Employer Benefits Survey questions
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The confidential employer survey consists of 58 questions providing a comprehensive analysis of company benefits policies. Answers count for 1/6 of a participating company's overall 100 Best score.
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Health & wellness:
- Does the employer offer a health insurance plan to employees? (Y/N)
- If yes, what percentage of the employee's premium does the employer pay? (% or NA)
- Can employees cover their spouse and children? (Y/N)
- If employees can cover a spouse and children, what percentage of the premium for these family members does the employer pay? (% or NA)
- Does the employer offer dental insurance? (Y/N)
- Coverage for vision? (Y/N)
- Coverage for mental health care? (Y/N)
- Coverage for alternative care (chiropractic, acupuncture, naturopathy, etc.)? (Y/N)
- Does the employer subsidize fitness and/or wellness programs? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer life insurance? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer short-term disability insurance? (Y/N)
- Long-term disability insurance? (Y/N)
- Long-term care insurance? (Y/N)
Time off:
- How does your company handle vacation and sick leave?
A. Vacation and sick leave are combined in a Paid Time Off (PTO) plan
• How many total paid days off do employees receive after 1 year of service? (Include all paid holidays in the total PTO days, whether holidays are fixed or floating in your plan.)
• PTO days after 5 years of service?
• What is the maximum number of PTO days employees can receive?
B. Vacation and sick leave are offered separately
• How many paid holidays do employees receive per year?
• How many paid vacation days do employees receive after 1 year of service?
• Vacation days after 5 years of service? (Do not include days accrued and rolled over from prior years)
• What is the maximum number of vacation days employees can receive?
• How many days of sick leave do employees receive per year?
Scheduling at work:
- Are full-time employees generally permitted to work flexible or compressed schedules? (Y/N)
- Are employees often permitted telecommute or work from home? (Y/N)
- Are employees permitted to take unpaid time off for volunteer community service? (Y/N)
- Can they take paid time off for volunteer community service? (Y/N)
- Can employees donate paid time off to other employees in need? (Y/N)
Work/Family benefits:
- Does the employer offer paid maternity leave to employees? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer paid paternity leave to employees? (Y/N)
- Does the employer provide financial assistance for the adoption of a child? (Y/N)
- Is on-site child care available at any employer locations in Oregon? (Y/N)
- Does the employer subsidize child care or elder care expenses for employees? (May include providing reimbursement for child care when an employee travels on business or works late)(Y/N)
- Can employees use their sick time to care for children or other dependents who are ill? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer employees the opportunity to set aside pre-tax income in a cafeteria-style Section 125 flexible spending plan for qualified child care or dependent care expenses? (Y/N)
- If yes, does the employer contribute to the plan? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer a cafeteria-style Section 125 plan for unreimbursed medical, dental, or other qualified health-related expenses? (Y/N)
- If yes, does the employer contribute to the plan? (Y/N)
- Does the employer subsidize transportation benefits? (Such as employee parking, transit passes, van pool service, etc.) (Y/N)
Retirement plans:
- Does the employer make or match contributions to the employee's tax-qualified retirement plan? (Y/N)
- If the employer contributes to retirement plans regardless of employee contributions (i.e. a pension plan), what percentage of employee gross annual salary does the employer contribute? (% or NA)
- If the employer matches employee deferrals to their retirement plans (i.e. a 401k plan), up to what percentage of employee salary will the employer match employee contributions? (% or NA)
- If an employee does contribute the percentage of salary referred to in the previous question, what percentage of this contribution will the employer match? (Provide average if rate of match is tiered or variable) (% or NA)
Other benefits:
- Does the employer offer college tuition reimbursement to employees? (Y/N)
- Does the employer offer paid or unpaid sabbaticals to employees? (Paid/Unpaid/No)
- What percentage of the company's worldwide senior executives (VP or above) are women? (%)
- What percentage of the company's worldwide senior executives (VP or above) are racial/ethnic minorities in Oregon? (%)
- Does the employer have a written non-discrimination policy that specifies sexual orientation? (Y/N)
- Does the employer donate money, goods or in-kind services to community or charitable organizations? (Y/N)
- Does the employer sponsor any volunteer community service activities? (Y/N)
- Are any employees covered by a union? (Y/N)
- What percentage of employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, profit-sharing plan or gain-sharing plan, other than as part of a pension plan? (enter 0 if not applicable) (%)
- What percentage of employees are eligible to participate in a stock option or stock purchase program? (enter 0 if not applicable) (%)
- Does the employer subsidize or discount employees' purchase of stock? (Y/N)
- Does the employer have an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)? (Y/N)
Sustainable practices (These answers considered for our 100 Best Green Companies list in June 2010)
- Does the employer reward and recognize employees for reducing energy and material consumption? (Y/N)
- Does the employer subsidize employees' public transit passes? (Y/N)
- Does the employer allow space for bikes, skateboards or other green means of transport? (Y/N)
- Does the employer utilize natural lighting and/or energy-efficient lighting and equipment? (Y/N)
- Does the employer purchase renewable energy or directly utilize a renewable source, such as solar or geothermal? (Y/N)
- Does the employer recycle paper? (Y/N)
- Does the employer recycle cardboard, plastic, glass and metals? (Y/N)
- Are biodegradable or nontoxic materials chosen for business processes and facilities maintenance whenever possible? (Y/N)
- Do business decisions include an analysis of energy-efficiency and waste-reduction opportunities, including life-cycle costs? (Y/N)
- Are reducing energy consumption and pollution, and sustainability part of the company's core business strategy? (Y/N)
- Do you have any comments or observations about making your company more sustainable?
Additional comments
- What unique or special benefits do you offer employees that make your organization a great place to work?
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