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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

VariableFSOC7
LabelHow pay set for sales/customer service
Question text Which of the following statements most closely characterises the way that pay is set Sales and customer service employees?
Responses
1 Collective bargaining for more than 1 employer (ind-wide agreement) 36
2 Collective bargaining at an organisation level 77
3 Collective bargaining at this workplace 42
4 Set by management at a higher level in this organisation 291
5 Set by management at this workplace 343
6 Negotiation with individual employees 47
7 Independent Pay Review Body 3
8 Some other way (please describe in a note) 5
-9 Refusal 2
-8 Don't Know 8
-1 Not applicable 1441
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
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