march 5, 2010 shrm poll: relief efforts for haiti

March 5, 2010

SHRM Poll: Relief Efforts for Haiti

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Introduction

• On January 12, 2010, the country of Haiti experienced a major earthquake that devastated the country.

• In February 2010, SHRM conducted a poll of its members to find out how SHRM members and their organizations have responded to the earthquake disaster in Haiti.

• When possible, similar efforts from 2004 (Tsunami in Asia), 2005 (Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans) and 2010 (Earthquake in Haiti) are compared with each other.

• According to this research, on the average, organizations are matching 100% of employees’ contributions via company-organized donation.

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Is your organization currently providing or planning to provide assistance, in any way, with relief efforts to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster?

No, at this time my organization has not contributed to relief efforts and has no plans to do so

Yes, my organization is planning to provide assistance

Yes, my organization is currently providing or has provided assistance

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

41%

7%

52%

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Note: n = 424. “Not sure” responses were excluded from this analysis.


Is your organization currently providing or planning to provide assistance, in any way, with relief efforts to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster?

• Publicly owned for-profit organizations (73%) were more likely to report they are currently providing or have provided assistance to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster compared with privately owned for-profit organizations (39%) and nonprofit organizations (52%).

• Large-staff-sized organizations (66%) were more likely to have provided assistance to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster than medium-staff-sized organizations (50%)

• Multinational organizations (74%) were also more likely to have provided assistance to aid victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster compared with nationally based (51%), state-based (35%) and locally based organizations (43%).

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Comparison by Organization Sector, Staff Size and Scope of Business


Types of assistance organizations have already provided: Haiti 2010 Earthquake compared with New Orleans 2005 Hurricane and 2004 Tsunami

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Haiti (2010)

New Orleans (2005)

Tsunami (2004)

Encouraging employees to donate individually (i.e., on their own) without company involvement 71% 30% 20%

Providing information on various agencies employees can donate to in order to support relief efforts 62% 84% 70%

Matching employee contributions (e.g., dollar-for-dollar match) via company-organized donation program 46% 35% 21%

Organizing the employee donation program without company match of employee contributions 45% 32% 20%

Donating supplies (e.g., food, medicine, technology, etc.) 31% 17% 3%

Providing assistance to staff affected by the disaster (e.g., EAP, additional leave allowances, travel assistance, etc.) 26% -- 3%

Donating via company funds only, without matching employee contributions 25% 33% 19%

Providing technical expertise from the United States 13% -- --

Providing technical expertise by sending trained staff to the disaster area to help with relief efforts 11% 8% 3%

Donating proceeds from products sold 8% 4% 0%

Note: “--” in cell indicates that this option was not available in 2004 and 2005. This analysis includes only respondents whose organizations provided assistance or are planning to provide assistance. In 2004 and 2005, respondents were allowed to select from multiple response options.

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What type of assistance to staff affected by the disaster is your organization providing or planning to provide?

Other (includes phone cards, pay advance and donation)

Providing travel assistance (e.g., money, air ticket, travel agency use, etc.)

Assisting employees in locating missing relatives

Allowing additional paid and unpaid leave allowances

Encouraging employee assistance program (EAP) use

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

10%

13%

23%

52%

81%

Note: n = 48. Only respondents whose organizations have provided or are planning to provide assistance to staff affected by the disaster were included in the analysis. Percentages do not total 100% as respondents were allowed to select from multiple response options.


Demographics: Organization Industry

Industry

Manufacturing—other 17%

Health care, social assistance (e.g., nursing homes, EAP providers) 14%

Retail/wholesale trade 10%

Real estate, rental, leasing 10%

Financial services (e.g., banking) 6%

Services—professional, scientific, technical, legal, engineering 5%

Educational services/education 5%

Other services (e.g., nonprofit, church/religious organizations) 4%

Insurance 4%

Consulting 4%

Services—accommodation, food and drinking places 4%

Transportation, warehousing (e.g., distribution) 3%

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Note: n = 433. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding.


Demographics: Organization Industry (continued)

Industry

Government/public administration—federal, state/local, tribal 3%

Construction, mining, oil and gas 3%

Utilities 2%

High-tech 2%

Association—professional/trade 1%

Telecommunications 1%

Publishing, broadcasting, other media 1%

Arts, entertainment, recreation 1%

Pharmaceutical 0%

Biotech 1%

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Demographics: Organization Sector

Other

Government sector

Nonprofit organization

Publicly owned for-profit organization

Privately owned for-profit organization

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

1%

6%

21%

22%

50%

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Note: n= 431


Demographics: Organization Staff Size

Small (1-99 employees) Medium (100-499 employees) Large (500 or more employees)0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

32%

37%

32%

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Note: n = 353


Demographics: Organization Region

Northeast

West

South

Midwest

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

22%

22%

25%

32%

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Demographics: Organization Operations Location

Primarily nationally based

Primarily multinationally based

Primarily state-based Primarily locally based0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

43%

16%

22%19%

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Note: n = 432


SHRM Poll: Relief Efforts For Haiti

• Response rate = 22%• Sample comprised of 463 randomly selected HR

professionals from SHRM’s membership• Margin of error is +/- 5 • Survey fielded February 3 – February 18, 2010

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Methodology

march 5, 2010 shrm poll: relief efforts for haiti

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