Relationships and work sample questionnaire

Introduction
(You may want to include some endorsement from your CEO or senior manager
to increase confidence that this issue is important to your organisation)
We are keen to assess whether your work impacts on your personal
relationships and in what ways. We are also interested in finding out whether
your relationships at home or at work impact on your work.
We want to find out what we are doing well to assist people to balance their work
and personal relationships, and how we could improe in this area. Your
answers will be anonymous and treated confidentially.
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Section 1: Demographic information
&. 'ow old are you(
)nder *+ years
*+,-. years
/+ years an oer
0. What is your relationship status(
1arried
2iing with a partner
'ae a partner but not liing together
3o not currently hae a partner
4ecently separated5diorced
Balancing work and life commitments
*. 3o you generally feel you are able to balance your work and personal
relationships (such as marriage, partners, friends)(
Yes 6o
-. 3o you currently use any of the work,life policies or programmes proided by
the organisation(
Yes 6o
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Working hours
/. 3o any of the following help you balance your work and relationship
commitments(
Yes o ot a!aila"le
to me
ot applica"le
to me
8le9ible hours
%ime off for relationship
emergencies : eents
!art time work hours
Capped hours as a full,
time worker
Compressed working
week5fortnight
Other (specify)
;. 3o any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and personal
relationship commitments(
Yes o ot applica"le to me
2ong work hours
Compulsory oer time
Weekend work
<hift work
%iming of work
meetings5training
Cell phone interruptions in
personal time
Other (specify)
Support from others
=. 3o any of the following help you balance your work and personal relationship
commitments(
Yes o ot a!aila"le
to me
ot applica"le
to me
<upport from
manager5superisor
<upport from colleagues
<upport from team members
E>! programmes
%ime off for relationship
counselling without haing to
make it up
<eeing other staff, both men and
women, and senior managers,
use work,life policies
3omestic iolence policies and
programmes
Consulting staff about work
practices that would minimise
work related problems affecting
personal relationships
?ncluding friends, as well as
partners, in work social eents
1y manager@s awareness of how
work practices impact on
relationships
Other (specify)
A. 3o any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and personal
relationship commitments(
Yes o ot applica"le
to me
6egatie attitude of managers
6egatie attitude of colleagues
6egatie attitude of team members
2ong work hours culture as the
accepted norm
Other (specify)
Working arrangements
.. 3o any of the following help you balance your work and personal relationship
commitments(
Yes o ot a!aila"le
to me
ot applica"le to
me
Working from home
%echnology such as
laptops or cell phones
Other (specify)
&+. 3o any of the following hinder you in balancing your work and personal
relationship commitments(
Yes o ot applica"le
to me
%echnology such as laptops or cell phones
8re"uent traelling away from home
<hift work that doesn@t allow me ade"uate
eening and weekend time for socialising
Work related trael during personal time e.g.
on <undays in order to start work at
destination on 1onday
Career adancement dependent on
relocation
%emporary contract work rather than secure
permanent position
3e facto partners (including same se9) not
being eligible for married partners@ benefits
Other (specify)
Workplace relationships
11. Do any of the following help you to form good relationships with
your workmates/colleagues?
Yes No Not
applicable
to me
Social club
Fun activities
Team events
vents that encourage informal interaction
between management and sta!
Team based pro"ects
Tasks that re#uire interaction with other sta!
members
Training and support in communication skills
$ther %specify&
Getting a balance
1'. (hat could this organisation do to help you balance your work and
personal relationships?
)omments*
1+. Do you think that if employees have healthy relationships the
organisation will be more e!ective and successful?
Yes 6o
,f so how?
Thank you for your time.