Compliance With Works Council Act Staff Survey
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Compliance With Works Council Act Staff Survey
Project Number
209
Abstract
This study focuses on knowledge of and experience with a Works Council for employees.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-02-2017
End date
28-02-2017
Researcher
Paul Vlug, Elsbeth Enneking
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
Funding Organization
Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW)
NWO
Vlug Adviseurs
EVA
NWO
Vlug Adviseurs
EVA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zzn-usb4
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ny17a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ny17a001 | Do you work in salaried employment, or as an independent worker? | directly measured |
| ny17a002 | How many people are employed by the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a003 | Does the organization where you work have an Ondernemingsraad (Works Council) or Personeelsvertegenwoordiging (Employee Representative Body; ERB)? | directly measured |
| ny17a004 | Are you a member of a labor union? | directly measured |
| ny17a005 | What kind of position do you hold in this organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a006 | Under which of the following industries can your organization be classified? | directly measured |
| ny17a007 | How can the organization where you work best be described? | directly measured |
| ny17a008 | What is the ownership structure of the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a009 | What is the ownership structure of the organization where you work? Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a010 | In what year was the organization where you work founded? (you may estimate) | directly measured |
| ny17a011 | How many people does the organization where you work employ, including part-time employees with fixed-term or open-ended contracts? | directly measured |
| ny17a012 | If you do not know the exact number, please provide an estimate. Between: | directly measured |
| ny17a013 | Is the organization for which you work covered by a collective employment agreement (CAO)? | directly measured |
| ny17a014 | What kind of collective agreement? | directly measured |
| ny17a015 | Do most of the employees in the organization where you work have a higher, equal or lower level of education than yourself? | directly measured |
| ny17a016 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? Yes, a Works Council for this organization | directly measured |
| ny17a017 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? Yes, a joint Works Council for several branches | directly measured |
| ny17a018 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? Yes, a Group Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a019 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? Yes, a Central Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a020 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? Yes, a European Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a021 | Do you know what kind of Works Council is in place for the organization where you work? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a022 | Are you a member of the Works Council? | directly measured |
| ny17a023 | How many seats does the Works Council have? Number of seats | directly measured |
| ny17a024 | How many seats does the Works Council have? I don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a025 | Are the various staff groups well represented in the Works Council? In other words, is the Works Council an accurate reflection of the workforce? | directly measured |
| ny17a026 | Is the flexible layer (temporary staff, on-call workers, self-employed workers, zero-hour contracts, temps) involved in the Works Council, and if so, how? | directly measured |
| ny17a027 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a028 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? None | directly measured |
| ny17a029 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Day-to-day administration of the Works Council / Agenda Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a030 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Safety, Health, Welfare and Environment Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a031 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Financial/Economic Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a032 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Employment Conditions Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a033 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? (General) Staff Policy Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a034 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? PR / Employee Support Committee | directly measured |
| ny17a035 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Departmental/divisional committees for certain departments/divisions of the company | directly measured |
| ny17a036 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Preparatory committees for the preparation of certain topics | directly measured |
| ny17a037 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? Other namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a038 | Which committees does the organization where you work have? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a039 | Other namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a040 | How often does the Works Council meet with the managing director? | directly measured |
| ny17a041 | In the meeting between the Works Council and the managing director, do they also discuss the 'general course of affairs'? | directly measured |
| ny17a042 | Are these meetings attended by the supervisory bodies, e.g. the Supervisory Council (Raad van Toezicht) or Supervisory Board (Raad van Commissarissen) or a delegation thereof? | directly measured |
| ny17a043 | Do you think that the Works Council could serve as an extra information channel through which your employer can learn what is going on, on the shop floor? | directly measured |
| ny17a044 | Does the Works Council fulfil this role in your organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a045 | Do you think that the Works Council could contribute to the creation of a support base for policy and decisions? | directly measured |
| ny17a046 | Does the Works Council fulfil this role in your organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a047 | Do you think that the Works Council could contribute to the quality and thoroughness of decisions? | directly measured |
| ny17a048 | Does the Works Council contribute to this in your organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a049 | Do you think that the Works Council could act as a sparring partner for the development of policy (both strategic and otherwise) and organization development? | directly measured |
| ny17a050 | Does the Works Council act as a sparring partner for this purpose in your organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a051 | Do you think that the Works Council could contribute to the formulation of and negotiation about employee interests? | directly measured |
| ny17a052 | Does the Works Council fulfil this role in your organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a053 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the Works Council expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? grade: | directly measured |
| ny17a054 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the Works Council expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? I really don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a055 | Please indicate the degree of Works Council participation in the organization where you work, with regard to strategy/financial and economic subjects. | directly measured |
| ny17a056 | Please indicate the degree of Works Council participation in the organization where you work, with regard to organizational structure, jobs and duties. | directly measured |
| ny17a057 | Please indicate the degree of Works Council participation in the organization where you work, with regard to staff regulations/employment conditions. | directly measured |
| ny17a058 | Please indicate the degree of Works Council participation in the organization where you work, with regard to health and safety. | directly measured |
| ny17a059 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Work discussions/progress meetings | directly measured |
| ny17a060 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Improvement teams or quality circles | directly measured |
| ny17a061 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Project groups and/or temporary task forces | directly measured |
