Select variable

[fsd_no] FSD Study number

[fsd_vr] FSD edition number

[fsd_id] FSD case id

[syvu] The respondent's year of birth

[ika] The respondent's age

[sukup] The respondent's gender

[avi] Regional State Administrative Agency area (AVI)

[ely] Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY)

[kumu] Type of municipality of residence

[ukaste] The respondent's education

[ltol02] Industry of employment

[toimi] Employer sector

[tyvo] The respondent's employment status

[lammas] The respondent's status in employment

[ltytyy] Employer type

[lsosek] The respondent's socio-economic group

[taikao] Full-time or part-time work

[saanai] Regular working hours per week

[sivutyo] Does the repondent have additional job(s) in addition to his/her main job?

[sivutunn] Working hours for the additional job (hours per week)

[stol02] Industry of the respondent's additional job

[vuokraty] Is the respondent a temporary agency employee (in main job)?

[svuokra] Is the respondent a temprorary agency employee (in additional job)?

[K1] How many years in total have you been working at your current workplace?

[K1B] Is your job...

[K2] Number of people in the workplace

[K3] Has the number of people working in the workplace increased, stayed the same or decreased over the past 12 months?

[K4_1] (IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED): In what way has the number increased: People have been hired on permanent contracts

[K4_2] (IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED): In what way has the number increased: People have been hired on fixed-term or temporary contracts

[K4_3] (IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED): In what way has the number increased: People have been hired on part-time contracts

[K4_4] (IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED): In what way has the number increased: People have been transferred from other units of the same employer

[K4_5] (IF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAS INCREASED): In what way has the number increased: People hired are paid from employment subsidies

[K5_1] In your workplace over the past year: Have any employees been laid off?

[K5_2] In your workplace over the past year: Have any employees been dismissed?

[K5_3] In your workplace over the past year: Have any employees been put on short-time working?

[K5_4] In your workplace over the past year: Have any previously full-time employees been transferred to working part-time?

[K5_5] In your workplace over the past year: Have any employees retired or left their jobs, and not been replaced?

[K5_6] In your workplace over the past year: Have employee numbers reduced because fixed-term contracts have not been renewed?

[K5_7] In your workplace over the past year: Have employee numbers reduced because employees on maternity or sick leave or otherwise long-term absent have not been replaced?

[K5_8] In your workplace over the past year: Have any employees been transferred to other units of the same employer?

[K5_9] In your workplace over the past year: Have any temporary agency employees been used?

[K5_11] In your workplace over the past year: Have any co-operation negotiations been conducted? (Transl. note: Co-op. negot. are required by the law if an employer wants to dismiss or lay off staff or transfer employees to part-time work)

[K5_12] (IF CO-OPERATION NEGOTIATIONS CONDUCTED): What was the atmosphere of the negotiations like? Was there an attempt to come to an agreement together?

[K8] Do people work in groups in your workplace (teams, cells, project groups etc)?

[K9A_01] Are there in your workplace: Conflicts between supervisors/line managers and subordinates?

[K9A_02] Are there in your workplace: Conflicts between co-workers?

[K9A_03] Are there in your workplace: Conflicts between different staff groups?

[K9A_07] Bullying/harassment at work includes exclusion and isolation, unmerited dismissal of work effort, threats, gossip or other pressure. Does any bullying/harassment occur in your workplace, carried out by people from your workplace?

[K9A_07B] Bullying/harassment includes exclusion and isolation, unmerited dismissal of work effort, threats, gossip or other pressure. Does any bullying/harassment occur in your workplace, carried out by clients?

[K9A_09] Over the past 12 months, have you observed someone in your workplace being subjected to threat of physical violence from a co-worker?

[K9A_09B] Over the past 12 months, have you observed someone in your workplace being subjected to threat of physical violence from clients?

[K9A_10] Over the past 12 months, have you personally been subjected to physical violence or threat of violence from people from your workplace?

