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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableWIGRIE04
LabelWhich types of grievance have been raised in the past 12months?
Question text Which types of grievance have been raised in the past 12 months? 4th Response
Responses
1 Pay and conditions issues 2
2 Job grading/classification 0
3 Promotion/career development/internal treatment 3
4 Physical working conditions/health and safety 91
5 Work practices/work allocation/pace of work 71
6 Working time/annual leave/time off work 52
7 Performance appraisal 25
8 Sex or race or other discrimination 17
9 Sexual harassment 10
10 Relation with supervisors/line managers 60
11 Bullying at work 11
12 Racial harassment 0
14 Other specific answer, not codeable 1-12 1
97 Other vague answer, not codeable to 1-14 0
98 Dont know 0
99 Not answered 0
Sysmiss 575
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998
UniverseThe 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).;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingSimple random sample; One-stage stratified or systematic random sample;A 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).
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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