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Employees module

Questions 31

employees_w9.jbmngrchk

Managerial duties current job check

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Last time we interviewed you, you said you {if ff_jbmngr = 1|2} were [ff_jbmngr] / {if ff_jbmngr = 3} had no managerial or supervisory responsibilities. Is that still the case?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if ff_jbmngr <> DK|REF|MIS (Fed-forward managerial status is not don't know, refused or missing)

employees_w9.jbmngr

Managerial duties: current job

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Do you have any managerial duties or do you supervise any other employees?

OptionLabel
1Manager
2Foreman/supervisor
3NOT manager or supervisor

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.jbsizechk

No. employed at workplace check

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: And is the number of people employed at the place you work still [ff_jbsize] people?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if ff_jbsize <> 10|11|DK|REF|MIS (Fed-forward job size is not don't know, refused or missing)

employees_w9.jbsize

No. employed at workplace: current job

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: INCLUDE ALL EMPLOYEES INCLUDING PART-TIME AND SHIFT WORKERS. EXCLUDE VOLUNTEERS.

Text: How many people are employed at the place where you work?

OptionLabel
11 - 2
23 - 9
310 - 24
425 - 49
550 - 99
6100 - 199
7200 - 499
8500 - 999
91000 or more
10Don't know but fewer than 25
11Don't know but 25 or more

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if JbSizeChk <> REF (Number employed at workplace DI question is not refused)

employees_w9.jbsect

Private company

Type: choice

Source: IHS

Text: Do you work for a private firm or business or other limited company or do you work for some other type of organisation?

OptionLabel
1Private firm or business, a limited company
2Other type of organisation

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.jbsectpub

Non-private organisation

Type: choice

Source: IHS

Text: What kind of non-private organisation do you work for?

OptionLabel
1A public limited company (check it is not a private firm or business as at JbSect)
2A nationalised industry/state corporation
3Central government or civil service
4Local government or council (including police, fire services and local authority controlled schools/colleges)
5A university or other grant-funded education establishment (include opted-out schools)
6A health authority or NHS trust
7A charity, voluntary organisation or trust
8The armed forces
9Some other kind of organisation

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if JbSect = 2 (Work for a non-private organisation)

employees_w9.jbhrs

No. of hours normally worked per week

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF NO NORMAL HOURS ASK FOR AVERAGE HOURS

Text: Thinking about your (main) job, how many hours, excluding overtime and meal breaks, are you expected to work in a normal week?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.jbot

No. of overtime hours in normal week

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF NO USUAL HOURS, ASK FOR AVERAGE HOURS IF NONE CODE 0

Text: And how many hours overtime do you usually work in a normal week?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.jbotpd

No. of hours worked as paid overtime

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF NO USUAL HOURS, ASK FOR AVERAGE HOURS IF NO PAID OVERTIME CODE 0

Text: How much of that overtime is usually paid overtime?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if JbOt > 0 (Usually work overtime)

employees_w9.jbpl

Work location

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT

Text: Do you work mainly...

OptionLabel
1At home
2At your employer's premises
3Driving or travelling around
4Or at one or more other places?
97SPONTANEOUS Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.paygl

Gross pay at last payment

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF DON'T KNOW/CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT ENTER TO NEAREST POUND RESPONDENT TO CHECK PAYSLIP IF POSSIBLE

Text: The last time you were paid, what was your gross pay - that is including any overtime, bonuses, commission, tips or tax refund but before any deductions for tax, National Insurance or pension contributions, union dues and so on?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.paygwc

Pay period: gross pay

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: How long a period did that cover?

OptionLabel
0Per hour
1One week
2Two weeks
3Three weeks
4Four weeks
5Calendar month
6Two calendar months
7Eight times a year
8Nine times a year
9Ten times a year
13Three months/13 weeks
26Six months/26 weeks
521 yr/12 months/52 weeks
90Less than once a week
95One off/lump sum
96None of these

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayGL = 1..9999997 (Gross pay at last payment provided)

employees_w9.paynl

Take home pay at last payment

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER TO NEAREST POUND IF NO DEDUCTIONS MADE PLEASE ENTER 0 IF DON'T KNOW/CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT RESPONDENT TO CHECK PAYSLIP IF POSSIBLE

Text: And what was your take home pay last time, that is after any deductions were made for tax, National Insurance, pensions, union dues etc?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayGL <> REF (Gross pay at last payment is not refused)

employees_w9.paynwc

Pay period: take home pay

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: How long a period did that cover?

OptionLabel
0Per hour
1One week
2Two weeks
3Three weeks
4Four weeks
5Calendar month
6Two calendar months
7Eight times a year
8Nine times a year
9Ten times a year
13Three months/13 weeks
26Six months/26 weeks
521 yr/12 months/52 weeks
90Less than once a week
95One off/lump sum
96None of these

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayGL <> REF (Gross pay at last payment is not refused)
and if PayNL = 1..9999997 (Take home pay at last payment provided)

employees_w9.payusl

Last take home pay the usual amount

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Your take home pay last time was {if PAYNL > 0} £ [PAYNL] / {if PAYNL = 0} [PAYGL]. Is this the amount you usually receive (before any statutory sick pay or statutory maternity, paternity or adoption pay)?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayNL = 1..9999997 | PayGL = 1..9999997 (Take home pay or gross pay at last payment provided)

employees_w9.payu

Usual pay

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF NO USUAL GIVE AVERAGE IF DON'T KNOW/CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT ENTER TO NEAREST POUND

Text: How much are you usually paid?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayNL = 1..9999997 | PayGL = 1..9999997 (Take home pay or gross pay at last payment provided)
and if PayUSL = 2 (Last pay was not what is usually received)

employees_w9.payuwc

Pay period: usual pay

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: How long a period did that cover?

