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2023 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Report of U.S. Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Firms

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  • 161 Pages
  • June 2023
  • Region: United States
  • Zweig Group
  • ID: 5878617
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What's Included

The results of this study will help you benchmark your AEC firm in all areas related to benefits and compensation. The 2023 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey Report of AEC Firms provides you with industry statistics on policies and procedures, so you can support your policy decisions with hard data.

The key to growing your firm and reaching your strategic goals often rests with the quality of your employees, and the quality of your firm's policies, procedures, and benefits is critical to hiring and retaining a top-notch workforce. The data presented in the 2023 Policies, Procedures & Benefits Survey Report is broken down by firm type, size, region, and other important factors, so you can make accurate comparisons between your firm and others.

The publisher surveyed AEC Industry firms on their workplace policies, benefits, HR staff composition, HR operating expenses, and other important workplace issues and challenges. Data was collected from firms of every size, type, and region of the country.

What's New?

  • Updated data on remote work policies, salary expectations, and flexible work expectations for existing and incoming employees.

Benefits of the Report

  • Ensure your firm's benefits and policies are competitive with industry norms, to help you recruit and retain employees.
  • Identify HR operating expenses that you can - or can’t - afford to cut
  • Benchmark your firm’s medical, dental, and life insurance packages.
  • Support your firm’s paid-time-off and other policies with hard data on industry norms
  • Find out if firms are projecting benefits increases and make sure your budget aligns with the industry
  • Get data on HR directors’ typical backgrounds, education, roles, and compensation.

Table of Contents

1. About the Survey
  • Respondents’ meta-data
2. HR Department & Spending
  • HR department
  • HR staff
  • HR director
  • HR spending
3. Hiring Practices
  • Hiring processes
  • Background checks
  • Employee relocation
  • New employee probation
4. Compensation
  • Cost of living expenses
  • Budgeting for pay increases
  • Formal compensation programs
  • Hourly pay
  • Raises
  • Bonuses
  • Overtime
  • “Comp” time
  • 401(k) plans
  • Contents
  • Memberships
  • Tax returns
  • Employee assistance programs
5. General Firm Policies
  • Company policy manuals
  • Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)
  • Dress code policies
  • Sexual harassment policies
  • Computer use policies
  • Drug and gambling policies
  • Other policies
  • Time sheet collection and pay schedules
  • Company credit cards
6. Group Insurance Benefits
  • Group health insurance
  • Health savings accounts
  • Group vision insurance
  • Group dental insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance and leave
  • Long-term disability insurance and leave
  • Life insurance policies
  • Mental health coverage
7. Leave Policies
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Vacation policies
  • PTO carryover
  • Sick leave
  • Holidays
  • Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Parental leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Military leave
  • Other leave
8. Career Development
  • Performance review policies
  • Training
  • Career tracks
  • Tuition/fee reimbursement
  • Books/supplies reimbursement
  • Terms of education reimbursement
  • Professional registration
  • Professional society memberships
9. Company Culture
  • Company Culture
  • Summer hours
  • Diversity strategy
  • Strategic planning & financial data
  • Service awards
  • Philanthropic & community services
  • Sustainability
10. Employee Turnover
  • Turnover rates
  • Layoff assistance
  • Exit interviews
  • Appendices
  • Explanation of groupings
  • Explanation of turnover rates
  • About the authors
1. About the Survey
Table 1-1: Breakdown of survey sample by firm type
Table 1-2: Breakdown of survey sample by staff size
Table 1-3: Breakdown of survey sample by number of full time employees
Table 1-4: Breakdown of survey sample by region of headquarters
Table 1-5: Breakdown of survey sample by year founded
Table 1-6: Breakdown of survey sample by growth rate
Table 1-7: Breakdown of survey sample by profitability
Table 1-8: Breakdown of survey sample by net service revenue
Table 1-9: Breakdown of survey sample by office count
Table 1-10: Breakdown of survey sample by number of offices
Table 1-11: Breakdown of survey sample by ownership
Table 1-12: Breakdown of survey sample by number of owners
Table 1-13: Breakdown of survey sample by ESOP
Table 1-14: Breakdown of ESOP by percentage owned by firm
Table 1-15: Breakdown of survey sample by client base
Table 1-16: Breakdown of survey sample by prime v. subconsultant
Table 1-17: Tenure with firm
Table 1-18: Educational background
Table 1-19: Job level

