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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablefperf2
LabelDo any employees get paid by results or receive merit pay?
Question text Do any of the employees in this workplace get paid by results or receive merit pay? Response 2
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2418
1 payment by results 10
2 merit pay 252
3 neither 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F1. On this card is an explanation of what we mean by payment by results and merit pay. PROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'. CODE ALL THAT APPLY. Card reads: 1. Payment by results: ‘Payment by results’ includes any method of payment where the pay is determined by the amount done or its value, rather than just the number of hours worked. It includes commission, and bonuses that are determined by individual, workplace or organisation productivity or performance. It does not include profit-related pay schemes. 2. Merit pay: ‘Merit pay’ is related to a subjective assessment of individual performance by a supervisor or manager.
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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