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How Many Survey Reminders Are Too Many? WorkBuzz Data Reveals the Optimal Number

Written by WorkBuzz | Sep 4, 2026, 8:54:21 PM

Employee engagement surveys are one of the most powerful tools leaders have to understand what’s really going on inside their organisations. But here’s the challenge: getting people to actually complete them.

So how many reminder emails should you send before you risk damaging trust, or your response rate?

At WorkBuzz, we’ve analyzed participation data from employee engagement surveys across a broad range of industries, from retail and manufacturing to finance and healthcare, to find the sweet spot where reminders boost participation without becoming background noise.