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Control, autonomy and skill use

Discretion over work and the chance to learn and use skills. Aligns to the HSE Management Standards Control domain.

10 items catalogued in this domain; 8 verified and rendered with wording. The rest are listed with provenance only until their wording is verified against the primary source and cleared for redistribution.
ewcs-apply-ideas

Able to apply own ideas verified, rendered

For each of the following statements, please select the response which best describes your work situation.
You are able to apply your own ideas in your work
Response scale: Always / Most of the time / Sometimes / Rarely / Never
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q61I)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
ewcs-consulted

Consulted before objectives are set verified, rendered

For each of the following statements, please select the response which best describes your work situation.
You are consulted before objectives are set for your work
Response scale: Always / Most of the time / Sometimes / Rarely / Never
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q61C)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
oecd-influence-decisions

Influence over important decisions provenance only

Wording is held by the primary source and is not reproduced here: permission would be required to reproduce it and none has been requested.

Response scale: 5-point (always to never)
Primary source: OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being
Citation: OECD (2013), OECD Guidelines on Measuring Subjective Well-being. (source)
Copyright status: permission required; none requested
Benchmark availability: Instrument-specific reference material (OECD).
Verification: unverified
ewcs-work-methods

Can choose or change work methods verified, rendered

Are you able to choose or change...
your methods of work
Response scale: Yes / No
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q54B)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
ewcs-learning

Learning new things at work verified, rendered

Generally, does your main paid job involve...
learning new things
Response scale: Yes / No
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q53F)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
ewcs-training-employer

Employer-provided training verified, rendered

Over the past 12 months, have you undergone any of the following types of training to improve your skills?
Training paid for or provided by your employer
Response scale: Yes / No
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q65A)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Notes: Asked of employees only.
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
ewcs-training-otj

On-the-job training verified, rendered

Over the past 12 months, have you undergone any of the following types of training to improve your skills?
On-the-job training (co-workers, supervisors)
Response scale: Yes / No
Primary source: European Working Conditions Survey 2015 (6th wave) (Q65C)
Citation: Eurofound, European Working Conditions Survey 2015. (source)
Copyright status: Eurofound
Benchmark availability: European and national distributions (Eurofound).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
csps-ld-access

Access to learning and development verified, rendered

I am able to access the right learning and development opportunities when I need to
Response scale: Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree
Primary source: Civil Service People Survey (B21)
Citation: Cabinet Office, Civil Service People Survey. Crown copyright. (source)
Copyright status: OGL
Benchmark availability: Civil Service benchmarks (Cabinet Office).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
csps-challenge

Sufficiently challenged by work verified, rendered

I am sufficiently challenged by my work
Response scale: Strongly agree / Agree / Neither agree nor disagree / Disagree / Strongly disagree
Primary source: Civil Service People Survey (B02)
Citation: Cabinet Office, Civil Service People Survey. Crown copyright. (source)
Copyright status: OGL
Benchmark availability: Civil Service benchmarks (Cabinet Office).
Verification: verified
Evidence view: graded evidence record in the OWHS Instrument Registry
ses-skills-use

Opportunity to use knowledge and skills provenance only

Wording is held by the primary source and is not reproduced here: permission would be required to reproduce it and none has been requested.

Response scale: 5-point agreement
Primary source: Skills and Employment Survey 2017
Citation: Felstead A, Gallie D, Green F et al., Skills and Employment Survey 2017. Cardiff University, UCL, University of Oxford; ESRC. (source)
Copyright status: permission required; none requested
Benchmark availability: Periodic Great Britain estimates (SES series).
Verification: unverified