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Parental Leave Experience

Measures employees' experience of parental leave, their return to work and its effects, to inform an HR policy review.

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Your Parental Leave

  1. We are reviewing our parental leave policy and would like to hear about your experience. Your answers are confidential and will be used only to improve the policy.

  2. What type of employment contract do you have with us?

    Choose one from a list:

    • Full-time, permanent
    • Full-time, fixed-term
    • Part-time, permanent
    • Part-time, fixed-term

  3. Have you taken parental leave while working here?

    Choose one:

    • Yes
    • No

  4. Thinking of your most recent parental leave, how satisfied were you with each of the following?

    Condition: Only for employees who have taken parental leave

    • Applying for leave
    • Advice and guidance you were given
    • Length of the leave
    • How your workload was handled before and after the leave
    • Support from the organisation while you were away

    For each row: choose one:

    • Very dissatisfied
    • Dissatisfied
    • Neutral
    • Satisfied
    • Very satisfied

Effects After Your Return

Condition: Only for employees who have taken parental leave

  1. Which of these difficulties, if any, did you face when you came back to work?

    Choose any that apply:

    • Catching up on work
    • Work–life balance
    • Fitting back into the team
    • Feeling passed over for promotion or projects
    • None of these

  2. Please tell us more about the difficulties you selected.

    Condition: Shown when at least one difficulty was selected

    Open answer

  3. What effect, if any, did taking parental leave have on each of these?

    • Your career progression
    • Your job satisfaction
    • Your personal wellbeing

    For each row: choose one:

    • Very negative
    • Somewhat negative
    • No effect
    • Somewhat positive
    • Very positive

  4. If you wish, describe how the leave affected these areas for you.

    Open answer

  5. Looking back to the time BEFORE your leave, how far do you agree with each statement?

    • My employer supported me.
    • I could combine work with my responsibilities as a parent.
    • I was satisfied with my job.

    For each row: choose one:

    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree
    • Neither agree nor disagree
    • Agree
    • Strongly agree

  6. And SINCE your return, how far do you agree with each statement?

    • My employer supports me.
    • I can combine work with my responsibilities as a parent.
    • I am satisfied with my job.

    For each row: choose one:

    • Strongly disagree
    • Disagree
    • Neither agree nor disagree
    • Agree
    • Strongly agree

Improving the Policy

  1. What changes would make our parental leave policy work better for employees?

    Open answer