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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablefsoc1
LabelApproach for setting pay of managers and senior officials
Question text Which of the following statements most closely characterises the way that pay is set for Managers and senior officials?
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 12
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 154
1 collective bargaining for more than one employer (e.g. indus 197
2 collective bargaining at an organisation level 168
3 collective bargaining at this workplace 35
4 set by management at a higher level in this organisation 925
5 set by management at this workplace 607
6 negotiation with individual employees 161
7 independent pay review body 299
8 some other way (please specify) 122
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD F10. If 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.
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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