Benchmarking

Christmas and New Year Working Arrangements 2016/2017

The XpertHR benchmarking survey of Christmas and New Year working arrangements and plans for staff celebrations, covering the 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year period. The survey is based on responses from 252 organisations with a combined workforce of 390,797 employees.

Survey questions

On which days will your organisation will be open over the 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year period?
On which days will your organisation will be partially open over the 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year period?
On which days will your organisation will be closed over the 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year period?
How is the time your organisation remains closed over the 2016/2017 Christmas and New Year period counted (other than for bank holidays)?
Are any employees at your organisation required to be on standby or available for call-out over the Christmas/New Year bank holidays?
Are any employee groups at your organisation other than those covered by standby/call-out arrangements required to work on the Christmas/New Year bank holidays?
Does your organisation have a policy in place for dealing with holiday requests over the Christmas period when the organisation has to remain open?
How does your organisation plan to celebrate Christmas this year?
Does your organisation have a policy setting out the standard of acceptable behaviour expected of employees at the work Christmas party/meal?
What advice/help does your organisation offer to employees for getting home after the work Christmas party/meal?
Did any problems arise at your organisation's last work Christmas party/meal?
What were the consequences of problems arising at your organisation's last work Christmas party/meal?
Does your organisation make formal provision for those who do not celebrate Christmas to opt out of any celebrations?
Does your organisation make provision for members of faiths other than Christianity to mark special religious festivals?
Christmas and New Year Working Arrangements 2016/2017: List of survey participants

Additional information

Date:: 30 September 2016
Source:: XpertHR Surveys
Participants:: 252

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