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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

VariableWAPROTIM
LabelMost important issue in past 12 months
Question text Which of these would you say has been the most important issue at this establishment over the past 12 months?
Responses
1 Rates of pay 204
2 Hours of work 64
3 Holiday entitlements 10
4 Pension entitlements 47
5 Recruitment or selection of employees 31
6 Training of employees 35
7 Disciplinary matters 80
8 Grievances 57
9 Staffing levels 89
10 Equal opportunities 12
11 Health and safety 81
12 Performance appraisals 26
13 Other issues (please specify) 108
14 None of these issues are important 7
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 2
-7 Incorrect qn wording until 1st April 2004 59
-1 Not applicable 72
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
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