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

VariableBCONSU02
LabelMatters on which managers here can decide without consulting managers elsewhere in organisation (2)
Question text And, on which of these matters are managers here able to make decisions without consulting with managers at another workplace in your organisation? Response 2
Responses
1 Rates of pay 8
2 Working hours 394
3 Holiday entitlements 80
4 Pension entitlements 3
5 Recruitment or selection of employees 251
6 Training of employees 285
7 Grievances or grievance procedures 42
8 Disciplinary matters or disciplinary procedures 29
9 Staffing plans 72
10 Equal opportunities 7
11 Health and safety 13
12 Performance appraisals 15
13 Recognition of a trade union 2
14 None of these 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 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
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'.
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