2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Employee Survey
This Survey is intended to help identify the level of employee interest in the Olympic Games,
and their views on leave and working arrangements during the Games Period, from 7 July to
9 September 2012 as follows:
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Olympic Games, from 7 July to 12 August
Interim period, from 13 to 28 August
Paralympics, from 29 August 9 September
General
Q1: How interested are you in the Games?
Very interested, I intend to attend events or be an Olympic volunteer
Quite interested, I will follow the events on TV/Radio etc
Neither interested or disinterested
I am not at all interested
Q2: Have you had any discussion with your manager or within your team about working
arrangements or taking time off during the Games period?
Yes
No
Q3: How do you think work will be affected during the Games period?
No difference
I expect problems with travelling on work business
I expect problems with travelling to and from work
I expect difficulties with arranging child care
Do not know
Tickets
Q4: Have you purchased or do you intend to purchase tickets for any Olympic events that
will be held during work time?
Yes
No
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Q5: If yes, have you discussed with your manager what time-off you want to take?
Yes
No
Volunteering
Q6: Do you intend to apply to join one of the Olympic Volunteering Schemes?
Yes, I will apply
Yes, I have applied and been accepted
No
Q7: If yes, will this involve volunteering in working time?
Yes
No
Q8: If yes, have you discussed this with your manager?
Yes
No
Annual Leave
Q9: Do you normally take any leave during the times when the Games will be held?
Yes
No
Q10: Do you have caring responsibilities, which will impact on your need to take leave
during the Games Period next year?
Yes
No
Q11: Are you likely to want to take leave during the Games Period and if so, how much?
Yes
Q12: If yes,
No
Olympic Games
Between Games
Paralympic Games
(27 July – 12 August)
(13-28 August)
(29 August – 9 September)
2-3 days
4-5 days
6-10 days
11 + days
Q13: Have you discussed with your manager what leave you can take during the Games
Period?
Yes
No
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Travel
Q14: Do you live within Barking and Dagenham?
Yes
No
Q15: What is your main method of travel to and from work?
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Walk
Cycle
Drive
Bus
Train/Tube
Car share
Other, e.g. Taxi
Please tick this box if you are a “Blue Badge” holder or need an accessible car
parking bay?
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Q16:r Do you expect to have any problems getting to and from your place of work during
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the Games Period?
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Yes
No
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Q17:i Would changing working times during the Games Period be of help to you with your
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Yes
No
Do not know
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Q18:o Would extending building opening times during the Games Period be of help to you
with your travelling to and from work?
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Yes
No
Do not know
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Home-Working
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Q19: Do you regularly work from home?
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Yes
No
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Q20: If yes, how often do you work from home?
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1 day a week
More than 3 days a week
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2-3 days a week
As agreed, to complete as piece of work
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Q21:
e Do you need access to Citrix to work from home?
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Yes
No
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Q22: Do you need access to any Council databases or software to work from home:
Yes
No
If yes, please detail: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Q23: If possible, would you like to work from home during the Games Period?
Yes, occasionally e.g. 1 to 3 days a week
Yes, for a longer period e.g. a week or more
Do not know
No
Q24: If the Council could made arrangements with other authorities, would you like to
work from offices nearer to your home during the Games period?
Yes
No
If yes, which other local authority would be convenient for you. ……………………………………………..
Other
Q25: Do you think the Council should make arrangements for employees to watch Olympic
events at work during the Games Period?
Yes
No
Q26: If yes, what is your preference:
Allow employees to watch events on PC’s
Allow employees to bring portable devices (TV’s/radios) into the workplace
Provide “big screens”
Other, please specify
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Please indicate which service you work in:
Chief Executives
Corporate Policy & Public Affairs
Legal & Democratic Services
Adults and Community Services
Adult Commissioning
Adult Social Care
Community Safety & Public Protection
Culture & Sport
Health & Wellbeing
Mental Health
Children’s Services
Complex Needs & Social Care
Education
Strategic Commissioning & Safeguarding
Targeted Support
Customer Services
Customer Strategy, ICT and Transformation
Environment
Housing and Neighbourhoods
Housing Strategy
Finance and Resources
Assets & Commercial Services
Audit & Risk
Finance
Human Resources & OD
Regeneration
Please complete and return the Survey by 19 August 2011
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