[K9A_10B] Over the past 12 months, have you personally been subjected to physical violence or threat of violence from clients?

[K11A_1] How much influence do you have on: What tasks you do in your job?

[K11A_2] How much influence do you have on: The pace at which you work?

[K11A_3] How much influence do you have on: How work is allocated between people in your workplace?

[K15_1] During August and September, have you personally: Worked hours in excess of the normal working week for which you have been compensated wholly or partly in money?

[K15_2] During August and September, have you personally: Worked hours in excess of the normal working week for which you been compensated in part or wholly in leisure time (time-off)?

[K15_3] During August and September, have you personally: Worked hours in excess of the normal working week for which you not been compensated at all (no extra pay nor time-off)?

[K15_4] In what way are the working hours arrangements negotiated in your workplace?

[K22_6] Does your workplace have a flexible working time arrangement where the hours worked in excess of regular hours are noted down and can be used later as free time or hours not done in can be done later?

[K22_8] (IF THERE IS FLEXIBLE HOURS ARRANGEMENT IN THE WORKPLACE) Can the accrued hours be used to take a full day off?

[K13] Are you a member of a trade union or a professional association (or an unemployment fund)?

[K13A] (IF A MEMBER) Are you a member of:

[K13B] (IF A MEMBER) Is there an elected union/employee representative in your workplace?

[K18_1] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Pace of work and work pressure?

[K18_2] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Occupational safety and health?

[K18_3] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Physical demands of the work?

[K18_4] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Mental demands of the work?

[K18_7] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Encouragement and support from supervisors/line managers?

[K18_8] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Encouragement and support from co-workers?

[K18_9] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, have the following increased, stayed the same or decreased: Employees' opportunities to make use of their skills and abilities in the work?

[K10B] Over the past 12 months in your workplace, do you think the demands of the work have increased, decreased or stayed the same?

[K19] Has your participation in training paid for or organised by your employer increased, decreased or stayed the same over the past 12 months?

[K20A_00] What kind of method is used to negotiate pay issues in your workplace? The question does not refer to the job contract made after recruitment but to negotiations concerning pay issues of all employees.

[K20A_01] Is your pay level considerably affected by the amount of years you have been working (e.g. length-of-service increment/seniority allowance)? Note to interviewers: Small increments below 5 per cent are not taken into account

[K20A_02] Is your work performance and competence systematically evaluated, for instance, in connection with an annual performance appraisal interview/individual development discussion?

[K20A_03] Does your personal performance and the quality of your work affect your pay level?

[K20A_04] Do you have a possibility to earn a performance bonus or other incentive payments based on the performance of the team or unit ?

[K20A_05] Do you have a possibility to get extra income/compensation/shares based on a bonus scheme or a profit-sharing scheme, stock option programme, personnel fund etc .

[K20A_06] Does your workplace have a job classification system where the requirements of each job are evaluated, and this evaluation determines the basic salary of each job?

[K20A_07] Do you think your pay is fair?

[K20A_09] Do you think your pay is incentive?

[K20A_10] Do you think your pay is competitive?

[K20A_12] Do you think your pay is rewarding the right things?

[K20B_1] How well describes your workplace: The relations between employees and management are open and confidential

[K20B_2] How well describes your workplace: One can constantly learn new skills

[K20B_3] How well describes your workplace: Supervisors/managers have a constructive attitude to suggestions from employees

[K20B_5] How well describes your workplace: Employees are encouraged to try new things

[K20B_6] How well describes your workplace: There are many hidden issues which should be discussed openly

[K21A] Over the past year, have you made any suggestions to your employer or supervisor/line manager for improving working conditions, methods, products or services?

[K21B] Has there been any systematic development of productivity, quality or services in your workplace, for example, through a special program, project, team or consult?

[K21B_1] Over the past 12 months, have you participated in training, receiving pay from your employer for the training time?

[K21B_2] (IF YES) For how many working days?

[K21B_4] Do you have an opportunity to participate in developing the activities/operations in your current workplace?

