The Employer Survey of Benefits
A company representative familiar with your
organization’s employment and benefits policies should
complete the benefits (or employer) survey. It takes about 30
minutes. Below is a checklist of topics covered in case your
representative needs to gather information prior to taking the
survey.
Facts to be ready with before you take the survey online:
• Health, dental and disability insurance coverage
• Percentage of health plan premiums or health savings
account dollars paid for employees and their family members
• Number of holidays, vacation days, sick leave or
paid-time-off (PTO) granted after 1, 5 and 10 years of
employment
• Flex-time and community service policies
• Benefits for maternity/paternity leave, adoption, child
and elder care
• Amount of employer contributions to Section 125
flexible-spending plans for dependent care and medical
expenses
• Transportation benefits
• Incentive plan details
• Percentage of employees eligible for profit-sharing and
stock option/purchase programs
• Retirement plan details, including employer
contributions to tax-qualified plans
• Tuition reimbursement and sabbatical policies
• Percentages of senior managers worldwide who are women
and ethnic minorities
• Non-discrimination policies
• Organization’s charitable and community
practices
• Organization's sustainable and environmental business
practices
For more specific information, download the benefits survey questions. You may
find it useful to print them out and gather information prior
to taking the survey.
Rules and guidelines:
• Answer each question as it applies to the greatest
percentage of full-time equivalent employees in Oregon.
• Avoid clicking “continue” until you are
certain of your answers. If you page back to change the answer
to a question, you must click “continue” again in
order for the new answer to register.
• You may remain on a page of the survey for 45 minutes
before it “times out.”
• No information is saved until you complete the final
page, so if you are unable to finish the survey on a particular
occasion, simply close your browser. When you are ready, you
will need to start again from the beginning.
• The employer survey has been designed to accommodate
all types of employers — for-profit public and private
companies, nonprofits and government agencies.
• The employer survey counts for 1/6 of a company’s
total 100 Best score.
The
steps:
1. Review the benefits survey checklist above and/or download the benefits questions and gather
necessary information.
2. Access the survey online (link provided by e-mail).
3. Enter your benefits survey code and contact
information.
4. Answer all applicable questions until you reach the final
page thanking you for taking the survey.
5. Within a week after submission, you will receive an e-mail
confirming receipt of your completed survey.
6. The benefits survey is due by Friday, October 17.
If you have any questions about the benefits survey, please
contact Brandon Sawyer, 100 Best project manager at 100best@oregonbusiness.com
or 503.223.0304 x228.
