Checklist

• Was the reason and importance of the survey communicated to employees?
• Did you consider the timing in terms of conflicts with other major events (e.g. holidays, labour negotiations)?
• Did you account for those “hard to reach groups” of employees (e.g. shift work, low literacy)?
• Did you have an accompanying letter of support from management, unions and other key stakeholders?
• Did you provide an incentive for employees who participated (e.g. prizes)?
• Did a sufficient number of employees respond to the survey (e.g. at least 50% of employees)?
• Is the survey representative of your organization? Have any employee groups been missed (e.g. department, age group, sex, job classification, language)?
• Did you create a report of the findings?
• Do you have a plan to collect this type of information at regular intervals over time?