[K21C_1] Do you agree or disagree: There are too many tasks to carry out at my workplace compared to the number of employees

[K21C_3] Do you agree or disagree: Work is well organised in my workplace

[K21C_4] Do you agree or disagree: In my workplace, people are well informed and kept up to date about things

[K21C_5] Do you agree or disagree: In my workplace, employees are treated fairly

[K21C_6] Do you agree or disagree: I can be certain that my job is secure

[K21C_7] Do you agree or disagree: In my workplace, there is open discussion about work tasks, goals and how to achieve the goals

[K21C_8] Do you agree or disagree: I feel my work is physically very demanding

[K21C_9] Do you agree or disagree: I feel my work is mentally very demanding

[K22_1] Do you think it possible that during the next year: You will be laid off for at least two weeks?

[K22_2] Do you think it possible that during the next year: You will be dismissed from your job/your fixed-term contract will not be renewed?

[K22_3] Do you think it possible that during the next year: You will be transferred to other tasks?

[K23] If you became unemployed now, do you think you would find a job corresponding to your profession and work experience?

[K24] What do you think the general employment situation will be like a year from now?

[K25_1] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Meaningfulness of work and people's willingness to work

[K25_2] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Equality between men and women

[K25_3] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Taking environmental issues into account

[K25_4] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Being kept up to date about the goals and future plans of the workplace

[K25_5] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Management style of supervisors/managers

[K25_6] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Opportunities to develop one's competence and skills at work

[K25_7] How do you think working life in general is changing in terms of: Opportunities to influence own status and tasks at work

[K25_8] If you think about the financial situation of your workplace, is it...

[K25_9] If, based on the financial situation, the best possible workplace in your field would get 10 points and the worst 0 points, how would you grade your own workplace?

[k25_11] How much damage do you think the current economic recession will cause to your workplace?

[K26_1] Workplaces use different activities to maintain work capacity. Does your workplace systematically strive to influence: The fitness, health and living habits of employees?

[K26_2] Workplaces use different activities to maintain work capacity. Does your workplace systematically strive to influence: The safety of the working environment?

[K26_3] Workplaces use different activities to maintain work capacity. Does your workplace systematically strive to influence: Development of the abilities and skills of employees

[K27] Let us assume that your work capacity at its best received ten (10) points. How would you grade your present work capacity on a scale from 0 to 10?

[K28a] Thinking about the physical demands of your job, is your work capacity...

[K28b] Thinking about the mental demands of your job, is your work capacity...

[K29a] Do you have any long-term illness, health problem or disability diagnosed by a doctor?

[K29b] (IF YES) Does your illness, health problem or disability limit what you can do in your current work?

[K31] Do you believe that as far as your health is concerned, you can work in your present occupation two years from now?

[K32] For how many working days you have been absent from work for illness, health problem or disability during the past year?

[K32_1] Have you lately been able to find pleasure in your daily activities?

[K32_2] Have you lately been feeling energetic?

[K32_3] Have you lately been been feeling hopeful about the future?

[K32a] In your workplace, are there people of other nationalities or ethnic groups who have moved to Finland from elsewhere? (Note: For instance, include immigrants, Russians, Somali, Estonians, but not the Finnish Sami or Roma)

[K33_1] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation based on: Age, particularly against young people?

[K33_2] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation based on: Age, particularly against older people?

[K33_3] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation based on: Gender, particularly against women?

[K33_4] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation based on: Gender, particularly against men?

[K33_5] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation against people on fixed-term contracts?

[K33_6] (IF 32a=Yes) Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation based on: The fact that the employee is not a Finn by ethnic origin?

[K33_7] Do you think there is discrimination or unfair treatment in your work organisation against people working part-time?

[K33] Are you employed by a municipality or a federation of municipalities?

[K33B] (IF K33=YES) Employed by a municipality or a federation of municipalities?

[K34] (IF K33=YES) In which sector do you work?