1. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20081 Does your organization have an English language-only policy that prohibits employees for whom English is a second language from using any language other English in the workplace? Note: Excludes respondents who answered “not sure”. n = 492

2. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20082 Does your organization help pay for ESOL classes (English for speakers of other languages)? Note: Excludes respondents who answered “not sure”. n = 449

3. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20083 If your organization covers all or part of the cost of employee ESOL classes, approximately how many employees take the classes each year? n = 96 1-10 employees67% 11-20 employees11% 21-30 employees8% 31-40 employees1% 41-50 employees5% 51 or more employees7.%

4. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20084 Approved ESOL classes are PRIMARILY… Note: Excludes respondents who answered “not sure”. n = 96

5. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20085 Which of the following statement best describes your organization’s PRIMARY reason for supporting ESOL classes? n = 126

6. ©SHRM 2008SHRM Poll: July 14, 20086 Methodology Response rate = 16% Sample comprised of 520 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM’s membership. Margin of error is +/- 6%. Survey fielded the week of July 14, 2008