense poll regarding personal audio devices in the workplace. Following is a summary of the responses:

Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, Laborers, etc.: 46% permit workers to listen to personal audio devices while working (includes 21% who said yes within specific guidelines); 54% do not allow use of personal audio devices while working.

Administrative, Management, Technical, Professional, etc.: 79% permit workers to listen to personal audio devices while working (includes 25% who said yes within specific guidelines); 21% do not allow use of personal audio devices while working.

Production, Maintenance, Warehouse, Laborers, etc. Administrative, Management, Technical, Professional, etc.

August, 2009: How many paid holidays does your company provide to non-union employees per year?

Seventy responses were received for the August Dollars & Sense poll regarding how many paid holidays employers provide to non-union employees per year. While only 1% of the respondents provided 0-3 paid holidays per year, 10% provided 4-5, 37% provided 6-7, 27% provided 8-9, and 24% of the respondents provided 10+ paid holidays per year. Although employers in Oregon are not obligated to provide employees any paid days off, on average the survey respondents provide 7-9 paid days.