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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableDCONSUL1
LabelAny other ways in which management communicates or consults with employees at this establishment?
Question text Besides the schemes we have discussed, are there any other ways in which management communicates or consults with employees at this establishment? 1st Response
Responses
0 None 191
1 Regular meetings with entire workforce present 774
2 Systematic use of management chain/cascading of information 793
3 Suggestion schemes 52
4 Regular newsletters distributed to all employees 314
7 Email 5
8 Notice boards 8
9 Other individual personal communication 18
10 Other written communication 12
11 Other meetings 17
12 Other specific answer, not codeable to 0-11 5
97 Other vague answer, not codeable to 0-12 2
98 Dont know 0
99 Not answered 0
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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