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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableiflexco3
LabelConstraints in providing flexible working arrangements
Question text Looking at this list of practices, what are the constraints in providing flexible working arrangements for employees at this workplace? Response 3
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2180
1 there are no constraints 0
2 not feasible because of the size of the workplace 22
3 incompatible with nature of work / operating hours 18
4 puts pressure on other employees and managers 161
5 cost 208
6 no demand from employees 76
7 some other reason (please specify) 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD I6. PROBE: Any other reasons? DO NOT READ OUT. 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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