NFIB: The Voice of Small Business - National Small Business Poll

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		Do you have a policy regarding employees who request time off for a serious family illness or the birth or adoption of a child or do you handle such requests on a case-by-case basis?
	2		Is the policy written and available to employees upon request?
	2 a		Which best describes your policy on such matters?
	2 b		What is the typical time limit you impose?
	2 c		Is the time an employee spends on family leave:?
	2 d		Why did you establish a family leave policy? Was it:?
	3		Within the last three years, have you had an employee request time off for a serious illness in the family or for a birth or adoption?
	3 a		About how many times has it happened in the last three years?
	3 b		Did it involve a serious family illness, a birth, or an adoption?
	3 c		Which BEST describes how you handled the most recent request for family leave? Did you:?
	3 d		Did the employee not get paid, got paid or received disability, or took paid vacation time or sick leave?
	3 e		How long was the employee on leave?
	3 f1		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you hire a temporary employee?
	3 f2		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you have other employees cover or work more hours?
	3 f3		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you or a family member of yours work more hours?
	3 f4		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you postpone work or reduce business output, such as fewer sales calls, less customer service, etc.?
	3 f5		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you limit the amount of business accepted for awhile?
	3 f6		(compensate for employee’s absence) Did you increase productivity, such as adding machines or rearranging work to get more for less?
	3 g		What was the principal problem caused by the employee’s absence?
	3 h1		(employee on family leave) Quit just before he or she was supposed to return.
	3 h2		(employee on family leave) Stay out longer than he or she originally told you.
	4		Do you have a policy regarding employees who request short periods of time off for personal matters such as doctor’s appointments or parent-teacher conferences, or is it on a case-by-case basis?
	5		Is the policy written and available to employees upon request?
	5 a		Which BEST describes the way you typically handle such requests for short periods of leave on personal matters? Do you typically:?
	5 b		Over the last three years have you had serious problems, occasional problems or no problems with one or more employees abusing short periods of time off for personal matters?
	5 c		Is the employee typically paid while out for these short periods, not paid, or takes vacation or sick leave?
	5 d		Do you keep any type of records on the time employees spend out for doctor’s appointments, parent-teacher conferences, and similar short periods of absence?
	6		Think of the last time an employee requested a short period of time off for a personal matter. Did you grant it?
	6 a		Was it an emergency situation?
	6 b		Did the employee ask at least 72 hours before the time was needed?
	6 c		Was the time taken during hours that were RELATIVELY convenient for you and the business?
	6 d		Had the employee asked for time off during the three months prior to the most recent request?
	7		To the best of your knowledge, is your business covered or not covered by any federal, state, or local law or regulation that governs employee requests for time off for family-related or health matters?