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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 226 Employee Benefits Today: a Survey of Attitudes and Company Practice, 1973 22610.5255/UKDA-SN-226-1 Murlis, H., British Institute of Management No information recorded UK Data Service 01 January 1977 AGEATTITUDESBUSINESSESCARSCOMPANIESCOMPANY CARSCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTDAY NURSERIESECONOMIC VALUEEMPLOYEESEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITYEUROPEAN UNIONFOODFRINGE BENEFITSREMOVAL SERVICESGRANTSHEALTH SERVICESHOUSING FINANCEINCENTIVESINFORMATIONINSURANCELEAVELIFE INSURANCELOANSMARITAL STATUSMOTOR VEHICLESOCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSOCCUPATIONAL STATUSORGANIZATIONSPOLICY MAKINGPRIVATE SECTORPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSPROFITSRECREATIONAL FACILITIESRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYSICK PAYSOCIAL SECURITYSUBSCRIPTIONSTRADE UNIONSTRAINING COURSESTRAVELWAGESHOURS OF WORKEMPLOYEES' BENEFITS Labour and employmentBusiness/industrial management and organisation Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to provide detailed information on the whole range of benefits now available and to collect views and attitudes towards benefits from a broad spectrum of the workforce in order to provide valuable information to those responsible for reviewing and implementing personnel policies in the future. Main Topics: Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions a) Company Questionnaire Responsibility for deciding benefits policy, details of available benefits (pensions, sick pay, death in service, medical insurance, personal insurance, assistance with housing/removal expenses, holidays, discount facilities, loan schemes, share incentives and profit sharing, bonus, training, cars and car allowances, subsidised meals, fees to professional association, company social facilities and clubs, day nurseries, flexibility of working hours). Reasons for provision of benefits, expected change in number and/or value of benefits, additional benefits provided since 1970, staff status, choice of benefits, change resulting from EEC membership, cost of benefits. b) Individual Questionnaires There were two types of questionnaire: i. Management Attitudes ii. Employees' attitudes Questions asked for i. and ii.: Present entitlement to benefits, most important benefits (reasons), benefits not received which respondent would most like to have (in order of priority), opinion on company's reasons for providing benefits, whether choice between benefits and cash desirable, whether differential benefits according to staff status desirable. Questions asked for i. only: Personal opinion of/satisfaction with benefits (reasons), importance of benefits when seeking a new job, source of information on benefits (satisfaction with), suggested improvements for benefit schemes. Questions asked for ii. only: Expected improvements in benefit provisions, opinion of trade union involvement in negotiations for more benefits (priorities), expectation of effect of EEC membership on benefits. Differences between UK and EEC benefits mentioned to respondent (i.e. longer annual holidays, higher state pensions, more public holidays) who was then asked to list differences in order of importance (reasons). Background Variables Age, marital status, number of employees in company, type of job, job title, union, Standard Industrial Classification, size of organisation. November 1972 - August 197301 November 197201 August 1973 England GroupsInstitutions/organisationsSubnationalEmployeesFirmsManagers a) Company surveys: BIM collective subscriber companies b) Individual surveys i. Management survey: BIM individual members ii. Employee's survey: individual employees in Midlands, North and South of England Cross-sectional (one-time) study a) Random within structured size categories b) i. Random within structural membership categories ii. Random within specified employee categories Face-to-face interviewPostal surveya) and b)i. Postal questionnaires b)ii. Oral interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Murlis, H. (1974) Employee benefits today: a survey of attitudes and company practice [Research report], (Management Survey Reports), London: British Institute of Management. Employee benefits today https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 226 2024-11-28T07:21:53Z ddi:codebook:2_5