1 | (a) Is this business currently trading? |
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| ☐ Yes [Go to Q2] |
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| ☐ No [Go to Q1b] |
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| (b) Is this due to the JobKeeper Payment scheme ending? |
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| ☐ Yes [Go to Q1c] |
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| ☐ No [Go to Q1c] |
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| ☐ Don’t know [Go to Q1c] |
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| (c) Can you please provide more information about what has happened with the trading of this business? [End of survey] |
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2 | Does this business employ any staff? |
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| [NOTE: This includes all employees on the books and not currently working] |
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| ☐ Yes |
| ☐ No |
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| [NOTE: Businesses are not required to check records for the following questions] |
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3 | (a) Over the past month, has revenue increased, decreased or stayed the same? |
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| [NOTE: Revenue refers to income generated from the sale of goods or services] |
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| ☐ Increased |
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| ☐ Decreased |
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| ☐ Stayed the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| (b) And over the next month, do you expect revenue will increase, decrease or stay the same? |
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| [NOTE: Revenue refers to income generated from the sale of goods or services] |
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| ☐ Increase |
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| ☐ Decrease |
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| ☐ Stay the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| (c) Over the past month, have operating expenses increased, decreased or stayed the same? |
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| [NOTE: Operating expenses refers to expenses incurred in undertaking normal business operating activities. Examples include payroll, rent, inventory cost, marketing and insurance] |
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| ☐ Increased |
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| ☐ Decreased |
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| ☐ Stayed the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| (d) And over the next month, do you expect operating expenses will increase, decrease or stay the same? |
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| [NOTE: Operating expenses refers to expenses incurred in undertaking normal business operating activities. Examples include payroll, rent, inventory cost, marketing and insurance] |
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| ☐ Increase |
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| ☐ Decrease |
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| ☐ Stay the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| (e) Over the past month, have the number of employees increased, decreased or stayed the same? |
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| ☐ Increased |
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| ☐ Decreased |
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| ☐ Stayed the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| (f) And over the next month, do you expect the number of employees will increase, decrease or stay the same? |
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| ☐ Increase |
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| ☐ Decrease |
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| ☐ Stay the same |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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4 | Over the next 3 months, how difficult or easy will it be for this business to meet its financial commitments? Will it be… |
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| [NOTE: Financial commitments include any debts or regular payments that must be made by the business] |
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| ☐ Very difficult |
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| ☐ Difficult |
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| ☐ Neither difficult nor easy |
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| ☐ Easy |
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| ☐ Very easy |
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| ☐ Not applicable as my business does not have any financial commitments over the next three months |
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| ☐ Don't know |
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| NOTE: Questions 5 to 7 are answered by employing businesses only (i.e. those that selected 'yes' to Question 2) |
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5 | (a) Based on current operations, does the business have a sufficient number of employees? |
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| ☐ Yes [Go to Q6a] |
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| ☐ No [Go to Q5b] |
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| ☐ Don’t know [Go to Q6a] |
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| (b) You indicated the business does not have a sufficient number of employees. Are any of the following factors influencing how many staff this business currently has? (select all that apply) |
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| ☐ Availability of existing employees to work |
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| ☐ Inability to find suitable staff |
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| ☐ Difficulty retaining staff |
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| ☐ International border closures (e.g. can’t get staff from overseas) |
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| ☐ Domestic border closures (e.g. can’t get staff from interstate) |
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| ☐ Affordability of additional staff |
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| ☐ Uncertainty due to COVID-19 |
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| ☐ Are there any other factors that are influencing how many staff this business has? |
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6 | (a) Is this business having difficulties finding suitable staff to fill any jobs? |
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| ☐ Yes [Go to Q6b] |
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| ☐ No [Go to Q7a] |
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| ☐ Don’t know [Go to Q7a] |
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| (b) Can you tell me which jobs this business is having difficulty finding suitable staff for? |
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| (c) With regards to these jobs, are any of the following factors impacting this business’s ability to find suitable staff? (select all that apply) |
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| ☐ Location of the job(s) |
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| ☐ Lack of applicants for job(s) |
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| ☐ Applicants don’t have the skills or qualifications required for job(s) |
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| ☐ International border closures limiting the recruitment pool |
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| ☐ Pay conditions of the job(s) such as salary/remuneration |
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| ☐ Types of employment offered such as permanent/temporary, casual, full-time, part-time |
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| ☐ Working days/hours of the job(s) such as shift work, weekend work, number of hours, overtime |
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| ☐ Other employment or working conditions of the job(s) such as leave entitlements, flexible working arrangements, superannuation |
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| ☐ Uncertain economic conditions |
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| ☐ Are there any other factors impacting this business’s ability to find suitable staff? |
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7 | (a) Over the next 3 months, does the business plan to take any of the following actions in relation to its workforce? (select all that apply) |
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| ☐ Increase staff numbers [Go to Q7b] |
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| ☐ Reduce staff numbers [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Increase staff hours [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Reduce staff hours [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Outsource work to a third party [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Re-train existing staff [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Rearrange job roles and responsibilities [End of survey] |
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| ☐ Are there any other actions the business plans to take in relation to its workforce over the next 3 months? [End of survey] |
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| (b) You indicated the business plans to increase staff numbers over the next three months. How would you describe the expected increase in staff numbers over the next 3 months? Will the increase be… |
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| ☐ Large |
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| ☐ Moderate |
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| ☐ Small |
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| ☐ Don’t know |
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| (c) You indicated the business plans to increase staff numbers over the next 3 months. Will the jobs be… |
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| [NOTE: Includes both full-time and part-time employees] |
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| ☐ Permanent |
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| ☐ Casual (e.g. casual employees usually receive a higher rate of pay to compensate for the lack of paid leave entitlements) |
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| ☐ Temporary or fixed term contract |
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