Successful wellness programs are designed to meet the needs and interests of the employees. Ask employees what they are interested in, and what needs they have.
People are more willing to participate and support wellness efforts if they’re involved in the decision-making process. Review the sample employee survey provided below.
Staff Member Interest Survey – can be edited (http – //www.ibx.com/pdfs/custom/worksite_wellness/business_tools/employee_interest_survey.doc)
When developing a recent survey, keep the following hints in mind –
• Ask primarily closed form questions, specifically if you will be sending the survey to a large number of employees. Closed form questions provide specific choices and are easy to tabulate.
• Invite comments, suggestions and recommendations, or ask open-ended questions after the survey. Open-ended items are more difficult to summarize.
• Include a brief explanatory cover letter with the survey with the signature of the business president. Make sure to include a statement about confidentiality and anonymity.
• Ask a group of representative workforce to review the survey before it is distributed. Find out if the questions will be understood by workforce and won’t be objected to.
• Include demographic information at the beginning, or end of the survey (gender, age, shift, site, department, etc.).
• Conduct a random drawing for a valued incentive item for all those who returned the survey. This could increase the response rate.
One rule to consider concerning surveys is if you have fewer than 500 employees, everyone ought to receive one. The advantage of everyone receiving a recent survey can be significant. When you have over 500 employees, a sample of the work population from each department will suffice.
The higher the response, the more accurate and reliable the results. A minimum response of 40% to 50% is considered valuable.