OptionLabel
0Per hour
1One week
2Two weeks
3Three weeks
4Four weeks
5Calendar month
6Two calendar months
7Eight times a year
8Nine times a year
9Ten times a year
13Three months/13 weeks
26Six months/26 weeks
521 yr/12 months/52 weeks
90Less than once a week
95One off/lump sum
96None of these

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayNL = 1..9999997 | PayGL = 1..9999997 (Take home pay or gross pay at last payment provided)
and if PayUSL = 2 (Last pay was not what is usually received)
and if PAYU <> MIS|DK|REF (Usual pay is not missing, don't know or refused)

employees_w9.payug

Usual pay: gross/net of deductions

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And is that before or after any deductions for tax, National Insurance, union dues and so on or are there usually no deductions at all made from your salary?

OptionLabel
1Before deductions
2After deductions
3No deductions

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayNL = 1..9999997 | PayGL = 1..9999997 (Take home pay or gross pay at last payment provided)
and if PayUSL = 2 (Last pay was not what is usually received)
and if PAYU <> MIS|DK|REF (Usual pay is not missing, don't know or refused)

employees_w9.paytyp

Salaried or paid by the hour

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: How is your pay calculated, in particular are you salaried or paid by the hour?

OptionLabel
1Salaried
2Basic salary plus commission
3Paid by the hour
97Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)

employees_w9.pvtpay

Additional pay for extra hours

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: If you were to work more hours than usual during some week, would you receive additional pay for these extra hours of work?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No
3Sometimes/depends

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 1|2|97 (Pay type is not hourly)

employees_w9.pvtpyset

Additional pay for extra hours: set amount

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Is this extra pay a set amount or does it vary from time to time?

OptionLabel
1Set amount
2Varies/No set amount

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 1|2|97 (Pay type is not hourly)
and if PVTPay = 1 (Receive additional pay for extra hours worked)

employees_w9.extrate

Additional pay for extra hours hourly rate

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POUNDS AND PENCE

Text: About how much would you be paid per hour for those extra hours?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 1|2|97 (Pay type is not hourly)
and if PVTPay = 1 (Receive additional pay for extra hours worked)
and if PVTPYSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for extra hours)

employees_w9.extrest

Estimated amount - additional pay for extra hours

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1Exact amount
2Estimated amount

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 1|2|97 (Pay type is not hourly)
and if PVTPay = 1 (Receive additional pay for extra hours worked)
and if PVTPYSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for extra hours)
and if ExtRate > 0 (Extra pay rate provided)

employees_w9.basnset

Basic pay: set amount

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Is your hourly rate of pay for basic hours of work a set amount or does it vary?

OptionLabel
1Set amount
2Varies/No set amount per hour

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)

employees_w9.basrate

Basic pay hourly rate

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POUNDS AND PENCE

Text: What is your hourly rate of pay for your basic hours of work?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)
and if BASNSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for basic hours)

employees_w9.basrest

Estimated amount - hourly basic pay rate

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1Exact amount
2Estimated amount

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)
and if BASNSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for basic hours)
and if BasRate > 0 (Hourly rate for basic pay provided)

employees_w9.ovtnset

Overtime pay: set amount

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How are you paid for any overtime you work?

OptionLabel
1A set amount
2No set amount/varies
3No paid overtime

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)
and if BasRate <> REF (Hourly rate of pay not refused)

employees_w9.ovtrate

Overtime pay hourly rate

Type: number

Source: UKHLS

Interviewer Instruction: ENTER POUNDS AND PENCE

Text: What is your hourly rate of pay for overtime?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)
and if BasRate <> REF (Hourly rate of pay not refused)
and if OVTNSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for overtime)

employees_w9.ovtrest

Estimated amount - hourly overtime rate

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1Exact amount
2Estimated amount

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if PayTyp = 3 (Paid by the hour)
and if BasRate <> REF (Hourly rate of pay not refused)
and if OVTNSET = 1 (Paid a set amount for overtime)
and if OvtRate > 0 (Hourly rate for overtime provided)

employees_w9.jbttwt

Minutes spent travelling to work

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: ONE WAY JOURNEY ONLY IF NO USUAL GIVE AVERAGE MINUTES IF DOESNT APPLY ENTER 0

Text: About how much time does it usually take for you to get to work each day, door to door (in minutes)?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if JbPl = 2|3|4 (works somewhere other than at home)

employees_w9.worktrav

Mode of transport for journey to work

Type: choice

Source: DEFRA (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: IF MORE THAN ONE MODE OF TRANSPORT, PROBE FOR MODE USED FOR THE PART OF THE JOURNEY THAT IS FURTHEST IN DISTANCE IF CANNOT SPECIFY ONE MODE ONLY, RECORD AS 'OTHER'

Text: And how do you usually get to your place of work?

OptionLabel
1Drive myself by car or van
2Get a lift with someone from household
3Get a lift with someone outside the household
4Motorcycle/moped/scooter
5Taxi/minicab
6Bus/coach
7Train
8Underground/Metro/Tram/Light railway
9Cycle
10Walk
97Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1 (employee)
and if JbPl = 2|3|4 (works somewhere other than at home)

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