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1. Informed Consent Letter 3C
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
SCHOOL
Dear Respondent,
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Master of Business Administration Research Project
Researcher: Mr. Christian Sibusiso Khoza +2772- 676 7016
Supervisor: Mr. Alec Bozas +27823344477
Research Office: Ms P Ximba 031-2603587
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I am Christian Sibusiso Khoza an MBA student, at the Graduate School of Business, of the University of Kwazulu-Natal. You are invited to participate in a research project entitled The Impact of HIV/AIDS on eThekwini Businesses. The aim of this study is to: (1)To establish the number of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in a sample of the chosen industries.
(2) To establish additional costs to companies caused by HIV/AIDS-related deaths.
(3) To establish loss of productivity due to absenteeism caused by HIV/AIDS-related matters.
Through your participation I hope to understand the impact of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in your business. The results of the focus group are intended to contribute to HIV/AIDS management in the workplace.
Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in this survey/focus group. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business, UKZN.
If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me or my supervisor at the numbers listed above.
The survey should take you about 15 minutes to complete. I hope you will take the time to complete this survey.
Sincerely
Christian Sibusiso Khoza
Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.
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| 2. How many employees are currently employed in your organisation? |
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| 3. Are you aware of employees in your organisation who have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the last 12 months? |
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| 4. How many of your employees have been diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the last 12 months |
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| 5. How many of the HIV/AIDS employees are on anti-retroviral treatment? |
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| 6. How many of the HIV/AIDS employees have died due to HIV/AIDS-related illnesses in the last 12 months? |
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| 7. How many employees have been recruited to replace the ones that have died due to HIV/AIDS-related illnesses in the last 12 months? |
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| 8. What is the estimated cost of recruiting (i.e. advertising, travelling claims, etc) new employees? |
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| 9. What is the estimated cost of training new employees? |
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| 10. I believe that buying machinery or automation reduces dependency on labour force and increases the organisation's profit margins. |
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| 11. What was the estimated cost of machinery or automation in the last 12 months? |
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| 12. HIV/AIDS-related illnesses have/had a negative impact on the organisation's productivity. |
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| 13. What are the average man days lost in the last 12 months due to HIV/AIDS infections? |
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| 14. In terms of sick leave pay, how much did the organisation have to each employee for absenteeism due to HIV/AIDS-related illnesses in the last 12 months? |
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| 15. How many of the HIV/AIDS employees had to be laid-off in the last 12 months because they were not productive anymore? |
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| 16. How much did the organisation have to pay each employee for the lay-offs in the last 12 months? |
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