Survey of Oregon Employers on Their Awareness of the Work Share Program
[Survey will be administered online; paper and CATI surveys will be used for follow-up]
A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to this collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Your obligation to reply to this survey is voluntary. The public burden for this survey is estimated to be two minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the necessary data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments concerning this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Room XXXX, 200 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC.
Introduction
Who is conducting the survey?
This survey is being conducted by Westat on behalf of the Oregon Employment Department and the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved this research (OMB Control No. XXX, expiration date of XXX).
What is the purpose of the survey?
The purpose of this survey is to gather information to provide a better understanding of Oregon employers’ familiarity with Oregon’s Work Share program. The Work Share program is an unemployment insurance program that provides employers and their workers with an alternative to layoffs by reducing employees’ hours and partially replacing lost earnings with Unemployment Insurance. You might also know of it as “”shared work,” work sharing” or “short-time compensation.”
Participation and privacy
Your participation in the study is important to provide an accurate estimate of how familiar Oregon employers are with the program. We estimate that the survey take only 1 to 2 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and will not affect your firm’s current or future unemployment insurance tax rate or eligibility for any public-funded program. Survey responses will be analyzed together with state unemployment insurance administrative information to get a full understanding of employer’s experiences and perspectives. Your answers will be kept private to the extent permitted by law. You and your business will never be identified in any report based on the survey.
Who to call if you have questions about the survey
[Westat contact information here]
SECTION A—Awareness of Work Share
1. Have you heard of Oregon’s Work Share program available through the Oregon Employment Department? This program is sometimes known as work sharing, shared work or short-time compensation.
Yes, have heard of it 1 GO TO QUESTION 2
No 2 GO TO END
2. When did you first learn about the Work Share program? If you can’t remember exactly, your best estimate is acceptable.
The letter for this survey is the first I heard of it
After September 2015 but before the letter for the survey
Between September 2014 and September 2015
Before September 2014
3. How did you first hear about the Work Share program? (Select only one response.)
From one or more of our employees 01
From organized labor 02
From another employer 03
Through a trade association 04
From advertisement or public service announcements 05
By email from Oregon Employment Department 06
By mail from Oregon Employment Department 07
On the Oregon Employment Department website 08
From an Oregon Employment Department workforce analysts 09
From an Oregon Employment Department Unemployment Insurance Services staff person 10
From an Oregon Employment Department Rapid Response Team 11
From the U.S. Department of Labor . 12
Don’t remember 13
Other 14
Please specify
End of Survey
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY. PLEASE TELL US WHO YOU ARE:
Name of person completing the survey: ____________________________________
Name of company: _____________________________________________________
Work Share is a program in Oregon that offers employers an alternative to layoff during declines in regular business activity. Under Work Share, work reductions are shared by reducing employees’ work hours, and Unemployment Insurance partially replaces lost earnings. By avoiding layoffs, employees stay connected to their jobs and employers maintain their skilled workforce for when business improves.
You can obtain more information about Work Share by visiting the Oregon Employment Department website at www.oregon.gov/Employ/Businesses/Pages/Work-Share-Program-5.aspx.
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