WorkChoices will mean employers are not afraid hire more staff
WorkChoices will be good for the Australian economy
WorkChoices will increase Australia’s productivity
WorkChoices will make Australia more globally competitive
WorkChoices will have a negative effect on wages
WorkChoices will be better for all Australians
WorkChoices will be better for the wealthy
WorkChoices will be better for the poor
WorkChoices will encourage employers to move job overseas
WorkChoices will make more companies outsource work
WorkChoices will increase the likelihood of redundancy
WorkChoices will increase staff turnover
WorkChoices will increase employees’ ability to negotiate working conditions, e.g. pay, hours
WorkChoices will give employers more choices in how they employ their staff
WorkChoices will give employers more flexibility to tailor their employee terms and conditions
WorkChoices will give employees more flexibility to tailor their terms and conditions
WorkChoices will allow employees to negotiate more suitable working hours
WorkChoices will increase employees job security
WorkChoices will provide a more stable workforce for employers
WorkChoices will increase employees job satisfaction
WorkChoices will be better for the blue-collar workers
WorkChoices will be better for the white-collar workers
WorkChoices will create greater gap between the rich and poor
WorkChoices will create new class of working poor
WorkChoices will decrease union membership
WorkChoices will make joining a union unnecessary
WorkChoices will negatively impact on employees quality of life
WorkChoices will help foster a more trusting working environment
WorkChoices will makes employees more wary of management
WorkChoices will makes employees miserable
WorkChoices will increases employees rivalry within the workplace
WorkChoices will make the workplace more worker friendly
WorkChoices will encourages a open-door policy work environment
WorkChoices will increase cooperation between management and staff
1. WorkChoices has been good for my employment
2. WorkChoices has given me better choices of working hours
3. WorkChoices has given me better work flexibility
4. WorkChoices has given me more freedom chooses the area of employment I want to work
5. WorkChoices has improved my prospects as an employee
6. WorkChoices has given me better working conditions
7. WorkChoices has given me more bargaining power
8. WorkChoices gives me no power of negotiation
9. WorkChoices has taken away a lot of my basic rights
10. WorkChoices means longer working hours for me
11. WorkChoices has increased my average weekly hours since it began
12. WorkChoices means I have to work weekends
13. WorkChoices has forced me to work until late most evening
14. WorkChoices has increased my overall pay
15. WorkChoices has not changed my pay
16. WorkChoices has decreased my overall pay
17. WorkChoices has increased my overall pay, but not hourly rate, because I work extra hours without extra pay
18. If I don’t work the extra hours demand by my employers, I feel there would be dire consequences for my job
19. WorkChoices has given my employer more power of control
20. WorkChoices has given my employer more negotiation powers
21. WorkChoices has given my employer more choices
22. WorkChoices has given my employer more flexibility
23. WorkChoices has made me less trusting of my employer
24. WorkChoices has made me more insecure about my job
25. WorkChoices has decrease my job satisfaction
26. WorkChoices has increase my motivation for work
27. WorkChoices has decrease my quality of life
28. WorkChoices has made my work life balance difficult, because I no longer have any free weekends and or evening
29. WorkChoices has made my work more stressful
30. WorkChoices has made it difficult to have quality family times
31. WorkChoices is not fair for me
32. WorkChoices makes me wary management
33. WorkChoices makes me miserable
34. WorkChoices has made my workplace unfriendly and difficult to work
35. WorkChoices makes me less cooperative of management
36. WorkChoices decreases my chance of future promotion opportunities
37. WorkChoices decreases my chance to learn more skills
38. WorkChoices has decrease staffing levels at my workplace
39. WorkChoices has made my work more rewarding
40. If I’m not happy about some aspect of my pay and conditions feel comfortable talking about it with my boss
41. I frequently think of quitting my job
42. I am likely to leave my job within the next twelve months
43. Overall, I am satisfy with my current pay and employment condition under WorkChoices
Q1. Under WorkChoices, all employed people are required to have some sort of contract with their employer. This contract may or may not be in writing. As far as you know, what sort of contract are you covered by?
Q2. Did you feel free to choose the type of contract under which you are currently employed?
Q3. What type of Retail organisation do you work for?
If answered Others, Please specify
Q4. What is current job/position title?
Q5. Approximately how many people are employed in your organisation?
Q6. How long have you worked for the organisation you work for now? (answer within the nearest Months)
Q7. What is your employment status?
If others, Please speficy
Q8. How long have you worked in the retail sector? (answer to the nearest Months)
Q9. What is your age in years?
Q10. Are You?
Q11. Please indicate the highest formal education level you attained
If Others, Please specify
Q12 What aspects of your employment terms and conditions, if any, are you dissatisfied with?
Q13. In your opinion what are some of the negative outcomes, if any, of the WorkChoices Act?
Q14. In your opinion what are some of the positive outcomes, if any, of the WorkChoices Act?
Thank you for your time and help in answering this questionnaire. If there is anything else you wish to say about your job or about the Employment Contracts Act, or if you wish to comment further or add to your answers, please feel free to use this space below. Your comments will be read and taken into account.
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