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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablefset1
LabelFactor influencing the size of the pay settlement for the largest occ group
Question text Looking at this card, which of the factors listed influenced the size of the pay settlement or review for [LOGIDX: TITLE OF LARGEST OCCUPATIONAL GROUP]? Response 1
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 57
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 17
1 changes in the cost of living 899
2 your ability to recruit or retain employees 161
3 the financial performance of the organisation or workplace 675
4 productivity levels within the organisation or workplace 78
5 industrial action threatened or taken 12
6 the national minimum wage (nmw) 250
7 other factors (please specify) 395
8 none of these 136
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F9. IF RESPONDENT SAYS PAY IS SET AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, ASK WHICH FACTORS INFLUENCED THE NATIONAL LEVEL DECISION. 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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