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The Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS) 2004

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Membership of a Trade Union had fallen to 33% of the British workforce in 2004

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About the study

The Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS) is part of a series stretching back to 1980. In 2004, topical subjects included the Working Time Directive, the National Minimum Wage and employment rights legislation enacted in 1999 and 2002.

Every survey is reported in a main 'sourcebook', but also attracts the interest of numerous secondary analysts and commentators. You can:

• Read a short summary of the 2004 findings here,
• Visit the dedicated WERS 2004 website,
• See the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills's site on WERS, or
• Learn about the WERS series on this site.

Methodology

In 2004, the cross-section survey interviewed 2,295 managers, while the panel covered 956 continuing establishments. There were 985 interviews with employee representatives. Financial managers at 1,070 establishments provided a financial performance questionnaire. There were 22,451 self-completion questionnaires (SEQs) returned by employees.

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