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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablebconsu03
LabelManagers here can decide on this without consulting with outside managers
Question text On which of these matters are managers here able to make decisions without consulting with managers at another workplace in your organisation? Response 3
Responses
-9 Refusal 6
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1409
1 rates of pay 0
2 working hours 4
3 holiday entitlements 197
4 pension entitlements 15
5 recruitment or selection of employees 205
6 training of employees 330
7 grievances or grievance procedures 201
8 disciplinary matters or disciplinary procedures 89
9 staffing plans 95
10 equal opportunities and diversity 19
11 health and safety 49
12 performance appraisals 61
13 recognition of a trade union 0
14 none of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B2. PROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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