The European Company Survey (ECS) is a large-scale representative survey among establishments in the European Union (EU) and is carried out every four years. The ECS examines a range of issues, such as working time, work-life balance, and the development of social dialogue in companies. The survey series aims to map working time policies and practices at the level of the establishment in the EU, to survey the views of the different actors at establishment level on these policies and practices, and to provide policy makers with a picture of the main issues and developments in the field.
The first company survey in the series was known as the Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005 (available from the UK Data Archive under SN 5655). The second survey has taken on the new title of the European Company Survey, 2009 (available from the Archive under SN 6568).
Further information about the ECS can be found on the Eurofound ECS survey web pages.
The Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005 is the first survey in the series and was conducted in the 15 existing EU member states (EU15) and 6 of the new states who joined the EU in 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia. The topics to be covered in detail were agreed between TNS Infratest Sozialforschung, who conducted the first survey on behalf of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EFILWC), the research team and advisory committee at EFILWC, and a group of experts from various countries. It was agreed to focus on the following working time arrangements which are likely to have an impact on work-life balance:
Establishment Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance, 2004-2005
European Survey on Working Time and Work-Life Balance; ESWT
5655
| Navn | Tilknytning |
|---|---|
| European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions | |
| TNS Infratest Sozialforschung (Munich) |
Copyright European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
| Navn | Forkortelse | Rolle | Bevilgning |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
| Navn | Tilknytning | Forkortelse |
|---|---|---|
| ESDS International Micro | University of Essex. UK Data Archive |
| Navn | Tilknytning | Forkortelse |
|---|---|---|
| European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
2007-07-12
| Start | Slutt | Syklus |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2005 |
Individuals; Institutions/organisations
Numeric data; Individual (micro) level
Repeated cross-sectional study. It is planned that after 2008 (the second ESWT), the survey will be repeated once every four years.
Face-to-face interview
Weighting used. See documentation for details.
The data were processed to the UK Data Archive's 'A*' standard. This is the Archive's highest standard, and means that an extremely rigorous and comprehensive series of checks was carried out to ensure the quality of the data and documentation. Briefly, the most important procedures were as follows. Firstly, checks were made that the number of cases and variables matched the depositor's records. Secondly, checks were made that all variables had comprehensible variable labels and all nominal (categorical) variables had comprehensible value labels. Where possible, either with reference to the documentation and/or in communication with the depositor, labels were accordingly edited or created. Thirdly, logical checks were performed to ensure that nominal (categorical) variables had values within the range defined (either by value labels or in the depositor's documentation). Lastly, any data or documentation that breached confidentiality rules were altered or suppressed to preserve anonymity.
ESDS International, UK Data Archive; Data online via UKDA Download
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Study Description: English; Study Documentation: English and other European languages.
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