Focus on Employees
Resources for Soliciting Feedback from Employees - Overview
The Executive Budget includes funding for the Healthy Workplace Funding Initiative to support strategies for facilitating employees in making changes and sustaining healthier choices and behaviors. Funds are provided as a separate line item in the operating budget of each department. Funding is provided at the rate of $25.00 per benefits-eligible employee.Because active employee involvement is central to a healthy workplace, departments are required to involve employees in determining the most effective use of available funds. This document provides resources and suggestions for how to solicit feedback from employees.
Important note: If you solicit feedback from represented employees, it is essential to partner with the appropriate unions before you begin to ask for feedback. If you are not sure if, how, and when to involve labor representatives, contact one of the County’s labor negotiators. You can find a list of the County’s labor negotiators at Partnering with Represented Employees or by contacting Gregory Felton at (206) 205-5321 in the Labor Relations Section of the Human Resources Division.There are many ways to get feedback from employees. Options include: structured discussions, such as focus groups or Nominal Group Technique, using an internal or external consultant, or implementing formal or informal surveys.
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Resources for Soliciting Feedback from Employees - Print version (7 page doc)