SPRING 2011 FLASH COMPENSATION UPDATE

Please complete this survey by May 9th and you will receive the results in early May.

We are conducting this brief survey to keep you up to date on the latest HR trends. Please take a few minutes to complete the questions below.

Please identify the Industry that your organization operates in:

Advanced TechnologyPublicRetail
EngineeringFinancialEnergy
ConstructionContact CentreE-Commerce/Internet
UtilityInformation TechnologyEnergy Services
Logistics/Transport/DistributionSoftware DevelopmentTelecommunications
ManufacturingEntertainment/MultimediaOther If Other Please Specify:

Your Contact Information:

A. Economic Environment

1. How do you view the economic environment for your company over the next six months?

Growth
Unchanged
Decline

2. Voluntary Turnover:
    What was your organization's overall turnover rate in 2010? %
    What is your organization's overall turnover rate for 2011 to date? %

    Which employee groups currently have the highest turnover? (Please identify top 3):
    1.
    2.
    3.

3. Hot Skills: Which positions or skills is your organization currently having the most difficulty in attracting and retain?
    Please identify top 3:
    1.
    2.
    3.

4. For each of the Human Capital Strategies below, please check the box that identifies the approach that your organization expects to use in the next year:

Human Capital Strategy	Increase	Decrease	Freeze	No Change	Specific Area(s) Affected
Number of Employees
Number of Contractors
Number of Summer Students
Number of Part-time Employees
Layoffs
Use Of Outsourcing
Use Of Retirees
Training Budget
Use of Overtime
Hours of Work
Leaves of Absence/Sabbaticals
Incentive Plans
Other Program, please specify
Other Program, please specify

B. 2011 Salary Increase Projections

1. Please provide your 2011 average base salary and salary range increase change for each of the relevant locations below:
(Please enter only numeric values in the fields below)

C. Critical HR Issues

1. Please Rank 5 or more of the most critical HR issues that your organization is needing to address in the next year.

Human Resource Issues	Eg:	Ranking (1 = top priority)
Assess Competency/Skill Gaps	1
Attract Top Talent
Clarify Pay-Performance-Linkage for Incentive Programs
Create Infrastructure Efficiencies	3
Develop Equitable Classification Structure for jobs to simplify Administration
Develop/Maintain Competitive Compensation
Expand Number and Variety of Incentive Plans
Expand Wellness/Fitness Programs
Introduce Performance Elements to LTIP Program
Keep Employees Productive & Engaged
Leadership Development
Review Organization Staffing / Structure
Performance Management Strategies & Programs	2
Realign Total Rewards Programs
Retain Key Talent
Skill-Based Training	4
Succession Planning
Other (specify)

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This section of the Flash survey will be of particular interest for organizations in the Construction/Energy/Industrial Services sectors

ALLOWANCES

1. Location Premium: Company provided uplift for living in a different region.

Temporary Location	Home Base	Amount Awarded	Change from 2010
Region	Please Identify	Amount as a % of Base pay	Increase	Decrease	No Change
Northern BC
Fort McMurray
Northern AB (excl. FTM)
Northern SK
Northern MB
Northern ONT
Northern QUE
Labrador
NWT/Yukon
Other:
Other:

2. Camp Premium: Company provided housing in an isolated/remote area

Temporary Location		Amount Awarded	Change from 2010
Region	Please Check	Amount as a % of Base pay	Increase	Decrease	No Change
Northern BC
Fort McMurray
Northern AB (excl. FTM)
Northern SK
Northern MB
Northern ONT
Northern QUE
Labrador
NWT/Yukon
Other:
Other:

3. Mileage

Work Location Type	¢/km.	Flat Rate
Standard
Remote

Thank you for your participation.

Contact The Wynford Group at
1-877-264-5166
wynford@wynfordgroup.com
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