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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 3955 Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998 395510.5255/UKDA-SN-3955-1 Department of Trade and Industry Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service <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. Policy Studies InstituteDepartment of Trade and IndustryAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration ServiceEconomic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 22 March 1999 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 PROCEDURES Business/industrial management and organisationLabour relations/conflict Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 1998 (WERS98) is the fourth in a series of surveys which began in 1980 (previously known as the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, or WIRS - the name was changed in 1998 to better reflect the content of the present survey). Its primary aim is to provide statistically reliable, nationally representative data on the current state of workplace relations and employment practices in Britain. The <a href="http://www.niesr.ac.uk/research/wers98/" title="WERS98 Data Dissemination Service">WERS98 Data Dissemination Service</a> was established in October 1999 at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). The Service was funded for a two year period by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), and closed in January 2002. All major activity has now ceased, but the web site will continue to remain live for the benefit of WERS98 users and those interested in WERS98. Users may also be interested in WERS2004: the WERS 2004 study is held at the UKDA under SN 5294, and a similar analysis and dissemination service, the <a href="http://www.wers2004.info/index.php" title="WERS2004 Information and Advice Service">WERS2004 Information and Advice Service</a> (WIAS) has also been established. For the seventh edition (October 2007), a file containing updated Travel-to-Work Area (TTWA) variables was deposited, with accompanying documentation, to replace the previous file 'local98'. See documentation for further details. Main Topics: The WERS 98 cross-section survey contains data from interviews held with managers and worker representatives, as well as information from a self-completion questionnaire which employees in the selected workplace were invited to complete. The sample covered British workplaces with at least 10 employees. Managers participating in the survey were usually the most senior manager at the workplace with responsibility for employment relations. They were asked mainly factual questions covering a wide range of issues that deal with the employment relationship. Some examples include: recruitment and training; consultation and communication; worker representation; payment systems; equal opportunities; health and safety; flexibility and performance; change; and attitudes to work. The cross-sectional management questionnaire for this survey also comprises Wave 1 of the Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Panel Survey, 1998-2004 (WERS 2004). Wave 2 of the 1998-2004 panel is held with the rest of the WERS 2004 data under SN 5294. Worker representatives were interviewed where there was a lay representative of a recognised union at the workplace or, if there was no recognised union, with the senior employee representative of any joint consultative committee operating at the workplace. An interview was only conducted with the permission of management. Representatives were asked about the duties they performed when dealing with management and employees. Employees were randomly selected by the interviewer from a list of all employees provided by the management respondent. A maximum of 25 employees were selected, however, in workplaces with fewer than 25 employees, all were asked to complete the questionnaire. Questions asked were predominantly concerned with the employees attitudes and impressions of work covering issues such as satisfaction and commitment. Please see READ file (link below) and other documentation for further information on all files. October 1997 - June 199801 October 199701 June 1998 Great Britain NationalEmployeesEstablishmentsManagersTrade union officersIndividualsInstitutions/organisations The survey population consisted of all workplaces of firms in Great Britain with at least 10 employees, except for those in the following Standard Industrial Classification 1992 (SIC92) divisions: A (Agriculture, hunting and forestry); B (Fishing); C (Mining and quarrying); P (Private households with employed persons); and, Q (Extra-territorial organisations). TextNumeric Cross-sectional (one-time) study Simple random sampleOne-stage stratified or systematic random sampleA simple random sample was used for the Survey of Employees Questionnaire (SEQ). A one-stage stratified sample was used for the cross-section sample for the Management Questionnaire (MQ). Face-to-face interviewSelf-completionThe Management (MQ) and Worker Questionnaires (WQ) were conducted via Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI). The Survey of Employees Questionnaire (SEQ) was conducted via a self-completion questionnnaire. 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 3955 2024-11-28T07:23:52Z ddi:codebook:2_5