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Is your boss good value for money?| Yes |  | 38% |
| No | | 62% |
Poll ends on: 10 September 2008Previous Polls
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Have you been provided with an asbestos register of a client's building before starting work on site?| Yes | | 26% |
| No | | 28% |
| What is an asbestos register? | | 46% |
Poll ended on: 06 June 2007Have you ever had plant stolen from your site?| Yes, but we'd taken all the right measures and it was recovered | | 8% |
| Yes, but we never got it back | | 70% |
| No, our security is supplied by the local mafia so we don't have to worry. | | 20% |
| Nearly, but we caught them in the act | | 2% |
Poll ended on: 30 May 2007Is it justified to be outraged about prisoners working on construction projects?| No - the industry needs as many people as possible. | | 37% |
| Yes - they could compromise safety | | 27% |
| Maybe - but they should be working somewhere | | 37% |
Poll ended on: 24 May 2007Is it OK for construction companies to use sex to sell their products?| No | | 40% |
| Not bothered | | 24% |
| Yes | | 36% |
Poll ended on: 17 May 2007Have you experienced problems with new CIS?| Yes - it's a nightmare | | 64% |
| No - haven't tried it yet | | 28% |
| No - it's been perfect | | 8% |
Poll ended on: 10 May 2007What's your favourite biscuit for dunking in your Builder's Tea?| Chocolate digestive | | 46% |
| Custard cream | | 21% |
| Ginger nut | | 33% |
Poll ended on: 03 May 2007Would Alan Sugar have a clear winner for 'The Apprentice' if he'd included someone from the construction industry?| Yes, they'd definitely win! | | 28% |
| No, they'd tell him to get lost. | | 41% |
| They'd stand the same chance as anyone else. | | 31% |
Poll ended on: 26 April 2007Has your company ever been put in danger by a firm which has collapsed?| No, we've managed to avoid it. | | 29% |
| Yes, but only once or twice. | | 42% |
| Yes, it's a constant problem. | | 29% |
Poll ended on: 19 April 2007Are you ready for new CIS, or have you just ignored HMRC's letters?| Yes, we've been ready for ages | | 42% |
| Almost - we're working on it. | | 42% |
| We haven't done anything yet. | | 15% |
Poll ended on: 12 April 2007Do you agree with clients that the CDM regulations should be binned?| Yes, the regs are a costly menace. | | 29% |
| No, they're essential for safe work. | | 59% |
| What are the Regulations? | | 12% |
Poll ended on: 05 April 2007Gordon Brown unveiled what was potentially his last Budget as Chancellor this week. But was it a good Budget for construction?| Yes - The Chancellor fulfilled all my dreams | | 14% |
| No - it was a bitter disappointment | | 55% |
| What Budget? Who is Gordon Brown? | | 31% |
Poll ended on: 29 March 2007Contract Journal’s NOP poll showed the public had a positive view of construction workers. Do the NOP results reflect what you think of the industry?| Yes, it’s a great place to work | | 29% |
| Mostly, but it could be improved. | | 47% |
| Were they wearing rose-tinted glasses? | | 24% |
Poll ended on: 22 March 2007Major Contractors Group chairman John Spanswick thinks site supervisors fail to effectively supervise their workforce. Do you think site supervisors are:| an invaluable asset? | | 48% |
| or a waste of space? | | 52% |
Poll ended on: 15 March 2007Poll ended on: 07 March 2007Poll ended on: 01 March 2007Have you encountered or witnessed racism on site?| Yes - I've seen it happen. | | 41% |
| I've heard rumours, that's all. | | 12% |
| Yes - I've suffered racist abuse myself. | | 9% |
| No - not on my sites. | | 38% |
Poll ended on: 22 February 2007Mobile phones: allowed on your sites?| Yes | | 54% |
| No | | 46% |
Poll ended on: 15 February 2007Does your company employ migrant workers?| Yes, we rely on them | | 12% |
| Yes, increasingly so | | 21% |
| Yes, but only a few | | 20% |
| No, not really | | 46% |
Poll ended on: 07 February 2007Would you encourage your children to follow a career in construction?| Yes | | 56% |
| No | | 44% |
Poll ended on: 01 February 2007Was your company threatened with court action in 2006?According to law firm Pinsent Masons, half of all UK construction companies faced the threat of court action in the past 12 months. Was your company among them?
| Yes | | 40% |
| No | | 60% |
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