The Process and Timeline

Registrations for the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey 2012 will be open in March. The survey will be available from Tuesday 1 May to Friday 31 August 2012.

2011 Timeline

First things first

What do you want out of an employee survey? First and foremost, the aim of the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey is to give organisational decision-makers the information they need to make positive change. Different organisations have different requirements from a survey:

• Do you want detailed and stratified reporting abilities by demographics?
• Do you want to be able to benchmark your performance against a current and substantial database of New Zealand organisations?
• Would you like to add your own organisation-specific questions?

The Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey comes with a range of reporting options that can enhance your ability to analyse your data and make informed decisions.

Interested to know who else is participating? Click here to see who has registered so far.

Registration

Once you've decided what reporting options are suitable for your organisation, you need to register.

Registration is easy - just click here for the 3-step registration process.

Setup

Once we have received your registration, we can proceed with setting up your survey. After first hearing from you, we will call to introduce ourselves and confirm any details as necessary.

Administration - How to undertake the survey

Once your survey has been set up, we will send you a web link to distribute to your staff via email so they can access the survey. We also offer hardcopy versions of the survey.

We recommend organisations send a preliminary email to staff about a week before the survey 'goes live.' This email should introduce the survey, describe why it is being conducted, and what you intend to do with the results.

The second email to be sent to staff should include the link to the survey, with some encouraging words about participation. Make sure your survey has a close date (normally 2 weeks after the open date), and let us know so we can keep an eye on your response rate.

A few days before the survey closes, send a reminder out to all staff to encourage as many people as possible to participate.

Viewing your survey results

Online in real time! Why wait for a hardcopy report for weeks after survey completion, when the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey allows you to view your results during the completion period? Online viewing rights will be established for your nominated contact person as soon as your survey gets underway, so response rates can be tracked to encourage maximum completion.

Benchmarking data and sector benchmarks will be available soon after the official close of the Kenexa Best Workplaces Survey, in September.

HR Policies & Practices Review

As part of the Kenexa Best Workplaces programme, the Human Resource Manager (or representative) will be asked to complete an HR Policies & Practices Review. The Review is designed to further investigate human resource policies and practices, and is a valuable part of the overall process.

Selection of our finalists

Organisations must meet the eligibility requirements to become a finalist in the survey.

After having been informed of their success, the CEOs of the finalist organisations will be interviewed by Kenexa|JRA to establish a more in-depth understanding of the policies and practices of those organisations.

Publication of results

The results of the Kenexa Best Workplaces Awards will be published as a Special Feature in the Business section of The New Zealand Herald the day after the Best Workplaces Awards Evening. The Feature is intended to highlight great workplace practices, and is fantastic publicity for the finalist and winning organisations.

Awards evening

The finalists and winners of the Kenexa Best Workplaces Awards will be announced and celebrated in a dedicated awards evening held on Thursday 1 November 2012.

LinkedIn Kenexa Best Workplaces group

If you're on LinkedIn, join the Kenexa Best Workplaces group to keep in touch about this year’s Best Workplaces programme, and share/gain experience of the survey process with others.