Reconciliation Barometer 2003-2011

Data file: E-EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR COST

Block E - Employment and Labour cost : Information collected in this block is regarding employment and labour cost.

In this block emoluments of the employees to be collected. Emoluments are defined as wages paid to all employees plus imputed value of benefits in kind, i.e., the net cost to the employers on those goods and services provided to employees free of charge or at markedly reduced cost which are clearly and primarily of benefit to the employees as consumers. It includes profit sharing, festival and other bonuses and ex-gratia payments paid at less frequent intervals (i.e. other than bonus paid more or less regularly for each period). Benefits in kind include supplies or services rendered such as housing, medical, education and recreation facilities. Personal insurance, income tax, house rent allowance, conveyance, etc. for payment by the factory also is included in the emoluments.

The variables are :
YR, DSL
Item No. represinting category of staff- male workers, female workes, workers employed through contractors, supervisory staff, unpaid family members.
Mandays (Manufacturing), Mandays (non-manufacturing), Average number of persons worked,
No. of mandays paid for, Wages/salaries

Variable names are as per Record Layout where Letter represents Block followed by Itm like E_Itm1, E_Itm2 etc . In the record layout these are defined as E_i1, E_i2...and so on.