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Governance Readiness Barometer

A short diagnostic to explore how psychosocial risks are recognised, managed and followed up within your organisation.

Where does your organisation currently stand?

This short Governance Readiness Barometer explores how psychosocial risks are currently recognised, managed and followed up within your organisation.

There are no right or wrong answers. Choose the response that best reflects your organisation's current practice today — not where you would like it to be.

It takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.

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Your Organisation Today

The following questions explore how psychosocial risks are currently recognised, managed and followed up within your organisation.

Choose the answer that best reflects your organisation's current practice today — not where you would like it to be.

There are no right or wrong answers.

Question 2 of 18

How often are psychosocial risks formally assessed?

A

● Never

B

● Occasionally, after an incident or a complaint

C

● Annually, within a fixed framework

D

● Continuously, with a follow-up measurement

Question 3 of 18

Who coordinates the follow-up when a risk is identified?

A

● No one

B

● HR, alongside other responsibilities

C

● A designated role

D

● A designated role with a mandate to act

Question 4 of 18

Where are signals about workload, strain and pressure discussed?

A

● There is no fixed forum

B

● Informally, between colleagues and managers

C

● In a regular HR or wellbeing forum

D

● In a governance forum, with feedback to those who raised it

Question 5 of 18

What happens when an employee raises a concern?

A

● There is no established route

B

● A route exists, but it is not independent of the line or of those involved

C

● A route exists with a named owner

D

● The route is independently reviewed and the outcome is fed back

Question 6 of 18

Can you demonstrate what changed after the last risk assessment?

A

● No

B

● Verbally, in conversation

C

● Documentation is available

D

● A register and follow-up evidence are available

Question 7 of 18

Who is informed when an employee is absent through work-related strain?

A

● No one; it is treated as a private matter

B

● The line manager

C

● HR and the line manager

D

● A designated role, with feedback into the risk picture

Question 8 of 18

How is human impact considered when preparing a reorganisation?

A

● It is not considered

B

● It is discussed informally

C

● A fixed approach is applied

D

Impact is measured before the decision is taken

Your Organisational Context

The following questions help us understand what is driving your organisation's interest and what may be needed to move forward.

These questions do not affect your Governance Readiness level. Please select the answer that best reflects your current situation.

Question 10 of 18

What is the immediate reason you are looking at this now?

A

We do not yet know what is happening

B

There is a concrete trigger: a complaint, a reorganisation, an audit finding, or survey results

C

Regulatory or ESG pressure

D

The organisation wants to hold the level it has reached

Question 11 of 18

What must change before you would call this resolved?

A

We do not yet know what is actually going on

B

It is known, but not anchored anywhere

C

It is anchored, but not demonstrable

D

It is demonstrable, but the follow-up is not guaranteed

Question 12 of 18

Who holds responsibility for the next step?

A

No one has been identified

B

This rests with me or one colleague

C

A designated function

D

A sponsor at executive level, with a mandate

Question 13 of 18

What would this decision need before you could take it internally?

A

Clarity on the problem itself

B

A shared understanding across functions

C

A defined scope, a timeline and a result

D

Governance alignment and demonstrable outcomes

Question 14 of 18

Who, besides you, needs to be convinced?

A

We have not reached that point yet

B

HR or the line, jointly

C

HSE, prevention and the works council

D

The executive committee or the board

About Your Organisation

A few final details will help us place your responses in the context of your organisation.

Question 16 of 18

What is the name of your organisation?

Question 17 of 18

What is your role within the organisation?

Question 18 of 18

Approximately how many employees work within your organisation?

A

Fewer than 250

B

250–1,000

C

1,001–5,000

D

More than 5,000

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