EMPLOYMENT SURVEY
All information will be treated in the strictest confidence. No individual companies will be identified
Please return completed questionnaires by 5pm on 26th May 2017
To Lina Olea at
The Low Pay Commission is currently reviewing the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living Wage, and will recommend increases in the rate for 2018/2019. As part of this, the ALMR has been asked to submit evidence on the commercial impact of the most recent and forthcoming increases in the NMW/NLW rates and any actions retailers may have taken as a result. This questionnaire is being sent to all managed operators in order to help us respond to this request.
If you are unable to answer all questions, please provide answers for as many as you are able. If the answer to a question is zero or not applicable, please insert 0 or n/a, please only leave blank if you are unable to answer.
Name of company:
No. of managed outlets:
1a. How many workers does your business employ?
1b. Of your workforce, what proportion are?
% of total staff / % of which EU nationals / % of which non-EUFull-time
Part-time
16-17
18-20
21-24
25+
In the following questions, we are only looking for information in relation to basic bar staff and other employees paid by the hour. Please exclude managers, salaried and head office staff from calculation of average wage rates.
2. For all bar staff, across all age bands, what is the average number of hours worked?
3. For the following hourly paid staff, what is the minimum, maximum and average rate of pay in your company?
Minimum hourly rate / Maximum hourly rate / Average hourly rateBar staff
Waiting staff
Kitchen staff
Other hourly paid staff
National Living Wage
4a. By how much will the increase to the National Living Wage to £7.50/h in April 2017 increase your minimum hourly rate of pay?
4b. Approximately what proportion of workers will be affected?
Future NLW increase
5. The National Living Wage is currently projected to reach £8.05 in April 2018. By how much (in percentage terms) would this increase your wage bills?
Age-related rates
6. Please indicate whether you apply the following rates of pay to eligible workers:
The apprenticeship rate
The 16-17 rate
The 18-20 rate
The 21-24 rate
7. Will the increase in the rates of NMW and NLW in April 2017 lead to any of the following decisions? Please ‘X’ all that apply:
Increase in basic rates of payIncrease in rates of pay for higher grade staff
Increase in rates of pay for more experienced staff in same job
Overall reduction in staffing levels
Changes to working hours or shifts
Use of cheaper staff e.g. younger workers or less experienced staff
Increase in prices
Changes to total benefits package
Withdrawal of staff ‘perks’ (eg meal, paid breaks etc.)
Reduced investment in business e.g. capital expenditure
Use of migrant workers
Reduction in profits
Accommodation
8a. For how many hourly paid staff do you provide accommodation?
8b. For how many managerial staff do you provide accommodation?
Recruitment & Training
9. Please indicate for all your staff (over the last financial year unless otherwise specified)
Total recruitment undertaken
Total recruitment planned for the coming year
Average cost per worker of recruitment
Apprenticeship starts undertaken
Apprenticeship starts planned for the coming year
Number of work placements or traineeships planned
Average investment in training per worker per annum
Average staff turnover (leavers as a proportion of all staff)
Brexit
10. Has your business experienced any of the following since the referendum (please tick all that apply)?
EU nationals leaving
EU nationals considering leaving
EU nationals concerned about their right to remain
Difficulty filling vacancies
EU nationals seeking pay increases (to offset impact of devaluation)
No change
11. Please indicate what proportion of all staff fit the following categories, and what proportion of each staff category is comprised of a) non-UK EU nationals and b) non-EU nationals.
The first column asks for the total number of workers in each category. The second and third columns ask for proportions of just that segment of your workforce indicated by the applicable row.
Total staff number / % EU nationals / % non-EU nationalsHead office
Outlet management
Bar staff
Waiting staff
Kitchen staff
Other hourly paid staff
Future migration
12a. After leaving the European Union, the government will need a new arrangement to govern migration. What is your preferred scheme?
Guest worker permits
(Employers apply to government for conditional permits for foreign workers for specific jobs)
Sector-based scheme
(Restrictions on movement determined by sector, probably with more restrictions for lower-skilled jobs)
Sectoral quotas determined by need
(Economic sectors being allocated a maximum number of new foreign workers per year)
Resident labour market test
(Jobs must be advertised first to ensure there is no suitable local/UK candidate)
Other
12b. Which of the following factors is most important to your business for any future migration scheme?
Low cost
Ability to access workers at all levels
Work permit approved by Home Office
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers
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