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Five Key Benefits of Employee Surveys with Wireless Keypads

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Most organizations today consider their employees to be their most important company resource. Therefore, especially in tough economic times, companies want to reduce employee turnover and the associated hiring and training costs by retaining their current workforce. Understanding employees' level of satisfaction is the first step toward reducing turnover costs and boosting productivity.   Electronic survey systems using OptionFinder wireless keypads consistently boost response rates and reduce the time and difficulty of conducting employee perception surveys.

Turnover is costly
How costly? The figures vary widely, but all estimates show that the costs are significant. According to business consultant Scott Allen, studies reveal that the cost of an exiting employee can range from 25 percent to 250 percent of the employee's annual salary. What's the average? Using an example based on median figures, Allen explains that for a company of 100 employees, a turnover rate of only 3.3 percent could potentially result in a cost of $1.3 million annually.

Engagement is crucial
A key factor in employee retention is employee engagement. Research has shown that:

  • Employee engagement is crucial for organizations that are striving to return not only to fiscal health but growth.
  • Employee engagement is crucial for retention of employees to ensure they don't leave for greener pastures.
  • Engaged employees display more interest and effort in their jobs, thus increasing their productivity and effectiveness.

Regular employee perception surveys help companies proactively improve employee engagement, reduce turnover and realize business results.   With the Employee Survey Module and a wireless keypad system from OTI, HR managers are able to create and implement a survey within days. 

In a typical implementation, employees at each company facility answer 25 to 40 questions using wireless keypads in small group sessions.  Often a plant or facility using wireless can complete the data gathering process in 5 to 7 business days.  Reports are immediately available for printing and distribution by HR staff to line managers and supervisors.  Roll-up and reporting of company-wide data is simple and easy using OptionPower and the OTI Data Engine in Microsoft SQL.

An OptionPower interactive response system with the Employee Survey Module offers the following key benefits:

1. Reduces the time required to create and distributed surveys online or using paper forms.

2. Delivers a higher level of perceived anonymity than paper or e-survey methods.

3. Achieves higher response rates than paper or e-surveys.

4. Reduces the time required to get survey results into the hands of line managers by 60% or more.

5.  Provides an ideal solution for data collection for companies with a significant percentage of employees who do not use computers.

For more information on employee surveys with OptionPower call 407-872-3333,  or click here

Posted by Jackie Barton

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