Study title

Industrial Relations, Trust and Local Bargaining 1999

Dataset ID Number

FSD1294

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1294
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1294

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Ilmonen, Kaj (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy)
• Jokivuori, Pertti (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy)
• Juuti, Pauli (JTO School of Management)
• Kevätsalo, Kimmo (Käyttötieto Ltd)

Abstract

A survey of working life in 21 different workplaces. Staff views on local bargaining, workplace climate, labour relations, workplace relations and workplace change were studied. Respondents were asked about their status in employment, duties, contract type, working hours and payment systems. Changes in different features of work over the past three years were charted. Opinions on the likelihood of certain changes happening in the next two years were probed (e.g. dismissal, transfer to other job, shortened working hours, higher wages, more independence at work).

The survey carried a set of attitudinal statements relating to the respondent's workplace, its organisation, degree of trust in the workplace and workplace relations. One topic covered the communication in the workplace: sources of information, reliability and openness of information. Respondents indicated which factors decreased or increased their job satisfaction (e.g. job insecurity, management, lack of esteem, clients, sense of achievement). Experiences of conflict in the workplace and the respondent's commitment to the organisation and to his/her trade union were studied.

Trade union membership and participation in union activities were surveyed. Respondents' perceptions of trade unions were charted with the help of several statements. Another set of attitudinal statements covered views on local bargaining and central bargaining: respondents were asked which issues (e.g. pay determination, working hours, changing the duties of an employee) should be decided at which bargaining level (employer alone, legislation, collective agreements, local agreement between worker representatives and employer representatives, agreement between the employer and the employee). One topic pertained to which issues already were or, in the respondent's opinion, should be agreed locally in their workplace.

Respondents were asked whether the management and trade union representatives take notice of the wishes of the personnel when developing the organisation. The relations and degree of trust between managers, local trade union representatives and employees were charted. Respondents also evaluated the competence of executives and worker representatives in financial and human resources management. Background variables included the department/office of the organisation where the respondent works, respondent's sex, year of birth, marital status, basic and vocational education.

Keywords

autonomy at work; collective agreements; conditions of employment; job satisfaction; labour relations; personnel management; trade union membership; trade unions; trust; workers' representatives; working conditions; workplace; workplace relations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Labour relations/conflict (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Jokivuori, Pertti (University of Jyväskylä. Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy)

Data Producers

• Finnish Work Environment Fund

Time Period Covered

1999

Collection Dates

1999-02 – 1999-06

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

The personnel of 12 larger organisations (two public hospitals, two bank offices, two shops, two metal industry sites, two parishes and two municipal educational organisations) and the personnel of nine small or medium-size private enterprises.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Total study for all other workplaces except for the two hospitals and metal industry firms, where stratified sampling was used. In their case all executives/top managers and worker representatives were included, and the sample of other staff members was selected by systematic random sampling from the personnel registers.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Response Rate

The response rate varied from workplace to workplace between 17-100 percent.

Data File Language

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Data Version

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Several questions contained an open-ended category but their responses are not included in the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

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Bibliographical Citation

Ilmonen, Kaj (University of Jyväskylä) & Jokivuori, Pertti (University of Jyväskylä) & Juuti, Pauli (JTO School of Management) & Kevätsalo, Kimmo (Käyttötieto Ltd): Industrial Relations, Trust and Local Bargaining 1999 [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2018-07-13). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1294

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Ilmonen, Kaj & Jokivuori, Pertti & Kevätsalo, Kimmo & Juuti, Pauli (2000). Luottamus ja paikallinen sopiminen. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Jyväskylän yliopiston sosiologian julkaisuja; 66.