Report Filter: All companies
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What is the estimated impact of COVID-19 on company overall financial performance for 2020?
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Which of the following remote working challenges have companies encountered? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following workforce priorities will companies review during the next three to six months? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following workforce areas of the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) do companies intend to review in the next three to six months? (More than one answer could be selected, only answers from companies with BCP's are included.)
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Specific to employee support, which of the following actions are companies taking during the COVID-19 outbreak? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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How are companies handling each of the following employment types?
Summer internships (short-term training program)
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Apprenticeships (formal, paid, long-term training program)
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Have companies considered using workforce sharing (e.g., loaning employees to other companies in need of resources)?
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In which functions are companies anticipating a need to increase headcount in the next 12 months? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following statements best summarizes expectations as to the impact automation or artificial intelligence (AI) will have on workforce size, specifically as a result of COVID-19’s impact?
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How is COVID-19 affecting company transaction strategies (i.e., mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures & partnerships) for the next 12 months? (Only applicable responses have been included.)
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Which of the following transaction actions are companies considering as a result of COVID-19? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Are companies providing additional pay to on-site employees? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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On average, regardless of method of payment, what percentage of additional pay is being provided to the majority of eligible employees?
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Which of the following measures are companies taking to protect the health of your on-site employees? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Among companies that are conducting employee screenings and assessments, which of the following are companies implementing for on-site employees? (More than one answer could be selected.)
Note: This is a follow-up question only for respondents selecting “Conducting employee COVID-19 screenings and assessments” in the question above; if all respondents were included, the percentages would be significantly lowe
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Which of the following challenges have companies experienced when trying to support on-site essential employees? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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How are companies handling pay for healthy employees who are required to work on-site but decline to work?
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How are companies handling retirement plan defined contribution matching?
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Which of the following actions relating to retirement benefits are companies considering? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following changes have companies made to their paid time off (PTO) policies specifically as a result of COVID-19’s impact? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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How are companies handling compensation in countries with significant currency devaluation and high inflation? (More than one answer could be selected. Only applicable responses have been included.)
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Are companies considering changes to union contract terms or provisions as a direct result of the COVID-19 impact? (More than one answer could be selected, only applicable responses are included.)
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Will any employees be affected by a 2020 salary freeze (i.e., no salary increase) because of COVID-19?
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Are companies making changes to their 2020 annual incentive plans? (More than one answer could be selected and only applicable answers have been included.)
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What parts of the incentive plan will companies update? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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For which job levels do companies intend to change the eligibility? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following labor cost reductions are companies making to reduce labor costs over the next six months? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Are companies making any changes to their existing severance policy specifically due to COVID-19’s impact? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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When implementing labor cost reduction initiatives, which of the following apply? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Are companies planning a temporary reduction of any portions of their sales force? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Which of the following workforce strategies are companies considering in their effort to bring employees back to work? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Do companies have any plans on how business will be conducted when social distancing guidelines are removed?
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Once shelter-in-place rules are lifted and employees return to the worksite, which of the following actions are companies planning to provide to protect the health of your workforce? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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Among companies that are planning to conduct employee screenings and assessments, which of the following are companies planning to implement?
Note: This is a follow-up question only for respondents selecting “Conducting employee COVID-19 screenings and assessments” in the question above; if all respondents were included, the percentages would be significantly lower.
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What criteria are companies using or planning to use to return employees to work after being ill with COVID-19 (confirmed or presumed)? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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How are companies handling new international assignments and new international hires during the COVID-19 outbreak? (More than one answer could be selected.)
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How are companies handling assignee repatriation during the COVID-19 outbreak?
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If work has been halted in the host location, how are companies managing assignee packages? (Only applicable responses have been included.)
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How are companies handling hardship and mobility incentive premiums for assignees working in locations impacted by COVID-19? (Only applicable responses have been included.)
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How are companies planning to handle international assignments over the next two years?
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Participant demographics
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Primary line of business
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