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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey: Cross-Section, 1998

Variable Details

VariableJWHYFIT1
LabelWhy are you using fixed-term employees?
Question text Why are you using fixed-term employees, please choose from this card? 1st Response
Responses
1 Spur to improved performance 42
2 Obtain specialist skills 210
3 As a trial for a permanent job 163
4 Freeze on permanent staff numbers 143
5 Temporary increase in demand 328
7 Cover for maternity leave / long-term absence 80
8 Other specific answer, not codeable to 1-7 142
97 Other vague answer, not codeable to 1-8 1
98 Dont know 22
99 Not answered 4
Sysmiss 1056
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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