ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN'> <html><head><title>Title Page</title><meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html; charset=iso-8859-1'><style type='text/css'>h1 { margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-size:large; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align:center; color:#000; }h2 { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; }h2.myclass { font-size:medium; font-weight:900; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:10px 0px -2px 0px; padding:0px; color:#000; text-align:center;}h3 { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; }h3.myclass { font-size:13px; font-weight:700; font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin:0px 0px -1px 0px; padding:0px; color:#07a; text-align:center;}h4 { font-size:x-large; font-family:garamond, serif; color:#09f; text-align:center; margin:0px 0px 5px 0px; padding:0px;}h5 { font-size:13px; font-family:verdana, arial,sans-serif; font-weight:600; margin:0px 0px 5px 50px; padding:0px;}i.myclass{color:#07a;}</style></head><body> <H1> Unrepresented Worker Survey, 2001-2004 </H1> <H3 class='myclass'> UKDA study number:5582</h3> <H2 class='myclass'>Principal Investigator</H2> <H3 class='myclass'> Pollert, A.<br>London Metropolitan University. Working Lives Research Institute<br> </H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Data Collector</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>IFF Research Limited<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Sponsor</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>Economic and Social Research Council<br></H3> <H2 class='myclass'>Distributed by</H2> <H3 class='myclass'>UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.</H3> <H3 class='myclass'> January 2007 </H3> <div style='page-break-before:always'></div> <H1>&nbsp;</H1><H1>Bibliographic Citation</H1> <H5> All works which use or refer to these materials should acknowledge these sources by means of bibliographic citation. To ensure that such source attributions are captured for bibliographic indexes, citations must appear in footnotes or in the reference section of publications. The bibliographic citation for this data collection is: </h5> <H5> Pollert, A., <i> Unrepresented Worker Survey, 2001-2004</i> [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], January 2007. SN: 5582, http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-5582-1. </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1 >Acknowledgement</h1> <h5> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive, and to acknowledge Crown Copyright where appropriate. <br> Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials should carry a statement that the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the UK Data Archive bear no responsibility for their further analysis or interpretation. </h5><H5>&nbsp;</H5> <h5><b>Copyright: </b><br> A. Pollert </h5><H1>&nbsp;</H1> <H1>Disclaimer</H1> <h5> Although all efforts are made to ensure the quality of the materials, neither the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections, nor the UK Data Archive bear any responsibility for the accuracy or comprehensiveness of these materials.<br> </h5><h5>&nbsp;</h5><h5>All rights reserved. No part of these materials may be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the UK Data Archive.<br><br>UK Data Archive<br> University of Essex<br> Wivenhoe Park<br> Colchester<br> Essex C04 3SQ<br> United Kingdom<br>www.data-archive.ac.uk <br><br> </h5> <h2 style='page-break-before:always'> 5582 . Unrepresented Worker Survey, 2001-2004<br> (Unorganised Workers: Routes to Support and Views on Representation: the Unrepresented Worker Survey) </h2><h3>&nbsp;</h3> <h3>Depositor:</h3> <h5>Pollert, A. , London Metropolitan University. Working Lives Research Institute</h5> <h3>Principal Investigator:</h3> <h5>Pollert, A. , London Metropolitan University. Working Lives Research Institute</h5> <H3>Data Collector:</H3> <H5>IFF Research Limited<br></H5> <H3>Sponsor:</H3><H5> Economic and Social Research Council<br> <i class='myclass'> Grant Number:</i> R000239679 </H5> <h3> Other Acknowledgements: </h3> <h5>Zehra Koroglu, Project manager at IFF Research Ltd.<br></h5> <h3> Abstract: </h3> <h5>The <i>Unrepresented Worker Survey, 2001-2004</i> surveyed a random sample of 501 workers earning median wage or below, who had experienced a job-related 'problem' within the past three years (2001-2004), when they were not members of a trade union. The survey is regionally representative of Great Britain, but quotas were not set, since there is no known sampling frame within the required criteria.<br> <br> Further information may be found on the Working Lives Research Institute's <a href="http://www.workinglives.org/esrc.html" title="Working Lives Research Institute: Unorganised Workers">Unorganised Workers</a> web page.<br> <br></h5><h3>Main Topics:</h3><h5>The questionnaire covered ten potential job-related problems that respondents may have experienced at work during the three years prior to the survey, concerning:<ul><li>pay (not being paid the correct amount, not being paid regularly, not receiving pay for holidays or overtime, etc.)</li><li>job security (fear of unfair dismissal, or being forced to resign)</li><li>lack of opportunities</li><li>discrimination</li><li>difficulties experienced when requiring time off work</li><li>working hours</li><li>workload</li><li>health and safety</li><li>concerns related to contract or job description</li><li>other workplace problems, such as stress or bullying</li></ul>Information was also gathered on responses to these problems, including:<ul><li>what, if anything, was done to resolve the problem</li><li>what action was taken, or if not, reasons why</li><li>from whom any advice was sought</li><li>what the final outcome was</li><li>whether problems were shared with a group or workers and if so, whether collective action was taken, and what the outcomes were</li></ul>Respondents' views on worker representation were also sought, including whether they thought a trade union would have helped resolve the matter, whether they would join one, and their general views on trade unionism.<br> <br> Demographic details gathered from respondents included gender, ethnicity, disability, age, previous union membership and current membership, and language. Details of respondents' workplace and employment background were also collected, including sector, occupation, workplace size, whether the organisation had formal grievance procedures and/or a management consultation body, hours worked, whether the respondent was a permanent or temporary worker, length of service, pay (calculated hourly), gender and ethnic background of fellow workers, whether respondents worked alone or as part of a group, and whether they worked in one or several workplaces.</h5> <h3>Coverage: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'> Time Period Covered:</i> January 2001 - November 2004 <br><i class='myclass'>Dates of Fieldwork: </i> October 2004 - November 2004 <br><i class='myclass'>Country: </i> Great Britain <br><i class='myclass'>Spatial Units: </i> Government Office Regions (GORs) <br><i class='myclass'>Observation Units: </i> Individuals <br><i class='myclass'>Kind of Data: </i> Numeric data; Individual (micro) level </h5> <h3>Universe Sampled: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Location of Units of Observation:</i> National <br><i class='myclass'>Population:</i> Non-unionised workers in Great Britain, earning median pay or below, who had experienced an employment-related problem during 2001-2004. </h5> <h3>Methodology: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Time Dimensions: </i> Cross-sectional (one-time) study <br><i class='myclass'>Sampling Procedures: </i> One-stage stratified or systematic random sample <br><i class='myclass'>Number of Units:</i> 501 cases <br><i class='myclass'>Method of Data Collection: </i> Telephone interview <br><i class='myclass'>Weighting: </i> No weighting used. </h5><h3>Language(s) of Written Materials: </h3> <h5>Study Description: English<br>Study Documentation: English<br></h5> <h3>Access: </h3><h5> <i class='myclass'>Access Conditions: </i> The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See <a href='http://www.data-archive.ac.uk/orderingdata/termsandConditions.asp'>terms and conditions</a> for further information. <br><i class='myclass'>Availability: </i> ESDS Access and Preservation, UK Data Archive <br><i class='myclass'>Contact: </i></b> Help desk: help@esds.ac.uk<br> </h5> <h3>Date of First Release:</h3><h5> 17 January 2007<br></h5> <h3> Copyright: </h3> <h5> A. Pollert</h5> <br><br> <h3> File last updated: </h3> <h5>31 October 2011</h5> </body></html>