Title: Results of Employee Forum Survey on Personal Impact of Layoffs and Furloughs 1420 responses were ana
1Results of Employee Forum Survey on Personal
Impactof Layoffs and Furloughs1420 responses
were analyzed.Response rate was 11.75, whichis
very good for this type and method of survey.
2This was the survey introduction
- The budget crisis facing the State of North
Carolina and UNC-Chapel Hill is already affecting
many thousands of state workers and their
families. Exactly how it will affect us in the
months to come depends on decisions that
government officials and University
administrators will be making in the next few
weeks. The Employee Forum at Carolina wants to
hear how these decisions could affect you and
your family. We also want to know what Carolina
employees would be willing to do to try to
mitigate some of the looming trouble for the
Carolina community. Please take this short
survey. We'll share the results with our
newsletter readers, on our website, with
University administrators, and with interested
others.
3Question 1. My job type is
Faculty response was less than half the expected
amount compared to other groups.
4We know the expected percentages by job type from
information gathered by the Office of
Institutional Research in Fall 2008. The
responses were weighted to produce adjusted
percentages.
5- Weighting does not change the results within job
categories. - Weighting permits a more accurate comparison of
results across job categories. - About 70 responses were submitted on paper, but
the survey probably still under-represents
employees with less access to computers. - How closely do the responses match what we know
about the actual number of employees? - We can use statewide data on permanent-SPA
employees to compare.
6Compare the graph on the left, all permanent SPA
employees in the state, with the one on the
right, those at UNC-Chapel Hill. Note that the
years of service categories are slightly
different, but the distributions are similar.
7Question 4. I have worked for the University
8Compare years of service by job types
9Question 2. My position is
103. My position is funded by
11Sources of Funding by Job Type
12Question 7. Personnel expenses account for at
least 60 of the University's state-funded
budget. Which of the following would you be
willing (and able) to do personally to help the
University manage its personnel
expenditures?Choose all that apply
13- There was an average of 1.8 responses per person
to Question 7. - The category Do Nothing by itself was the
single most frequent answer at 252 (17.8). - Do Nothing was checked by an additional 41
respondents in combination with one or more other
answers. - The combination of Furlough Temporarily and
Bank Hours was checked by 179 respondents
(12.6). - The category Furlough Temporarily by itself was
the next highest with 161 respondents (11.3).
14Question 8. If you would be willing to be
furloughed, indicate how many hours per week
15Question 8. If you would be willing to
permanently reduce your work hours, indicate how
many hours per week
16Question 8. If you would be willing to bank your
work hours, indicate how many hours per week
17Question 9. Which one thing would you prefer to
do, if necessary, assuming that "Nothing at all"
is not an option? Choose only one (Compare
slide 12)
18EPA-NF are more willing to be furloughed than
other job types, while faculty are more willing
to contribute to a fund than other job types.
19When required to select one answer, those who
preferred Do Nothing are more likely to prefer
banking hours over other options. Compare slide
17.
20Question 10. If you chose furlough as your one
thing, indicate how many hours per week
(Compare slide 14, little difference in
distribution, lost 38 of respondents)
21Question 10. If you chose permanently reduce
hours as your one thing, indicate how many hours
per week(Compare slide 15, lost 78 of
respondents)
22Question 10. If you chose banking hours as your
one thing, indicate how many hours per week
(Compare slide 16, little difference in
distribution, lost 51 of respondents)
23When furloughs were selected either as the single
choice (left) or as a multiple choice (right),
employees selecting more than 5 hours per week
would double the cumulative hours sacrificed by
employees even though those employees are only
2/5 of the total number of employees.
24Question 11. If your hours were temporarily cut
through furloughs, how many hours per week would
you be willing to lose before you would actively
start looking for work elsewhere?
25Question 12. If your hours were permanently
cut, how many hours per week would you be
willing to lose before you would actively start
looking for work elsewhere? (Compare slide 24,
distribution shifts left)
26In cross-checking hours that can be permanently
reduced before employees hunt for another job
against hours that employees are willing to be
permanently reduced, there is a high correlation
shown by the clusters of peaks below.
27In cross-checking furlough hours before employees
hunt for another job against hours that employees
are willing to be furloughed, there is a high
correlation shown by the clusters of peaks below.
28- In other words, each employee apparently has a
personal threshold for the number hours willing
to be furloughed. Once that threshold is
approached, the employee is very likely to start
looking for another job. - It is unclear from the survey if that job would
be in addition to their UNC job or instead of
their UNC job.
29Employees on any state funds are much less
willing to permanently reduce hours than those
solely on grants/contracts
30Employees with fewer years of service are more
likely to prefer no change
31Key Points
- There is a substantial number of employees,
between 1/4 and 1/3, who would prefer no change.
This category may also include faculty for whom
retirement and reduction of work hours are not
feasible. - Non-faculty in this category are likely to look
for another job if hours are reduced even
slightly, whether permanently or temporarily.
32Key Points
- Although there is a strong preference by many for
banking hours, this has not been an option
discussed by administrators or legislators. - There may be a group of employees who are
underestimating the loss of income that would
result from being furloughed for a substantial
number of hours.
33Key Points
- Between 1/7 and 1/4 of employees would be willing
to be furloughed more than 5 hours per week.
This group could produce double the savings over
those willing to be furloughed less than 5 hours
per week. - This indicates that voluntary furloughs could be
a viable option and should be pursued before
mandatory furloughs.
34Key Points
- Mandatory furloughs or permanent reduction in
hours will force many employees to look for other
work, although it is unclear if this would be
additional part-time work or a new full time job. - As the public sector is lagging behind the
private in recession impacts, the public sector
is also likely to lag during recovery. When the
private sector begins to recover, mandatory
furloughs or permanently reduced hours will
generate increased turnover and loss of expertise.