Construction Industry Survey - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

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* 1. How would you define your primary business activity? Please tick the term which best applies.

Contractor

Consultant

Manufacturer

Property Developer

Supplier

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How would you define the size of your company?

Micro - fewer than 10 people

Small - 10-49 people

Medium - 40-249 people

Large - 250 people or more

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* 3. Which of the following clients does your company work for? Please tick all that apply.

Directly for local authority clients

Directly for national public sector clients

Directly for private sector clients

As part of the supply chain, where another company is your client

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What has your company's reaction been to the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?

You understand the scheme are have taken advantage of it

You understand the scheme but are not taking advantage of it

You do not understand the scheme but have taken advantage of it

You do not understand the scheme and are not taking advantage of it

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* 5. If you are currently furloughing employees, in what month did you start furloughing employees?

March

April

May

Not applicable - I am not furloughing employees

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* 6. How long are you planning to furlough employees for?

3 weeks

1-2 months

2-3 months

More than 3 months

Not applicable - I am not furloughing employees

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* 7. What percentage of your employees are you placing on furlough?

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Not applicable - I am not furloughing employees

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* 8. Of this percentage of employees, how many are classed as vulnerable?

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* 9. What is the primary reason you have chosen to furlough employees?

Lack of work

To protect company cash flow

To prevent redundancy

Other (please specify)

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* 10. For employees on furlough, are you paying them:

Up to the maximum of the job retention scheme (£2,500 per month) 80% of salary/wages

More than 80% of salary/wages (i.e. topped up by you)

A mixture of both (different arrangements for different categories of employee)

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* 11. Are you planning on claiming the furlough cost from the government scheme?

Yes

Given the current state of the market, what would your primary response be to employees on furlough when the scheme ends?

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* 12. Are you planning on making redundancies at the end of June?

Yes

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* 13. If so, what percentage of furloughed employees would be affected?

Employees %

Agency %

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* 14. What circumstances, if any, would you need to be in place to take your employees off furlough?

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* 15. What are some of the barriers you are facing to ending the furlough scheme and returning staff to work?

Lack of work

Health and safety concerns

Cash flow

Inflexibility of the furlough scheme

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Do you foresee that you will be looking to reduce the pay or hours of your employees post-furlough?

Yes

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* 17. If you answered yes to Q16, by what percentage?

Pay

Hours

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* 18. Would you be looking to reduce the rates you pay to agency operative?

Yes

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* 19. If you answered yes to Q18, by what percentage?

Pay

Hours

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* 20. If construction sites are fully reopened, what percentage of your employees previously assigned to a contract would be able to work on the site, given the implementation of the CLC's Site Operating Procedures?

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* 21. If you work in the repair and maintenance and/or domestic sectors, do you anticipate returning to work being harder or easier than for construction sites?

Harder

Easier

No difference

Please give a reason for your answer

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* 22. Are your staff concerned about their personal safety on returning to work?

Yes

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* 23. Are your customers or their stakeholders concerned about their safety if you returned to work?

Yes

Construction Industry Survey - Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

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* 1. How would you define your primary business activity? Please tick the term which best applies.

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* 2. How would you define the size of your company?

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* 3. Which of the following clients does your company work for? Please tick all that apply.﻿

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* 4. What has your company's reaction been to the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme?

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* 5. If you are currently furloughing employees, in what month did you start furloughing employees?

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* 6. How long are you planning to furlough employees for?

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* 7. What percentage of your employees are you placing on furlough?

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* 8. Of this percentage of employees, how many are classed as vulnerable?

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* 9. What is the primary reason you have chosen to furlough employees?

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* 10. For employees on furlough, are you paying them:

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* 11. Are you planning on claiming the furlough cost from the government scheme?

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* 12. Are you planning on making redundancies at the end of June?

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* 13. If so, what percentage of furloughed employees would be affected?

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* 14. What circumstances, if any, would you need to be in place to take your employees off furlough?

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* 15. What are some of the barriers you are facing to ending the furlough scheme and returning staff to work?

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* 16. Do you foresee that you will be looking to reduce the pay or hours of your employees post-furlough?

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* 17. If you answered yes to Q16, by what percentage?

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* 18. Would you be looking to reduce the rates you pay to agency operative?

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* 19. If you answered yes to Q18, by what percentage?

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* 20. If construction sites are fully reopened, what percentage of your employees previously assigned to a contract would be able to work on the site, given the implementation of the CLC's Site Operating Procedures?

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* 21. If you work in the repair and maintenance and/or domestic sectors, do you anticipate returning to work being harder or easier than for construction sites?

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* 22. Are your staff concerned about their personal safety on returning to work?

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* 23. Are your customers or their stakeholders concerned about their safety if you returned to work?

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* 24. What do you think will be the appropriate level of skills base needed by industry in the next 6 months?

* 3. Which of the following clients does your company work for? Please tick all that apply.