Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableYcfillvac
LabelApproach to filling vacancies
Question text Which of these statements best describes your approach to filling vacancies at this workplace? Internal applicants are only source, no external recruitment; Internal applicants are given preference, other things being equal, over external applicants; Applications from internal and external applicants are treated equally; External applicants are given preference, other things being equal, over internal applicants; External applicants are only source, no internal recruitment.
Responses
1 Internal applicants are only source, no external recruitment 14
2 Internal applicants are given preference, other things being 294
3 Internal and external applicants are treated equally 624
4 No recruitment in the last 5 years 5
-9 DK/NA 1
-1 Not asked 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
UniverseCross-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.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study