Questionnaire

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A: Biographical Information
Gender
Male Female Other

Race

African Coloured Indian White If other (specify)

Age 18 -30 31-45 46-60 Above 60 Years working at ABSA 1 5 years 6 10 years 11 15 years 15 years and above

Current position Branch manager Sales Manager Specialist Managers If other specify 1

Draw a cross in the block that expresses your opinion

SECTION B: MANAGERIAL PERCEPTIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION x
Strongly agree 1. The implementation of affirmative action at ABSA is effective 2. agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

The AA at ABSA is in line with the best practices in the banking industry

3.

The implementation of affirmative action at ABSA leads to job satisfaction among employees.

4.

If properly implemented, affirmative action will raise the standard of employee performance at the bank

5.

Management consider the opinions of employees when implementing AA policies

SECTION C: SUSTAINABILITY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

Strongly agree 6. 7. agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

ABSA implements AA to fill quotas Affirmative action is used at ABSA to maximise diversity

8. 9.

ABSA sustains AA due to competitive edge. ABSA shares the information about AA with all the employees

10. AA at the bank serves as a tool to improve

employability of the socially disadvantaged SECTION D: MANAGEMENT VIEWS REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CANDIDATES
Strongly agree 11. AA appointed employees perform well at ABSA. 12. It is a burden to train agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

newly appointed AA

employees at the bank

13. AA

appointed employees lack practical work

experience.
14. Work standard at the bank has dropped due to AA

appointees.

15. AA designated employees deserve less challenging

jobs.

SECTION E: MANAGEMENT WILLINGNESS TO MENTOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CANDIDATES

Strongly agree 16. AA-appointed employees receive good treatment agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

from their managers.

17. Mentoring of AA-appointed employees at the bank

is the responsibility of managers.

18. Mentoring AA designated employees should cease

to exist.
19. The

mentoring

programme

assists

with

the

integration of the designated group of employees.

20. Mentoring

of

AA

designated

employees

is

necessary.

SECTION E: ABSA REASONS FOR COMPLYING WITH EMPLOYMNT EQUITY POLICY

Strongly agree 21. Implementing AA at the bank is done for the sake agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree

of compliance.
22. Redressing of inequalities in the workplace is a not

a priority at the bank.

23. The bank complies with legislation that If there was

no legislation that regulating AA, ABSA would not consider employing designated employees.
24. AA is to reverse discrimination.

25. The AA policy at the bank has loopholes that may lead designated groups counterpart leaving the bank.

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