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

VariableYfsoc4
LabelHow is pay set for clerical and secretarial employees
Question text Which of the following statements most closely characterises the way that pay is set for Managers and senior officials? Collective bargaining for more than one employer (e.g.industry-wide agreement; Collective bargaining at an organisation level; Collective bargaining at this workplace; Set by management at a higher level in this organisation; Set by management at this workplace; Negotiation with individual employees; Independent Pay Review Body; Some other way (please describe in a note).
Responses
1 Collective bargaining for more than one employer (e.g.indust 146
2 Collective bargaining at an organisation level 143
3 Collective bargaining at this workplace 47
4 Set by management at a higher level in this organisation 167
5 Set by management at this workplace 257
6 Negotiation with individual employees 24
7 Some other way (e.g. pay review body) 72
-9 DK/NA 3
-1 Not asked 79
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsIf respondent says 'National Minimum Wage' please ask 'Who decides to set employees' pay at the NMW (e.g. managers at this workplace) and code accordingly.
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