1. Survey Information

These questions are for Wave 127 of the fortnightly Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) dispatched on 17 February 2025. These are the most up-to-date survey questions.

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2. Trading status of your business

Which of the following statements best describes your business's trading status?                  

  • Currently fully trading   

  • Currently partially trading          

  • Paused trading but intends to restart in the next two weeks

  • Paused trading and does not intend to restart in the next two weeks   

  • Permanently ceased trading

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4. Workforce management

Does your business have a probation policy in place for new employees?

  • Yes

  • No        

  • Not sure            

How long is a typical probationary period for new employees at your business?

  • More than 12 months

  • 10 to 12 months

  • 7 to 9 months

  • 4 to 6 months

  • 3 months or fewer

  • Not sure

Does your business currently employ anyone on any of the following contracts?

  • Agency contract

  • Casual contract

  • Fixed term contract

  • Minimum hours contract

  • Seasonal contract

  • Variable hours contract

  • Zero hours contract

  • None of the above

Approximately, what percentage of your business's workforce are employed under a variable hours contract?

  • More than 75%

  • Between 50% and 75%

  • Between 25% and 49%

  • Less than 25%

  • Not sure

Has your business gone through a collective redundancy consultation in the last 12 months?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Not sure

  • Not applicable

Approximately, how many redundancies did your business make following this collective redundancy consultation process?

  • More than 120

  • Between 100 and 119

  • Between 60 and 99

  • Between 20 and 59

  • Between 1 and 19

  • Not sure

Approximately, how many redundancies was your business considering before the collective redundancy consultation process?

  • More than 120

  • Between 100 and 119

  • Between 60 and 99

  • Between 20 and 59

  • Between 1 and 19

  • Not sure

Has your business gone through the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) process in the last five years?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Not sure

Approximately, how often has your business gone through the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) process in the last five years?

  • Once per year

  • Every two years

  • Every three to five years

  • Other

  • Not sure

  • It was a one time occasion

Approximately, what proportion of your employees were transferred by Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) the last time your business went through the process?

  • More than 75%

  • Between 50% and 75%

  • Between 25% and 49%

  • Less than 25%

  • Not sure

In the last 12 months, has your business had substitution clauses in its contracts?

  • Yes

  • No

  • Not sure

  • Not applicable

In the last 12 months, approximately what percentage of contractors have used substitution clauses to complete their work?

  • More than 75%

  • Between 50% and 75%

  • Between 25% and 49%

  • Between 1% and 24%

  • None

  • Not sure

Approximately, what percentage of your business's workforce are currently opted out of the Working Time Regulation?

  • More than 75%

  • Between 50% and 75%

  • Between 25% and 49%

  • Between 1% and 24%

  • None

  • Not sure

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5. Comments

Please tell us anything else about your business's current situation relating to topics covered in this survey

  • Comments
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