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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5655 Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005 565510.5255/UKDA-SN-5655-1 European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions TNS Infratest Sozialforschung (Munich) Copyright European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions UK Data Service 12 July 2007 HOURS OF WORKFAMILY LIFEEDUCATIONAL COURSESHOLIDAY LEAVEMANAGEMENT OPERATIONSQUALITY OF LIFEJOB SATISFACTIONEMPLOYMENT CONTRACTSMANUAL WORKERSDECISION MAKINGSICK LEAVETRAININGOCCUPATIONAL LIFEEMPLOYEESSHIFT WORKWORKPLACECHILD CAREJOB CHANGINGEDUCATIONAL LEAVEPRODUCTION MANAGEMENTCARE OF DEPENDANTSMATERNITY LEAVEPATERNITY LEAVEEUROPEAN UNIONWORKERS PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SECTORFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTWORKING CONDITIONSJOB SECURITYGENDERWAGESFAMILIESCHILD DAY CAREINDUSTRIESPARENTAL LEAVEAGEPUBLIC SECTORPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTLEAVETRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPCOMMUTINGEMPLOYMENTSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTDOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYABSENTEEISMBUSINESS OWNERSHIPCARE OF THE ELDERLYCOMMUNICATION PROCESSDISABILITIESECONOMIC CONDITIONSFATHERSLABOUR FORCEEMPLOYERSRETRAININGRETURN-TO-WORK INCENTIVESMOTIVATIONMENWOMENWORKING WOMENWORKING MOTHERSOVERTIMEPROMOTION (JOB)RECRUITMENTYOUTH EMPLOYMENTRETIREMENTEARLY RETIREMENTSKILLED WORKERSTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTSEASONAL EMPLOYMENTSUBCONTRACTINGUNSKILLED WORKERSTRADETRADING HOURSSUNDAY WORKINGWORKLOADSWORKS COUNCILSWORK-LIFE BALANCEFLEXIBLE WORKING TIMEUNSOCIAL WORKING HOURS Social conditions and indicatorsLabour and employment Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The European Company Surveys (ECS) are conducted by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), an autonomous agency of the European Union, funded from the general budget of the European Commission. The aims of the ECS are to map, assess and quantify information on workplace policies and practices across Europe in a harmonised way and – to a lesser extent – to monitor developments over time. The ECS has been carried out every four years since 2004. It is a questionnaire-based representative sample survey carried out by telephone in the language(s) of the country. Interviews take place with the manager responsible for human resources in the establishment and when possible with an employee representative. The first ECS (known as the Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005, held under SN 5655) covered workplace practices with regard to working time arrangements and work-life balance. The second ECS, carried out in 2009 (SN 6568), looked at different forms of flexibility as well as accompanying human resource management practices and the nature and quality of workplace social dialogue. The third ECS (SN 7735), carried out in spring 2013, looked at practices with regard to work organisation, human resources management, employee participation and social dialogue in European workplaces. Further information about the ECS can be found on the Eurofound <a href="http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/european-company-surveys" title ="European Company Surveys">European Company Surveys</a> webpages. The first ECS: The Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005 is the first survey in the series and was conducted in the 15 existing EU member states (EU15) and 6 of the new states who joined the EU in 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia. The topics to be covered in detail were agreed between TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, who conducted the first survey on behalf of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EFILWC), the research team and advisory committee at EFILWC, and a group of experts from various countries. It was agreed to focus on the following working time arrangements which are likely to have an impact on work-life balance:<ul><li>part-time work</li><li>extended operating hours (night work, week-end work, shift work)</li><li>flexible working time arrangements (e.g. flexi-time, working time accounts)</li><li>overtime</li><li>childcare leave and other forms of long-term leave</li><li>phased retirement and early retirement</li></ul>For these working time arrangements, information about the incidence at establishment level was collected and (where it made sense and was possible within the given restrictions of the length of the questionnaire) information about the reasons for the introduction, the practical experiences and details of the regulations. Main Topics: Two questionnaires were fielded as part of the first ESWT survey. The management questionnaire, conducted with the most senior member of staff with responsibility for personnel at each establishment, covered background and demographic information about the organisation, variations of workload and other questions related to work organisation, part-time work, extended operating hours and work at 'unsocial hours', working time accounts and flexible working time arrangements, overtime, childcare leave and long-term leave, phased and early retirement, and measures to facilitate work-life balance. The employee representative questionnaire, conducted with the chairperson of the corresponding employee representative body in the establishment or another suitable employee representative, covered similar topics, from the point of view of employees. 2004 - 200501 January 200401 January 2005 AustriaBelgiumCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkFinlandFranceGermany (October 1990-)GreeceHungaryIrelandItalyLatviaLuxembourgNetherlandsPolandPortugalSloveniaSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom IndividualsInstitutions/organisationsCross-nationalNational Managers and employees from establishments based in the EU, with 10 or more employees. Numeric Repeated cross-sectional studyThe ECS is conducted once every 4-5 years. One-stage stratified or systematic random sampleSee documentation for details. Face-to-face 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> https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/european-company-surveys https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=82 Rivera-Torres, P. and Salas Fumás, V. (2022) 'Digitalización y organización del trabajo en las empresas europeas: descripción y análisis comparado para España a partir de la European Company Survey 2019', Documento de trabajo FUNCAS. https://www.funcas.es/documentos_trabajo/digitalizacion-y-organizacion-del-trabajo-en-las-empresas-europeas-descripcion-y-analisis-comparado-para-espana-a-partir-de-la-european-company-survey-2019/ Flemish Government Department of Employment and Social Economy (2024) Individual training participation and training efforts of employers in Flanders. Monitoring report. https://www.vlaanderen.be/publicaties/individuele-opleidingsdeelname-en-de-opleidingsinspanningen-van-werkgevers-in-vlaanderen-monitoringsrapport https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 5655 2024-11-28T07:26:46Z ddi:codebook:2_5