Summary information

Study title

Workplace Industrial Relations, 1978

Creator

Brown, W., University of Warwick, Industrial Relations Research Unit

Study number / PID

1515 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1515-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of this survey was to obtain a representative picture of the institutions and conduct of industrial relations in British manufacturing industry in 1978. Apart from obtaining a `map' of industrial relations institutions, this survey was intended to permit the testing of a number of hypotheses on strike patterns, bargaining practices, and trade union organisation.
Main Topics:

The survey covers a range of trade union practices, with questions on bargaining structure, manpower practices and strike experience.

Labour relations/conflict

ATTITUDESCLOSED SHOP AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOOPERATIONDISMISSALEMPLOYERSEMPLOYERS' ORGANIZATIONSIN-SERVICE TRAININGINCOMES POLICYARBITRATIONCONCILIATION

Data collection period

01/11/1977 - 01/02/1978

Country

Great Britain

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Institutions/organisations

National

Industrial establishments

Universe

All manufacturing establishments of 50 or more employees in Great Britain

Sampling procedure

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1981

Terms of data access

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Bain, G. and Elshiek, F. (1980) 'Unionisation in Britain', British Journal of Industrial Relation
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