Posted by Company Wellness | Posted in Company Wellness, Wellness Programs | Posted on 25-08-2010
Successful wellness programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the staff. Ask staff what they’re interested in, and what needs they have.
People are more willing to participate and support wellness efforts if they are involved in the decision-making process. Review the sample staff member survey provided below.
Employee Interest Survey – can be edited (http – //www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/workplace_wellness/company_tools/employee_interest_survey.doc)
When developing a recent survey, keep the following hints in mind –
• Ask mostly closed form questions, namely if you’ll be sending the survey to a large number of personnel. Closed form questions provide specific options and are easy to tabulate.
• Invite comments, suggestions and recommendations, or ask open-ended questions at the end of the survey. Open-ended items are more difficult to summarize.
• Include a brief explanatory cover letter with the survey with the signature of the organization president. Be certain to include a statement about confidentiality and anonymity.
• Ask a group of representative employees to review the survey before it is distributed. Find out when the questions are going to be understood by employees and won’t be objected to.
• Include demographic information at the beginning, or end of the survey (gender, age, shift, site, department, etc.).
• Conduct a random drawing for a valued incentive item for all those who returned the survey. This could increase the response rate.
One rule to consider concerning surveys is if you have fewer than 500 workforce, everyone should receive one. The advantage of everyone receiving a recent survey can be significant. When you have over 500 workforce, a sample of the work population from each department will suffice.
The higher the response, the more accurate and reliable the results. A minimum response of 40 percent to 50 percent is considered valuable.