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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5294 Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004; Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004, Wave 2 529410.5255/UKDA-SN-5294-2 Policy Studies Institute Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service Forth, J., National Institute of Economic and Social Research Department of Trade and Industry, Employment Market Analysis and 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. Department of Trade and IndustryPolicy Studies InstituteAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration ServiceEconomic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 21 December 2005 ACCOUNTANTSACCOUNTSADMINISTRATIONADVICEAGEAPPOINTMENT TO JOBATTITUDE CHANGEATTITUDESBONUS PAYMENTSBUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION STUDIESBUSINESS FORMATIONBUSINESS MANAGEMENTBUSINESS RECORDSBUSINESSESCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCHILD CARECHILDRENCHRONIC ILLNESSCLOSED SHOP AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE AGREEMENTSCOLLECTIVE BARGAININGMIXED RACECOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSCOMMITTEESCOMMUNICATION PROCESSCOMMUNICATION SKILLSCOMPANIESCOMPUTER TECHNIQUESCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTCONFLICT RESOLUTIONCONSUMER GOODSCONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTSCOSTSCUSTOMERSDAY NURSERIESDEBILITATIVE ILLNESSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDISABILITIESDISCIPLINEDISCRIMINATIONDISMISSALDISSEMINATION OF INFORMATIONECONOMIC COMPETITIONECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC VALUEEMPLOYEESEMPLOYER-SPONSORED TRAININGEMPLOYERSEMPLOYERS' ORGANIZATIONSEMPLOYMENT HISTORYEMPLOYMENT SERVICESEQUAL OPPORTUNITYETHNIC GROUPSEUROPEAN UNIONFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFRANCHISES (BUSINESS)FRINGE BENEFITSFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTGENDERGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSGOVERNMENT POLICYGROUPSHOME-BASED WORKHUMAN RESOURCESIN-SERVICE TRAININGINCENTIVESARBITRATIONCONCILIATIONINDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISESINDUSTRIAL INJURIESINDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALSINDUSTRIESINFORMATION SOURCESINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONINVOLUNTARY SHORT TIME WORKINGJOB CHARACTERISTICSJOB DESCRIPTIONJOB EVALUATIONJOB REQUIREMENTSJOB SATISFACTIONJOB SECURITYJOB SHARINGJOB VACANCIESLABOUR DISPUTESLABOUR ECONOMICSLABOUR FORCELABOUR PRODUCTIVITYLABOUR RELATIONSLABOUR SUPPLYLAWYERSLEAVELEGISLATIONMANAGEMENT OPERATIONSMANAGERSMARITAL STATUSMARKET STRUCTUREMARKETS (ECONOMICS)MEETINGSMEMBERSHIPMENMERGERSMINORITY GROUPSMUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASESOBJECTIVESOCCUPATIONAL DISEASESOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYOCCUPATIONAL STATUSOCCUPATIONSORGANIZATIONSOVERTIMEPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPATERNITY LEAVEPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE INDICATORSPERSONNEL MANAGEMENTPERSONNEL RECORDSPERSONNEL SELECTIONLOBBYINGPICKETINGSOCIAL POLICYPRIMARY DOCUMENTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATIZATIONPROBLEM SOLVINGPRODUCTSPROFIT SHARINGPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTSPUBLIC SECTORQUALIFICATIONSQUALITYQUALITY CONTROLRATES OF PAYRECRUITMENTREDUNDANCYREPORTSRESISTANCE TO CHANGERESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASESREWARDSROLE CHANGESELF-EMPLOYEDSHARESSHIFT WORKSICK LEAVESKIN DISEASESSMALL BUSINESSESSPECIALISTSSTANDARDSSTRATEGIESSTRESS (PSYCHOLOGICAL)STRIKESSUBCONTRACTINGSUBSCRIPTIONSSUBSIDIESSUNDAY WORKINGSUPERVISIONSUPERVISORSSURVEYSINNOVATIONTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTERMINATION OF SERVICETOP MANAGEMENTTRADE ASSOCIATIONSTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNION OFFICIALSTRADE UNION RIGHTSTRADE UNIONSTRAININGTRAINING COURSESTRANSNATIONAL ENTERPRISESVOCATIONAL EDUCATION CERTIFICATESVOTINGWAGE DEMANDSWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGE INCREASESWAGESWOMENWOMEN'S EMPLOYMENTWORK ATTITUDEWORKERS PARTICIPATIONWORKERS' RIGHTSWORKING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORKWORKS COUNCILSINFORMATION TRANSFERINDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PROCEDURESTURNOVERASSETSBUILDINGSPURCHASINGRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTRENTSCAPITALPRODUCTIVITYPROFITSCOMMUTINGADMINISTRATIVE AREAS Business/industrial management and organisationLabour relations/conflict Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employment Relations Survey, 2004 (also known as the Workplace Employment Relations Survey, WERS 2004, or WERS5) was a national survey of people at work. The survey was jointly sponsored by the then Department of Trade and Industry, ACAS, the ESRC and the PSI. (In June 2007, DTI became the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and then in June 2009, merged with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills to become the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).) WERS5 followed in the footsteps of earlier surveys conducted in 1980, 1984, 1990 and 1998, when the series was originally known as the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, or WIRS - the name was changed in 1998 to better reflect the contemporary content of the series. The WIRS/WERS series from 1980 onwards is held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33176. The purpose of each survey in the WERS series has been to provide large-scale, statistically reliable evidence about a broad range of industrial relations and employment practices across almost every sector of the economy in Great Britain. This evidence is collected with several objectives