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Cuts in the Public Sector 2011

The 2011 XpertHR survey of how public sector HR is responding to public spending cuts. The survey is based on data from 92 organisations with a combined workforce of more than 500,000 employees.

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Survey:	Cuts in the Public Sector 2011	Date: 01-02-2011
Source:	XpertHR Surveys	More about this Survey

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Survey questions

Did you seek to cut your wage bill in 2010?

Did you use compulsory redundancies to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Did you use voluntary redundancies to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Did you use outsourcing to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Did you use shared services to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Did you close offices or sites to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Did you cease to provide any services to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

Will ceasing to provide services increase the workload of any other organisation?

Did you relocate any staff or offices to reduce your wage bill in 2010?

What measures did you use to reduce your wage bill during 2010?

Did you manage to cut your wage bill by the expected percentage in 2010?

How did your organisational situation change during 2010?

How did productivity change in 2010?

How did availability of necessary skills change in 2010?

How did staff morale change in 2010?

How did overall costs change in 2010?

How did customer service levels change in 2010?

How did industrial relations change in 2010?

Do you expect to have to make any cuts to your wage bill in 2011?

By what percentage will you seek to cut your wage bill during 2011?

Do you expect to use restructuring measures to cut your wage bill during 2011?

Do you expect to use non-restructuring measures to cut your wage bill during 2011?

At what stage is your planning to achieve cost-cutting measures in 2011?

What are your views on the HR challenges posed by public spending cuts?

Do you agree with this statement? "Our organisation has dealt with its budget cuts in an effective way, minimising the impact on staff and services."

Do you agree with this statement? "Industrial relations within our organisation have worsened over the past 12 months."

Do you agree with this statement? "HR is not adequately involved in managing redundancies within our organisation."

Do you agree with this statement? "Effective negotiations on cost cutting with our recognised unions results in a better outcome."

Do you agree with this statement? "Making employees redundant has been the last resort within our organisation."

Do you agree with this statement? "Our HR department has received the necessary support from senior management during recent cost cutting."

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