Minimum Wage Survey Question Title * 1. What proportion of your employees are paid the legal minimum? None Fewer than 10% Between 10% and 20% More than 20% OK Question Title * 2. How have you responded to previous increases in the Minimum Wage? (Check all that apply) Absorbed the cost Reduced hours of staff Reduced numbers of staff Frozen or curtailed recruitment Reduced employee benefits OK Question Title * 3. Have rising employment costs, such as the minimum wage and auto-enrolment, prompted you to invest to boost productivity? Yes, we have invested to reduce labour costs It has made no difference On the contrary, higher wage costs mean we have less to invest OK Question Title * 4. Do you support the idea of a higher hourly rate for workers on zero-hours contracts? Yes No OK Question Title * 5. If the Government increased the rates for under-25s, to narrow the differential with older workers, how would you respond? (Check all that apply) It would make no difference We'd employ fewer younger workers We'd reduce the hours for younger workers OK Question Title * 6. How many employees does your business have? Fewer than 10 Between 10 and 20 Between 20 and 50 More than 50 OK Question Title * 7. What sector do you operate in? Manufacturing Services OK Question Title * 8. Which areas of Cumbria do you operate in? (Check all that apply) Allerdale Barrow Carlisle Copeland Eden South Lakeland OK Question Title * 9. Feel free to make any comments on the National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage here ... OK DONE