in mind. It aims to provide a mapping of employment relations practices in workplaces across Great Britain, monitor changes in those practices over time, inform policy development and permit an informed assessment of the effects of public policy, and bring about a greater understanding of employment relations as well as the labour market. To that end, the cross-section element of WERS 2004 collected information from managers with responsibility for employment relations or personnel matters; trade union or employee representatives; and employees themselves. Therefore, it included the Cross-Section Survey of Managers (MQ), Cross-Section Survey of Employee Representatives (ERQ), and Cross-Section Survey of Employees (SEQ). The cross-section survey also included a Financial Performance Questionnaire (FPQ), that detailed financial performance of the establishment over the 12 months previous to the survey (access to the FPQ data, alongside region identifiers and industry codes for the Survey of Managers and panel data, was initially restricted until April 2007, when they were deposited as part of the second edition of the study). The panel element of WERS 2004 includes the Screening Questionnaire and the Survey of Managers (comprising the Basic Workforce Data Sheet and the Management Interview). Structure of the WERS 2004 study: Unlike WERS 98, SN 5294 includes both the cross-section and panel surveys conducted for WERS 2004. The panel element for 2004 forms Wave 2 of the 1998-2004 panel survey. Wave 1 comprised the cross-sectional managers' survey conducted for WERS 98, and is held separately under SN 3955. Therefore, users who need Wave 1 should also order SN 3955. Further information about the survey is available from the GOV.UK <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-2004-workplace-employment-relations-survey-wers" target="_blank">2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey</a> webpages. Secure Access version of WERS: Users should note there is a Secure Access version of WERS which has more restrictive access conditions than this study made available under the standard End User Licence (EUL). SN 6712 includes both the cross-section and panel surveys conducted for WERS 98 and WERS 2004, and includes 1) Inter-Departmental Business Register reference numbers for businesses who have consented to the linking of WERS data to other data sources, and 2) anonymised postcodes. Prospective users will need to gain ONS Accredited Researcher status, complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables. Users are strongly advised to first obtain the standard EUL version of the data to see if they are sufficient for their research requirements. Edition history: For the fifth edition (January 2014), three additional data files, including revised weights with non-response adjustment and trade union recognition data, were deposited. The Introductory Note document has been updated accordingly. A full edition history is given in the READ file. Main Topics: The Cross-Section Survey of Managers (file xs04_mq) contains questions on recruitment and training, consultation and communication, employee representation, pay determination and payment systems, grievance and discipline, equal opportunities, work-life balance, health and safety, flexibility, and establishment performance. The Cross-Section Survey of Employee Representatives (file xs04_erq) contains questions on structure of representation at the workplace, time spent on representative duties, means of communication with employees, incidence of negotiation and consultation over pay and other matters, involvement in redundancies, discipline and grievance matters, incidence of collective disputes and industrial action, relations with managers, and union recruitment. The Cross-Section Survey of Employees (file xs04_seq) contains questions on working hours, job influence, job satisfaction, working arrangements, training and skills, information and consultation, employee representation, and pay. The questionnaire used in Wave 2 of the 1998-2004 panel survey (file ps_9804pq) is based on the WERS 98 cross-section management questionnaire, but is much shorter and collects less detailed information about particular practices. It contains around one third of the questions that were present in the WERS 98 questionnaire. The topics covered in Wave 2 include recruitment and training, consultation and communication, employee representation, pay determination and payment systems, equal opportunities, work-life balance, health and safety, flexibility and establishment performance. February 2004 - April 200501 February 200431 March 2005 Great Britain NationalEmployeesEstablishmentsManagersTrade union officersIndividualsInstitutions/organisations Cross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey. TextNumeric Repeated cross-sectional study One-stage stratified or systematic random sampleMulti-stage stratified random sample Face-to-face interviewTelephone interviewSelf-completion Managers and employee representatives were interviewed face-to-face. Employees were surveyed using a self-completion form. The screening questionnaire for the panel survey was conducted 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. 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(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 Zeitoun, H. and Pamini, P. (2020) 'A promise made is a promise kept: Union voice, HRM practices, implicit contracts and workplace performance in times of crisis', Human Resource Management Journal, 31, 1, pp.277-292, https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12308. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12308 https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 5294 2024-11-28T07:25:52Z ddi:codebook:2_5