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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 4026 Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Panel Survey, 1990-1998 402610.5255/UKDA-SN-4026-1 Forth, J., National Institute of Economic and Social Research Bryson, A., Policy Studies Institute Millward, N., National Institute of Economic and Social Research <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration ServiceEconomic and Social Research CouncilDepartment of Trade and Industry UK Data Service 12 November 1999 ADMINISTRATIONAPPOINTMENT TO JOBATTITUDESBUSINESS FORMATIONBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESSESCLOSED SHOP AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSCOMMITTEESCOMMUNICATIONSCOMPANIESCOMPUTERSCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTCOOPERATIVESCOSTSDECISION MAKINGDISCIPLINEDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATIONECONOMIC COMPETITIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSEMPLOYEESEMPLOYERS' ORGANIZATIONSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYETHNIC MINORITIESFINANCIAL RESOURCESFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSOUTWORKERSHUMAN RESOURCESINCENTIVESINDUSTRIAL INJURIESINDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALSINFORMATIONINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGYINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONJOB DESCRIPTIONLABOUR DISPUTESLABOUR FORCELABOUR RELATIONSLOCKOUTSMANAGEMENT OPERATIONSMANAGERSMANUAL WORKERSMARKET STRUCTUREMEMBERSHIPMENMERGERSOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYOFFICE WORKERSORGANIZATIONSOVERTIMEPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPERFORMANCEPERSONNELPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTSPROFESSIONAL PERSONNELPROFIT SHARINGPROPERTY, OWNERSHIP AND TENUREPUBLIC ENTERPRISESRECRUITMENTSEMI-SKILLED WORKERSSHARESSIT-INSSKILLED WORKERSSMALL BUSINESSESSTRIKESSUBSCRIPTIONSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTERMINATION OF SERVICETOP MANAGEMENTTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNION OFFICIALSTRADE UNIONSTRANSNATIONAL ENTERPRISESWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGE INCREASESWAGESWOMENWORK-TO-RULEWORKERS PARTICIPATIONWORKING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORKWORKS COUNCILSSERVICE INDUSTRIES Business/industrial management and organisationLabour relations/conflict Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employee Relations Survey (WERS) series began in 1980. It was previously known as the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, or WIRS - the name was changed in 1998 to better reflect the present content of the survey. The primary aim of the survey series is to provide statistically reliable, nationally representative data on the current state of workplace relations and employment practices in Britain. The WERS 98 Panel Survey dataset contains data from interviews conducted with management respondents at the same establishment in both 1990 and 1998. The 1990 interview data was collected as part of the 1990 WIRS (held at the Archive under SN:2858). A random selection of establishments that took part in 1990 were re-interviewed in 1998, using a questionnaire designed to update the picture of employment relations in each establishment and investigate changes over the period. The main WERS 98 cross-section survey is held under SN 3955. Two earlier panel surveys in the WIRS series, covering 1980-1984 and 1984-1990, are held under SNs 2204 and 2938. Further information on the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations Survey data is also available from the <a href="http://www.niesr.ac.uk/research/WERS98/About_th.htm" title="WERS98 Data Dissemination Service">WERS98 Data Dissemination Service</a> web site. The WERS Dissemination Service was established in October 1999 at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. The Service was funded for a two year period for the ESRC, and closed in January 2002. All major activity at the WERS Dissemination Service has now ceased, but the web site will continue to remain live for the benefit of WERS98 users and those interested in WERS98. WERS98 users may also be interested in WERS2004: see under SN 5294 and also the <a href="http://www.wers2004.info/index.php" title="WERS2004 Information and Advice Service">WERS2004 Information and Advice Service</a> (WIAS) web site. Main Topics: In both 1990 and 1998, face-to-face interviews were conducted with the most senior manager at the workplace with responsibility for employment relations. Respondents were asked mainly factual questions that covered a wide range of topics relating to the employment relationship, such as: consultation and communication arrangements, employee representation, pay determination and payment systems, management organisation, workforce composition, and workplace performance. In 1998, respondents were also asked to explain the circumstances that lay behind notable changes which had occurred since 1990. In addition, each establishment from the 1990 WIRS (held under SN:2858) that did not take part in the 1998 Panel Survey was traced in order to establish whether they had survived the intervening eight-year