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

VariableDCONSUL4
LabelOther ways managers consult workers (4)
Question text Besides the schemes we have discussed are there any other ways in which management communicates or consults with employees at this establishment? Response 4
Responses
1 Noticeboards 8
2 Systematic use of management chain/cascading of information 15
3 Suggestion schemes 12
4 Regular newsletters distributed to all employees 538
5 Regular use of email to all employees 414
6 Information posted on company intranet, accessible to all em 278
7 Other (please specify) 80
8 None of these, no other ways 0
9 Regular meetings with entire workforce present 0
10 Regular team meetings 0
11 Other individual personal communication 0
12 Other written communication 0
13 Other meetings 0
95 Other specific answer. EDITOR: PLEASE USE CODES ABOVE IF POS 0
96 Vague/irrelevant answer 0
97 EDITOR CANNOT DEAL WITH 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