| ny17a062 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Informative meetings, such as round-table discussions, lunch meetings and/or focus groups | directly measured |
| ny17a063 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Digital discussion platforms | directly measured |
| ny17a064 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Other forms of participation, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a065 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? No other forms of participation | directly measured |
| ny17a066 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a067 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a068 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? Not enough candidates | directly measured |
| ny17a069 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? Workload too high / employees don’t have the time | directly measured |
| ny17a070 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? The employees don’t feel like they need one | directly measured |
| ny17a071 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? The company/director doesn’t feel they need one | directly measured |
| ny17a072 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? There are enough other forms of employee consultation | directly measured |
| ny17a073 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? The Works Council is currently being set up | directly measured |
| ny17a074 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? The Works Council failed to work or did not work well in the past | directly measured |
| ny17a075 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? The company only recently grew to more than 50 employees, and was not obliged to have a Works Council before | directly measured |
| ny17a076 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? There is a conflict | directly measured |
| ny17a077 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a078 | Why does the organization where you work currently not have a Works Council? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a079 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a080 | Do you miss the presence of a Works Council at the company where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a081 | What is it that you miss? The Works Council could provide a useful contribution to company policy | directly measured |
| ny17a082 | What is it that you miss? The Works Council could act as a sounding board | directly measured |
| ny17a083 | What is it that you miss? The Works Council could play a role in the communication with our employer | directly measured |
| ny17a084 | What is it that you miss? The Works Council could make agreements with our employer (about e.g. working hours, working conditions and employment conditions) | directly measured |
| ny17a085 | What is it that you miss? Having a Works Council would be good to promote the interests of employees | directly measured |
| ny17a086 | What is it that you miss? Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a087 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a088 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Miscellaneous/general | directly measured |
| ny17a089 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Employment conditions/CAO (collective employment agreement) | directly measured |
| ny17a090 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Working conditions/working hours/health | directly measured |
| ny17a091 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Mergers and reorganizations | directly measured |
| ny17a092 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Sexual harassment/equal treatment | directly measured |
| ny17a093 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Training and development of employees | directly measured |
| ny17a094 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Environmental management | directly measured |
| ny17a095 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Modern technology | directly measured |
| ny17a096 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Privacy of employees | directly measured |
| ny17a097 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a098 | In what areas does consultation with the ERB take place? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a099 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a100 | How many times has the PVT met with the managing director? number of times | directly measured |
| ny17a101 | How many times has the PVT met with the managing director? I don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a102 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the ERB expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? grade: | directly measured |
| ny17a103 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the ERB expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? I really don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a104 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Work discussions/progress meetings | directly measured |
| ny17a105 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Improvement teams or quality circles | directly measured |
| ny17a106 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Project groups and/or temporary task forces | directly measured |
| ny17a107 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Informative meetings, such as round-table discussions, lunch meetings and/or focus groups | directly measured |
| ny17a108 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Digital discussion platforms | directly measured |
| ny17a109 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Other forms of participation, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a110 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? No other forms of participation | directly measured |
| ny17a111 | Does your organization enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a112 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a113 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in your organization, with regard to strategy/financial and economic subjects. | directly measured |
| ny17a114 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in your organization, with regard to organizational structure, jobs and duties. | directly measured |
| ny17a115 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in your organization, with regard to staff regulations/employment conditions. | directly measured |
| ny17a116 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in your organization, with regard to health and safety. | directly measured |
| ny17a117 | Does the organization where you work hold regular staff meetings? | directly measured |
| ny17a118 | How many times has a staff meeting been held in the past year (you may estimate)? number of times | directly measured |
| ny17a119 | How many times has a staff meeting been held in the past year (you may estimate)? I don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a120 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the staff meeting expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? grade: | directly measured |
| ny17a121 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the staff meeting expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? I really don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a122 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Work discussions/progress meetings | directly measured |
| ny17a123 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Improvement teams, team concepts and/or quality circles | directly measured |
| ny17a124 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Project groups and/or temporary task forces | directly measured |
| ny17a125 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Informative meetings, such as round-table discussions, lunch meetings and/or focus groups | directly measured |
| ny17a126 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Digital discussion platforms | directly measured |
| ny17a127 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Other forms of participation, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a128 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? No other forms of participation | directly measured |
| ny17a129 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a130 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a131 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in the organization where you work, with regard to strategy/financial and economic subjects. | directly measured |
| ny17a132 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in the organization where you work, with regard to organizational structure, jobs and duties. | directly measured |
| ny17a133 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in the organization where you work, with regard to staff regulations/employment conditions. | directly measured |