period. Short telephone interviews were conducted with the first informed respondent to be identified at the establishment. These interviews ascertained whether the establishment was still in operation or not. If it was, information was sought on the number of employees, and whether the establishment had changed ownership, amalgamated/split from another, or changed location since 1990. The information on the survival status of each productive case from the 1990 survey is held in a separate file to that which contains the panel survey interview data (file pq_98out). Extra files were added to the documentation for the second edition of 20 December 1999, and further files added to both data and documentation for the third edition of April 2000. Please see read and note files and other documentation for further information on all files. Great Britain NationalEstablishmentsManagersIndividualsInstitutions/organisations Managers in British workplaces with 25 or more employees in 1990, except those in Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) (1980) Division O (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing), which also employed 25 or more employees in 1998 and had continued in operation throughout the intervening period. Survival data are collected for all workplaces participating in WIRS 1990 (SN:2858). This population also comprises British workplaces with 25 or more employees in 1990, except those in SIC (1980) Division O. TextNumericData are in various forms: nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. Longitudinal/panel/cohorttwo waves: 1990 and 1998. See also earlier panel surveys (SNs 2204 and 2938). No sampling (total universe)One-stage stratified or systematic random sampleSurvival status in 1998 was obtained for all establishments that participated in WIRS 1990. The panel survey sample was drawn using a one-stage stratified design. Please see Technical Report for further details of sampling procedures. Face-to-face interviewPanel Survey data collected by face-to-face interviews in both years - paper questionnaire in 1990 and CAPI in 1998. Survival status information was obtained by telephone. 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> http://www.wers2011.info/welcome/4587719945 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/workplace-employment-relations-study-wers http://natcen.ac.uk/our-research/research/work-employment-relations-study/ Bryson, A., Forth, J. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2022) 'Are women doing it for themselves? Female managers and the gender wage gap', Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. doi:10.1111/obes.12509 https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12509 Forth, J., Theodoropoulos, N. Bryson, A. (2022) 'The role of the workplace in ethnic wage differentials', British Journal of Industrial Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12696 Green, C.P., Heywood, J.S. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2021) 'Hierarchy and the employer size effect on wages: evidence from Britain'', doi:10.1111/ecca.12364 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ecca.12364 Jones, M. (2023) 'Disability and trade union membership in the UK', British Journal of Industrial Relations. doi:10.1111/bjir.12767 https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12767 Mullins, F., Patel, P. C., Memili, E. and Ramadani, V. (2023) 'High-performance work practices and labour productivity: the contingent effect of family governance', International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 50(4), pp.433-458. doi:10.1504/IJESB.2023.134686 https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2023.134686 Heywood, J.S. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2020) 'The declining influence of workplace differences on the gender wage gap', Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, 40(2), pp.1194-1200. https://ideas.repec.org/a/ebl/ecbull/eb-19-01061.html Bilanakos, C., Heywood, J.S. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2018) 'Does demand for product quality increase worker training?', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 155. doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2018.08.018 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2018.08.018 Bilanakos, C., Green, C.P., Heywood, J.S. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2016) 'Do dominant firms provide more training?', Journal of Economics and Management Strategy. doi:10.1111/jems.12177 https://doi.org/10.1111/jems.12177 Theodoropoulos, N. and Heywood, J.S. (2013) 'Tenure, wage profiles and monitoring', Research in Labor Economics, 38, pp.105-162 https://www.iza.org/publications/dp/3307/tenure-wage-profiles-and-monitoring Pouliakas, K. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2011) 'The effect of variable pay schemes on workplace absenteeism', IZA DP No.5941 https://docs.iza.org/dp5941.pdf Ekinci, E. and Theodoropoulos, N. (2021) 'Determinants of delegation: evidence from British establishment data', Bogazici Journal, 35. doi:10.21773/boun.35.1.3. http://dx.doi.org/10.21773/boun.35.1.3 https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 4026 2024-11-28T07:23:55Z ddi:codebook:2_5