2. HR Department & Spending
Table 2-1: Human resources department
Table 2-2: Human resources staff
Table 2-3: Human resources director
Table 2-4: Human resources director (continued)
Table 2-5: Human resources director (continued)
Table 2-6: Human resources director (continued)
Table 2-7: Trend: Human resources director base salary (medians)
Table 2-8: Human resources budget
Table 2-9: Spending as a percentage of total HR spending (means)
Table 2-10: Breakdown: HR spending as a percentage of NSR
Table 2-11: Breakdown: Total HR spending per FTE
Table 2-12: Trend: Total HR spending as a percentage of NSR (medians)
Table 2-13: Trend: Total HR spending per FTE (medians)

3. Hiring Practices
Table 3-1: Hiring processes
Table 3-2: Hiring processes (continued)
Table 3-3: Background checks
Table 3-4: Background checks (continued)
Table 3-5: Employee relocation
Table 3-6: Employee relocation expenses
Table 3-7: New employee probations

4. Compensation
Table 4-1: Cost of living
Table 4-2: Pay increases
Table 4-3: Formal compensation programs
Table 4-4: Hourly pay
Table 4-5: Raises
Table 4-6: Raises (continued)
Table 4-7: Raises (continued)
Table 4-8: Bonuses
Table 4-9: Overtime
Table 4-10: Overtime (continued)
Table 4-11: Comp time
Table 4-12: 401(k) plans
Table 4-13: 401(k) plans (continued)
Table 4-14: 401(k) plans (continued)
Table 4-15: 401(k) plans (continued)
Table 4-16: Memberships
Table 4-17: Tax returns
Table 4-18: Employee assistance programs

5. General Firm Policies
Table 5-1: Policy manuals
Table 5-2: EPLI
Table 5-3: Dress code
Table 5-4: Sexual harassment
Table 5-5: Computer use
Table 5-6: Drugs and gambling
Table 5-7: Other policies
Table 5-8: Time sheets
Table 5-9: Paychecks
Table 5-10: Company credit cards

6. Group Insurance Benefits
Table 6-1: Health insurance
Table 6-2: Health insurance premiums
Table 6-3: Health savings accounts
Table 6-4: Trend: Monthly health insurance premiums paid by employee (medians)
Table 6-5: Breakdown: Employee contribution to health insurance premium
Table 6-6: Breakdown: Firm contribution to health insurance premium
Table 6-7: Vision insurance
Table 6-8: Dental insurance
Table 6-9: Short-term disability
Table 6-10: Short-term disability
Table 6-11: Long-term disability
Table 6-12: Life insurance
Table 6-13: Mental health benefits

7. Leave Policies
Table 7-1: Paid time-off
Table 7-2: Paid time-off (continued)
Table 7-3: Vacation policies
Table 7-4: Vacation policies (continued)
Table 7-5: PTO carryover
Table 7-6: Sick leave
Table 7-7: Sick leave (continued)
Table 7-8: Paid holidays
Table 7-9: Paid holidays (continued)
Table 7-10: Family and medical leave act
Table 7-11: Parental leave
Table 7-12: Bereavement leave
Table 7-13: Military leave
Table 7-14: Other leave
Table 7-15: Other leave (continued)

8. Career Development
Table 8-1: Performance reviews
Table 8-2: Performance reviews (continued)
Table 8-3: Performance reviews (continued)
Table 8-4: Performance reviews (continued)
Table 8-5: Mentoring and training
Table 8-6: In-house training
Table 8-7: Career tracks
Table 8-8: Tuition/fee reimbursement
Table 8-9: Books/supplies reimbursement
Table 8-10: Terms of education reimbursement
Table 8-11: Terms of education reimbursement (continued)
Table 8-12: Professional registration
Table 8-13: Professional society memberships
Table 8-14: Professional society memberships (continued)

9. Company Culture
Table 9-1: Breakdown: Employee’s rating for company culture
Table 9-2: Breakdown: Employee’s rating for company compensation
Table 9-3: Breakdown: Employee’s rating for company benefits
Table 9-4: Breakdown: Employee’s Rating for company recruiting and retention
Table 9-5: Breakdown: Employee’s rating for company professional development
Table 9-6: Breakdown: Employee’s rating for company performance mngt. & recognition
Table 9-7: Summer hours
Table 9-8: Diversity
Table 9-9: Sharing financial data and company goals
Table 9-10: Service awards

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