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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablejnonem05
LabelWork carried out for this workplace by independent contractors
Question text Are any of the activities or services on this card carried out for this workplace by independent contractors? Response 5
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 1729
1 cleaning of building and premises 6
2 security 6
3 catering 1
4 building maintenance 6
5 printing/photocopying 117
6 payroll 106
7 transport of documents/goods 215
8 computing services 151
9 training 169
10 recruitment 67
11 temporary filling of vacant posts at this workplace 107
12 none of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD J1. If activities/services are done for this workplace by another workplace in the same organisation (e.g. payroll), ask whether the activity is carried out for the organisation by independent contractors. PROBE Any others? UNTIL 'No'. 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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