enter your responses to EEF's work organisation assessment - a positive approach to the management of stress in the workplace

Your employer wants to learn where it can make improvements in your workplace. All responses to this survey are completely confidential - no names are required and no individuals will be identified. Your employer will receive a summary of the findings but not detailed responses.

Your employer greatly appreciates your help in this assessment, which is entirely voluntary. Completing the questionnaire will take no more than ten minutes of your time.

There are some questions where you are free to add your own comments and suggestions. Completing these will provide us with future avenues for research.

Before you start completing the survey, please enter your company validation code into the box below, as supplied to you by your manager.

company validation code:

If you require any more information regarding the assessment or have any comments to make, please contact enquiries@eef-fed.org.uk .

Your Work (1/3)

page 1 of 6

Please look at the items below and indicate how each of the following things about your job has been for you in the last six months. Try to answer all of the questions.

very
good

good

not a
problem

slight
problem

major
problem

Facilities for taking breaks (rest rooms, lunch breaks areas, etc.)

Work surroundings (noise, vibration, light, temperature, etc.)

Clear roles and resposibilities

Exposure to physical danger

Support from line manager / supervisor

Pace of work

Feedback on your performance

How you rate your work load

Safety at work

How well you get on with your co-workers (socially)

Your Work (2/3)

page 2 of 6

Please look at the items below and indicate how each of the following things about your job has been for you in the last six months. Try to answer all of the questions.

very
good

good

not a
problem

slight
problem

major
problem

Appreciation of efforts from line managers / supervisors

Consultation about changes in your job

Sufficient training for your current job

Variety in different tasks

Impact of family / social life on work

Senior management attitudes

Clear reporting line(s)

The equipment / IT that you use

Impact of work on family / social life (partner, children, friends, leisure activities, etc.)

Work station / work space (or multi-site location)

Your Work (3/3)

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Please look at the items below and indicate how each of the following things about your job has been for you in the last six months. Try to answer all of the questions.

very
good

good

not a
problem

slight
problem

major
problem

Opportunities for promotion

Communication with line manager / supervisor

Opportunities for learning new skills

Flexibility of working hours

Opportunities to use your skills

Status / recognition in the company

Clear company objectives, values, procedures

How well you work with your co-workers (as a team)

Are there any other work issues that have not been covered above (such as shiftwork, toilet facilities, working alone, fairness of pay, commuting to/from work, business travel, contact with clients, etc.)? Suggest a maximum of three issues and indicate their importance.

Overall, what do you consider to be the main problems that you face at work, if any?

Overall, what do you consider to be the really good things about your work, if any?

Your Well-Being (1/2)

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Please read each of the questions carefully and decide how often, over the last six months, you have experienced the various symptoms that are listed. Try to answer all the questions

all the time

often

sometimes

rarely

never

Become easily bored?

Become easily annoyed or irritated?

Had to clear your throat for no apparent reason?

Got mixed up in your thinking when you have had to do things quickly?

Done things rashly or on impulse?

Been forgetful?

Found things getting on your nerves and wearing you out?

Become easily tired?

Become flushed / hot in the face for no apparent reason?

Had difficulty in falling or staying asleep?

Found your feelings easily hurt?

Found it hard to make up your mind?

Your Well-Being (2/2)

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Approximately how many working days sickness absence have you had over the past twelve months?

number of days

number of episodes / spells

very
good

good

not a
problem

slight
problem

major
problem

How satisfied are you with your job?

How would you rate your personal health?

never

rarely

sometimes

often

all the time

Have you been harassed, assaulted or bullied at work in the last six months?

About You (1/1)

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Please answer the questions below. This information will be used in order to help us understand the questionnaire - they will NOT be used to identify you.

Your age

Your sex

Male

Female

Type of work

Managerial / Supervisory

Manual

Non-manual (e.g. admin, technical, sales)

site / business

Thank you for completing this survey.

Your responses have been logged and will help your employer with the better management of your workplace and to benchmark their results against those of other employers.