| ny17a134 | Please indicate the degree of employee participation in the organization where you work, with regard to health and safety. | directly measured |
| ny17a135 | Does the organization where you work have an Ondernemingsraad (Works Council) or Personeelsvertegenwoordiging (Employee Representative Body; ERB)? | directly measured |
| ny17a136 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? Yes, a Works Council for this organization | directly measured |
| ny17a137 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? Yes, a joint Works Council for several branches | directly measured |
| ny17a138 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? Yes, a Group Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a139 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? Yes, a Central Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a140 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? Yes, a European Works Council | directly measured |
| ny17a141 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? No, there is not Works Council in this organization at all | directly measured |
| ny17a142 | Do you know what type of Works Council is in place in the organization where you work? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a143 | What kind of position do you hold in this organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a144 | Under which of the following industries can your organization be classified? | directly measured |
| ny17a145 | How can this organization best be described? | directly measured |
| ny17a146 | What is the ownership structure of this organization? | directly measured |
| ny17a147 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a148 | How many people does the organization where you work employ, including employees with fixed-term or open-ended contracts? | directly measured |
| ny17a149 | If you do not know the exact number, please provide an estimate. Between: | directly measured |
| ny17a150 | Is the organization for which you work covered by a collective employment agreement (CAO)? | directly measured |
| ny17a151 | What kind of collective agreement? | directly measured |
| ny17a152 | Do most of the employees in the organization where you work have a higher, equal or lower level of education than yourself? | directly measured |
| ny17a153 | Is the “flexible layer” (temporary staff, on-call workers, self-employed workers, zero-hour contracts, temps) involved in the Works Council/ERB, and if so, how? | directly measured |
| ny17a154 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a155 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? work discussions/progress meetings | directly measured |
| ny17a156 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? improvement teams, team concepts and/or quality circles | directly measured |
| ny17a157 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? project groups and/or temporary task forces | directly measured |
| ny17a158 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? informative meetings, such as round-table discussions, lunch meetings and/or focus groups | directly measured |
| ny17a159 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? digital discussion platforms | directly measured |
| ny17a160 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Other forms of participation, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a161 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? No other forms of participation | directly measured |
| ny17a162 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a163 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a164 | Do you think that the Works Council/ERB could contribute as an extra information channel through which your employer can learn what is going on, on the shop floor? | directly measured |
| ny17a165 | Does the Works Council/ERB fulfil this role in the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a166 | Do you think that the Works Council/ERB could contribute to the creation of a support base for policy and decisions? | directly measured |
| ny17a167 | Does the Works Council/ERB fulfil this role in the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a168 | Do you think that the Works Council/ERB could contribute to the quality and thoroughness of decisions? | directly measured |
| ny17a169 | Does the Works Council/ERB contribute to this in the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a170 | Do you think that the Works Council could act as a sparring partner for the development of policy (both strategic and otherwise) and organization development? | directly measured |
| ny17a171 | Does the Works Council act as a sparring partner for this purpose in the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a172 | Do you think that the Works Council/ERB could contribute to the formulation of and negotiation about employee interests? | directly measured |
| ny17a173 | Does the Works Council/ERB fulfil this role in the organization where you work? | directly measured |
| ny17a174 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the staff meeting expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? grade: | directly measured |
| ny17a175 | What is your general opinion regarding the quality of the consultation between the management and the staff meeting expressed in a grade from 1 to 10? I really don't know | directly measured |
| ny17a176 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to strategy/financial and economic subjects. | directly measured |
| ny17a177 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to organizational structure, jobs and duties. | directly measured |
| ny17a178 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to staff regulations/employment conditions. | directly measured |
| ny17a179 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to health and safety. | directly measured |
| ny17a180 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Work discussions/progress meetings | directly measured |
| ny17a181 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Improvement teams, team concepts and/or quality circles | directly measured |
| ny17a182 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Project groups and/or temporary task forces | directly measured |
| ny17a183 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Informative meetings, such as round-table discussions, lunch meetings and/or focus groups | directly measured |
| ny17a184 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Digital discussion platforms | directly measured |
| ny17a185 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? Other forms of participation, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a186 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? No other forms of participation | directly measured |
| ny17a187 | Does the organization where you work enable participation through the following types of meetings, consultations or discussions? I don’t know | directly measured |
| ny17a188 | Other, namely: | directly measured |
| ny17a189 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to strategy/financial and economic subjects. | directly measured |
| ny17a190 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to organizational structure, jobs and duties. | directly measured |
| ny17a191 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to staff regulations/employment conditions. | directly measured |
| ny17a192 | Please indicate the degree of participation of the “flexible layer” in the organization where you work, with regard to health and safety. | directly measured |
| ny17a193 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ny17a194 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ny17a195 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ny17a196 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ny17a197 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ny17a198 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ny17a199 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ny17a200 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ny17a201 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ny17a202 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Compliance With Works Council Act Staff Survey
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse Compliance With Works Council Act Staff SurveyResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 3,044 (100 %)Non-response: 479 ( 15.7%)
Did not meet sample conditions: 249 ( 8.2%)
Response: 2,314 (76.0%)
Complete: 2,309 (75.8%)
Incomplete: 5 (0.2%)
Collection Events
Period
07-02-2017 to 28-02-2017
Sample
panel members working in a company of 10 or more employees and self-employed workers.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents