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Cuts in the Public Sector 2012

The 2012 XpertHR survey of how public sector HR is responding to public spending cuts. The survey is based on data from 78 organisations with a combined workforce of 439,919 employees.

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Survey:	Cuts in the Public Sector 2012	Date: 25-01-2012
Source:	XpertHR Surveys	More about this Survey

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Survey questions

Did you seek to cut your wage bill in 2011?

Did you use compulsory redundancies to reduce your wage bill in 2011?

Did you use voluntary redundancies to reduce your wage bill in 2011?

Did you use outsourcing to reduce your wage bill in 2011?

Did you use shared services to reduce your wage bill in 2011?

Did you close offices or sites to reduce the wage bill in 2011?

Did you cease to provide any services to reduce your wage bill in 2011?

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 2011?

What measures did you use to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use early retirement to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use flexible working to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use natural wastage to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use pay freezes to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use pay cuts to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you reduce the use of agency staff to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use short-time working/reduced overtime to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you use secondments to reduce your wage bill during 2011?

Did you manage to cut your wage bill by the expected percentage in 2011?

How did your organisational situation change during 2011?

How did productivity change in 2011?

How did availability of necessary skills change in 2011?

How did staff morale change in 2011?

How did overall costs change in 2011?

How did customer service levels change in 2011?

How did industrial relations change in 2011?

Do you expect to have to make any cuts to your wage bill in 2012?

By what percentage will you seek to cut your wage bill during 2012?

Do you expect to use restructuring measures to cut your wage bill during 2012?

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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