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Workplace Employment Relations Survey 2004 * Apologies for cross-posting * The Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS) is a nationally representative survey of workplaces that is widely recognised as the most comprehensive and reliable source of survey data on HR practices and employment relations in Britain. The data from WERS 2004 are now available to researchers through the UK Data Archive (Study Number: 5294). The Cross-Section Survey data comprise responses from approximately 2,300 managers, 1,000 employee representatives and 22,000 employees at the same workplaces. The data files for the Panel Survey comprise a follow-up interview with around 1,000 of those establishments surveyed in the WERS 1998 Cross-Section. The deposit also includes the full suite of survey documentation, including questionnaires and a methodological report from the fieldwork contractor (National Centre for Social Research). Further details are available from the UK Data Archive (http://www.data-archive.ac.uk). To coincide with the release of the data, the ESRC has funded the establishment of an Information and Advice Service for users of the data from WERS 2004. The service is led by John Forth and hosted at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). Activities will include promoting use of the data, providing expert advice to analysts and organising user group meetings. Support will be available both to new users and to those already familiar with the WERS series. A web-site and mailing list have already been established (http://www.wers2004.info). Regards, WERS 2004 Information and Advice Service National Institute of Economic and Social Research 2 Dean Trench Street Smith Square London SW1P 3HE Email: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.wers2004.info/ Telephone: +44(0) 20 7654 1954