1©SHRM 2008 SHRM Poll: March 19, 2008

Gambling in The Workplace (Office Pool)

• Sample comprised of 377 randomly selected HR professionals.

• Analyzing 377 responses of 2,955 emails sent, 2,779 emails were received (response rate = 15%).

• Survey fielded March 19 – March 26, 2008; presentation generated on March 27, 2008.

• Margin of error is +/- 5%.

2©SHRM 2008 SHRM Poll: March 19, 2008

Gambling Policy in The Workplace

71%

19%

10%

79%

14%7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

No, we do not have a formalwritten or unwritten

(understood) gambling policy

Yes, we have a writtengambling policy

Yes, we have an unwritten(understood) gambling policy

2008, n = 359 2006, n = 430

For the purpose of this survey, Gambling refers to office pools (Football, March Madness, Oscars and Super Bowl, etc.).

Note: HR professionals who responded “not sure” were excluded from this analysis.

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What does your organization’s gambling policy consist of?

8%

3%

24%

25%

34%

55%

87%

10%

2%

12%

21%

24%

41%

83%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Other

Prohibition of off duty gambling

Clear definition of illegal gambling

Prohibition of monetary exchange

Clear definition of gambling

Disciplinary action (including termination) forfailure to comply with policy

Prohibition of gambling on company premises

2006, n = 67 2008, n = 103

Note: Percentages do not total 100% due to multiple response options. HR professionals who reported that their organizations did not have gambling policies were excluded from this analysis.

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Organizations That Disciplined Employees For Non-compliance of Gambling Policy In The Past 12 Months

Yes, 3%

No, 97%

Note: Includes only HR professionals from organizations with formal gambling policies and excludes those who responded “not sure”. **This question was not available in the 2006 survey.

n = 77