Summary information

Study title

Homework in Wages Council Industries, 1978-1979

Creator

Department of Employment

Study number / PID

1884 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-1884-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence and determinants of low earnings among homeworkers as compared with factory workers.
Main Topics:

Variables
Earnings (weekly and hourly); statutary minimum rate of pay (SMR); hours worked; occupation; status of worker; sex; reasons for homework; work experience.

Labour and employment

ABILITYAGEATTITUDESCLOTHING INDUSTRYCLOTHING MANUFACTURECONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYERSGENDEROUTWORKERSMANUAL WORKERSOCCUPATIONSTEXTILE INDUSTRY

Data collection period

01/10/1978 - 01/03/1979

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Individuals

Subnational

Employees

Homeworkers

Universe

Homeworkers and inworkers employed by 74 establishments in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1983

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Hakim, C. (1982) 'Homeworking in the London clothing industry', Emploment Gazette
Hakim, C. (1983) Research based on administrative records [Research report], .
Hakim, C. and Dennis, R. (1982) Homeworking in Wages Council industries:: a study based upon Wages Inspectorate records of pay and earnings [Research report], : Social Science Branch, Dept. of Employment.