Pre-workshop

QUESTIONNAIRE:
Please complete this questionnaire and bring it with you to the workshop.

BUSINESS INFORMATION
Name of business/organisation?
Contact name
Job title
Contact number
What does your business/organisation do?
What is your industry sector?
Approximately how many employees do you have?
Do you have staff that are: (please circle) Permanent Temporary Part-time Seasonal Agency

RECRUITMENT
Do you have a dedicated HR function? (please circle) Yes No

Are you currently looking to recruit more staff? Yes No

Why are you looking to recruit?

STAFF INDUCTION
How do you welcome a new employee on their first
day?

Do you have a formalised process for integrating a

new employee? (please circle) Yes No

Do you provide the following information to new
employees? (please tick all that apply)
 Details of what to expect on their first day at work
 Company information pack (company history,
rules/expectations, etc.)
 Tour of building
 Introduction to senior staff
 Introduction to HR professional (if applicable)
 Introduction to employee’s team
 Specific company induction event
 Other .................................................................

JOB DESCRIPTION AND EMPLOYEES’ WORK OBJECTIVES

How do you set an employee’s work objectives/role
details/tasks? (please tick)
 Job Description
 Regular supervision with manage to identify
daily/weekly tasks
 Shadowing an existing member of staff
 Other ……………………………………………………………………..

STAFF APPRAISAL/PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Project IMPRESS (a European funded initiative to support people in work) is undertaking a research project into the HR policies
and practices of businesses and organisations in southern England and northern France. The purpose of this research is to
compare the approaches of French and English businesses and organisations, and to provide us with a better understanding of
staff recruitment, induction, training and retention practices.
Do you have a formal appraisal process? (please circle) Yes No
How often does this happen with each employee?
Do you provide formal supervision sessions? (please circle) Yes No
STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
How important is training to your business? (please circle) Low 1 2 3 4 5 High
Do you have a formalised training offer for your staff? Yes No
Do you identify individual development plans for your staff? Yes No
Do you have a budget set-aside for staff training ? Yes No
How do you deliver your training (please tick all that apply)  In-house
 External Consultants
 External Agencies
Do you undertake any of the following? (please tick all that  Apprenticeships
apply)  Internships
 Graduate Trainee Programmes
 Formal mentoring/shadowing programmes
 Other…………………………....................
Are there realistic opportunities for career advancement
within your company/organisation? (please circle) Yes No
Do you actively promote opportunities of career
advancement to your employees? (please circle) Yes No
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND A DIVERSE WORKFORCE
How important do you feel it is to try and recruit a
diverse workforce? (please circle) Low 1 2 3 4 5 High
Do you offer any of the following? (Please tick all that  Support for people with difficulties/disabilities
apply)  Flexible working arrangements
 Phased Retirement
 Other
……………………………………………………………………
EMPLOYEE RETENTION
What challenges do you face in retaining staff in
your employment?
What do you consider to be the main consequences  Loss of expertise
of losing staff?  Costly and time consuming to recruit replacement
(Please tick all that apply) staff
 Negative and or unsettling impact on other staff
 Opportunity to introduce new staff, ideas and
approaches
 Other …………………………………………………………………….
STAFF SUPPORT
How interested would you be for a new employee who has been
out of work, or is new to the workforce, to receive external Low 1 2 3 4 5 High
support and advice?
How interested would you be in receiving support and advice
regarding ways to improve staff retention? Low 1 2 3 4 5 High

Project IMPRESS (a European funded initiative to support people in work) is undertaking a research project into the HR policies
and practices of businesses and organisations in southern England and northern France. The purpose of this research is to
compare the approaches of French and English businesses and organisations, and to provide us with a better understanding of
staff recruitment, induction, training and retention practices.