Work Life Harmony

Dear Respondent,

We recognize that time is of the essence to you. The following questionnaire will take 6 minutes to fill. You can rest assured that the information obtained will remain confidential and will be used only for research purpose. We thank you for your participation and candid opinion.

Work Life Harmony Committee
AWARE - Singapore

THIS SURVEY IS STRICTLY FOR RESPONDENTS CURRENTLY BASED IN SINGAPORE.

1. Age

2. Gender

	Male
	Female

3. Education Levels Required Question

	Primary/Secondary certificate
	Diploma Holder
	Degree Holder
	Postgraduate Qualifications

4. Marital status Required Question

	Married with no children / dependants
	Married with children / dependants
	Single* with dependants (* e.g. widows, divorcees etc)
	Single*

5. Type of Industry Required Question

	Manufacturing
	Construction
	Wholesale and Retail
	Transport and Storage
	Hotels and Restaurants
	Information and Communications
	Financial Services
	Business/ Professional & Real estate Services
	Community, social and personal services (e.g. Hospitals, Schools, public & civil services etc.)

6. Type of Company Required Question

	Private Limited Local Company/ Sole Proprietors
	Public Listed Local Company
	Foreign Companies
	Government/ Public Service departments & NGOs

7. Size of company (permanent staff, based in Singapore) Required Question

8. Category of employment Required Question

	Senior management
	Supervisory / junior managers i.e. sales, marketing, technical, legal
	Administrative staff e.g. secretaries, clerks, office IT
	Technicians / factory staff / manual labour

9. Salary levels [In SGP $ per month] Required Question

10. Are any of these W/L Harmony schemes available at your workplace? Required Question

	Yes	No	Don't Know
Flexi time
Flexi place
Family related e.g. childcare, paternity
Personal e.g. exam leave, sabbatical
Employee Support Programmes. e.g. health and wellness programmes, medical insurance

11. If these W/L Harmony schemes are available at your workplace, do you make use of them? Required Question

	Yes	No
Flexi time
Flexi place
Family related e.g. childcare, paternity
Personal e.g. exam leave, sabbatical
Employee Support Programmes. e.g. health and wellness programmes, medical insurance

12. If you have NOT used the W/L scheme, why? (you may choose more than 1 answer)

	I feel I will be penalized e.g. impact on career development, seniority.
	I will lose out financially e.g. Pay will be significantly lowered / Loss of benefits such as medical/CPF/leave days.
	I feel bad that it will increase the workload for others in the Company.
	There are obstacles to gaining approval e.g. Too much paperwork, lack of support from superior.
	I have no need for them right now.
	My nature of work does not allow me to.
	Nobody else uses the Scheme.
	Others (please explain):

13. If you have applied for W/L Scheme, and it was rejected – Why do you think it was rejected? [You can skip this question if your applications had not been rejected]

	The company was short handed at that point of application.
	Lack of support / understanding by the employer (i.e. employer does not know how to implement the programme).
	The employers fear extra costs, loss in productivity and/or impact on market competitiveness.
	Unsupportive Colleagues
	My job requires physical presence eg Customer Service staff
	Other reasons

14. Degree of acceptance of Work-Life Harmony schemes at workplace Required Question

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Agree	Strongly Agree
My company is supportive of Work-Life Harmony
Work-Life Harmony encourages productivity
Work-Life Harmony schemes will increase staff retention
Work-Life Harmony will help attract people to my company
Work-Life Harmony is an important consideration when I am deciding to take up a job
Work-Life Harmony Schemes do Not benefit everyone (i.e. singles, men etc) therefore my employer does not see value in implementing it.
I am indifferent to a workplace with NO Work-Life Harmony

Work Life Balance Solutions

Research has repeatedly shown that there are significant business benefits associated with implementing Work-Life Harmony policies. In case studies of organisations implementing Work-Life Harmony policies, employers experienced benefits such as:
• improved recruitment and retention rates, with associated cost savings;
• reduced absenteeism and sick leave usage;
• a reduction in worker stress and improvements in employee satisfaction and loyalty;
• greater flexibility for business operating hours;
• improved productivity;
• improved corporate image, becoming an ‘employer of choice’.
• Improved customer service.

15. Do you think incentives for employers would help the success of such schemes? Required Question

	Yes
	No

16. If Yes, which incentives?

	Fiscal incentives eg., tax benefits, grants, subsidies, WoW Fund etc
	Corporate recognition – such as “Best Employer Award”
	Support in hiring of local and foreign labour eg. Reduced foreign labour levy
	Others (please explain) :

17. If No, why ?

18. If you are willing to promote Work-Life Harmony schemes in your company, and are willing to be contacted, please give us your name and e mail/contact no.

First Name

Last Name

Title

Company Name

Did someone refer you? [Name]

Country of residence

Email Address

Contact Number

If you should encounter any technical problems submitting this questionnaire please contact Lelia at lelialim@yahoo.com or Ananthi at ananthi654@yahoo.com.sg

	16 – 25 years
	26 – 35 years
	36 – 45 years
	46 – 56 years
	56 and above

	1- 250 staff
	251 – 500 staff
	501 – 1000 staff
	1001 – 5000 staff
	Above 5000 staff

	<1500
	1501 - 2500
	2501 – 5000
	5001 -10 000
	>10 000