We are seeking views on our Cheshire and Warrington Fair Employment Charter through a consultation which is taking place from March-June 2023. We are looking to hear the voices of all organisations with an interest in the charter, so that we can incorporate the feedback into the Charter development, to promote the benefits and good practice in fair employment across the sub-region, and find out whether there is support for implementing this in Cheshire and Warrington.
In addition to other consultation events, we are conducting a survey and we would be very grateful if you could spare 5 minutes to complete the questions. 
Before completing the survey, it would be useful for you to read the draft Charter and background to its development. This can be found here.

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* 1. 1.       How are you responding to this consultation?

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* 2. Have we been clear about why we are creating a Fair Employment Charter for Cheshire and Warrington?

SECTION 1: CHARTER IMPACT

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* 3. On the scale below, please tell us the impact you think having a Fair Employment Charter will have on EMPLOYERS?

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* 4. On the scale below, please tell us the impact you think having a Fair Employment Charter will have on EMPLOYEES?

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* 5. On the scale below, please tell us the impact you think having a Fair Employment Charter will have on COMMUNITIES?

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* 6. Please tell us any comments you have on the impact that the Fair Employment Charter will have on Cheshire and Warrington’s employers, employees and/or communities.

SECTION 2: CHARTER ASPECTS
Five initial key aspects have been identified to build the Cheshire and Warrington Fair Employment Charter. These are:

·       Fair pay and secure employment

·       Accessible employment

·       Workforce wellbeing

·       Employee development and fulfilment

·       Workplace engagement and voice

The entirety of these aspects will make up the Full Membership tier, with a smaller selection making up the Aspiring Entry Level tier. Full details of the five aspects for both the Full Membership and Aspiring Entry Level Tiers can be found in the Charter document here.

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* 7. On the scale below, how far do you agree or disagree that fair pay and secure employment should be an aspect of the Fair Employment Charter?

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* 8. On the scale below, how far do you agree or disagree that accessible employment should be an aspect of the Fair Employment Charter?

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* 9. On the scale below, how far do you agree or disagree that workforce wellbeing should be an aspect of the Fair Employment Charter?

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* 10. On the scale below, how far do you agree or disagree that employee development and fulfilment should be an aspect of the Fair Employment Charter?

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* 11. On the scale below, how far do you agree or disagree that workplace engagement and voice should be an aspect of the Fair Employment Charter?

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* 12. Please tell us any comments you have about the choice of five aspects. Is there anything missing?

SECTION 3: IMPLEMENTING THE CHARTER

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* 13. We are consulting on whether the Charter should have the option to join with the status of either/all of these categories Supporter (in principle), Aspiring Entry Level, Full Membership and Ambassador. The Aspiring Entry Level and Full Membership credentials are explained in more detail in the consultation document here.

To what extent do you support having all of the above options as membership tiers?

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* 14. Please tell us any comments you have about the Charter membership tiers.

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* 15. Do you agree or disagree with the charter/aspects of the charter being used in public sector procurement (e.g. as part of a social value framework)?

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* 16. How often would you expect a business to be assessed as to whether they are meeting the criteria of the charter?

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* 17. Should the charter be open to organisations that trade in the Cheshire and Warrington area, or should it only be open to those that have a physical base in the area?

Questions 18, 19, 20 and 21 apply to those who answered in question 1 that that they are representing an EMPLOYER. For anyone not representing an employer, please skip to Question 20.

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* 18. Are you an employer at a small, medium or large organisation?

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* 19. To what extent do employers agree or disagree that seminars/events/awards should be provided alongside the charter?

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* 20. To what extent do employers agree or disagree that support should be provided with the application and adoption of standards from a Charter team?

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* 21. As an employer, how likely or unlikely is it that your company would apply to join the charter?

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* 22. Overall, please tell us what potential benefits you think there are in implementing The Fair Employment Charter? This can relate to both your organisation or you as an individual/community

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* 23. And please can you tell us what potential drawbacks you think there are in implementing The Fair Employment Charter? This can relate to both your organisation or you as an individual/community

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* 24. Overall, how achievable do you think the Fair Employment Charter aspects are?

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* 25. Please tell us any other comments you have about the Cheshire and Warrington Fair Employment Charter.

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* 26. Please can you tell us your name, organisation and email address. This is so we can keep you updated on the progress of the charter and understand views on the consultation. This will not be shared beyond the team involved in analysing the survey. Please feel free to leave this response blank if you do not wish to share this information