WPSI Employment Quality Survey

WPSI Job Quality Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! All of the responses in this survey are confidential. WPSI staff have no way of knowing who completed this survey. For an additional level of confidentiality, we will only share answers as averages or aggregates, after we have at least ten responses for every employer. Additionally, please note that employers have requested that we collect honest feedback to help them improve, so we encourage you to be honest, as that will help both WPSI and the employer.

Your Job

What is your job title?

What is the name of your employer?

How many years have you worked for your current employer?

Do you work part-time or full-time for your employer?

How many hours per week do you work on average?

What is your hourly rate or salary when you started your job?

What is your hourly rate or salary now?

Section 1: Safety and Fairness

Safety

Do you feel physically safe at your job?

Do you feel emotionally safe at your job?

Fairness

Are there clear and explicit rules about workplace conduct?

Are the consequences for breaking rules explicit and clear?

Are there clear and explicit guidelines outlining actions that would result in employee termination?

Do the guidelines for employee termination apply fairly to all employees?

If no, please describe the unfair practices you have observed.

Section 4: Employment Security

Security of Employment and Social Protection

Do you hope to stay with this employer for more than one year?

Why or why not?

Are you afraid of being terminated in the next six months?

What makes you believe that you will be terminated?

If you were terminated for reasons other than performance, would you be entitled to severance pay?

If employees leave voluntarily, what are some of the common reasons they leave the job?

Section 5: Representation

Representation in the Workplace

Are the steps to providing your employer with feedback clear and explicit?

Do you feel safe providing feedback that might be critical or negative to your employer?

Do you know of any diversity, equity, and inclusion practices or initiatives in your workplace?

Are there active groups representing women, minorities or other protected classes at your job?

If yes, does the employer provide resources to support these groups or are they self-organized?

Do you participate in any of these groups?

Why or why not?

Are the people in leadership positions in your workplace diverse or of a similar background?

Do you feel that the opinions and/or expertise of employees who are members of a protected class are considered by your department’s leadership decisions?*

*Note: A protected class is a group of people sharing a common trait who are legally protected from being discriminated against on the basis of that trait. Examples of protected traits include race, gender, age, disability and veteran status.

Do entry-level employees have an opportunity to provide input into strategic decisions that affect their work?

Employment-Related Relationships and Work Motivation.

At-Work Relationships

Do you usually feel supported by your coworkers?

Do you usually feel supported by your supervisor?

*Please answer “Yes” if most of the time your supervisor is supportive, notwithstanding occasional conflict. Please select “No” if most of the time your supervisor is not supportive.

Sense of Purpose

Does your employer clearly explain how your role supports the company mission?

Does your supervisor recognize excellent performance regularly?

How much meaning does your job provide, on a scale of 1-5?

Work Motivation

Do you have ownership or influence over how you do your work?

Is your manager open to your ideas about how to do the job better or more efficiently?

Based on the topics covered in this survey, when you reflect on your time with the employer, you have seen your personal experience at work improve or decline?

1. Is there anything you would like to confidentially share with the employer about how they could improve the quality of the work environment for people in your position? (optional)

Gift Card registration

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey! We appreciate your willingness to share your experience at your job. As a thank you, we will be randomly selecting some names of those who complete the survey to receive gift cards. If you are interested in the raffle, please click the link below and submit your name and email address. The raffle sign up is NOT linked to your survey response in any way, and all your responses to questions on the employment quality survey will remain anonymous.

Gift Card Entry