{"id":1278,"date":"2022-03-17T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tivian.com\/uk\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2023-03-17T13:43:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T13:43:23","slug":"employee-wellbeing-survey-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tivian.com\/uk\/employee-wellbeing-survey-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective employee wellbeing survey questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

HR has long been focused on employee wellbeing, with the pandemic accelerating this trend. There\u2019s a growing realisation of the link between positive wellbeing and positive business outcomes. In this blog, we discuss how you can practically listen to your people with an effective employee wellbeing survey, the key questions to ask and how to ensure that your approach is delivering the right support to every employee and meeting their individual needs.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Deloitte<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>78% of organisations around the world believe that ensuring the wellbeing of employees is one of the key drivers of organisational performance<\/b><\/p>\n

In one of our previous blogs, we explored the <\/span>different dimensions of employee wellbeing<\/span><\/a> and outlined 6 best practice ways to improve your wellbeing strategy. Here, we focus on employee wellbeing surveys and how to maximise their value.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why employee wellbeing surveys are important<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s important to understand that collecting feedback from employees around wellbeing delivers two complementary insights:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. It allows you to monitor the wellbeing of individuals and then take action to support them where necessary<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. It allows you to understand how your overall employee wellbeing programme is working, so you can take action to improve its effectiveness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Your feedback programme should cover both aims, but they are best addressed through separate surveys, carried out with different frequencies. You want to be asking employees about their personal wellbeing more often than you survey them about the wider wellbeing programme, where making <\/span>evidence-based changes<\/span><\/a> and improvements will clearly take longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

    6 key considerations for running a successful employee wellbeing survey<\/h2>\n

    Below we outline the 6 key areas you need to focus to ensure an effective employee wellbeing survey and some example questions to include.<\/span><\/p>\n

    1. Treat everyone as an individual<\/h3>\n

    There is no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d approach to employee wellbeing. Everyone has different levels of mental, physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, and they will change regularly. So don\u2019t make assumptions – base your approach on listening to each employee through regular check-in surveys.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Use a mix of open and closed employee wellbeing survey questions and provide opportunities for them to give comments while respecting and protecting their personal information.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Example survey questions:<\/b><\/h4>\n