Benefits October 13, 2008

Time to Vote

October 13, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The majority of organizations in a recent survey are lax on policies regarding political activity in the workplace, but more than half allow employees time to vote.
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) said its survey of nearly 450 employers found almost two-thirds have no written or unwritten policies on political activities in the workplace; however, 55% indicated they allow staff to take paid or unpaid time off to vote.

According to an SHRM press release, the 35% of organizations with policies on political activities reported one or more of the following restrictions:

  • Prohibited use of company assets in support of any political party or candidate (71%);
  • Employees not allowed to devote any work hours to any political party or candidate campaign (68%);
  • No political activities on company premises (68%), and
  • No employee may use position to pressure vendors, suppliers, or other staff members to show support for or make contributions to any candidate or political party (66%).

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