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Seasonal variation - co& the hours worked during the current
season.
For people working short time code the number of hours they usually
work ie when not on short time.
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If teachers give an unusually h~gh figure (in excess of the normal
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27/28 hours ) interviewers have been told to accept the figure as
given.
Average hours above 98 hours a week - code as 98 and delete any
higher figure - but see note 13 .—
Permanently ‘on call’ - interviewers should have made a note and
probed for the hours usually worked when cm call (excluding any
overtime ]. Code this—f~gure if it is less than 99 hours, otherwise
use 98 if more than 98 hours.
NB If the info-nt is O“ call sporadically and the interviewer
has not been able to establish usual or average hours worked, refer
to s/v.
The DepF o{Cr.@ uses survey data to estimate the total number of
people looking for work. To do this they need to identify
separately those who are claimants ‘, and as such recorded as
unemployed in official statistics frmn Unemployment Benefit
Offices , and those who are not claimants ‘.
The workers most likely to b= signed on at a UBO are those looking
for work, those available for work but who worked a short week for
some reason last week and/or were earning a lcw almunt Workers
may be eligible for UB or Sa as an unemployed person if they earn
less than about 42 on a day. If they earn nmre than this but
insufficient to pay an NI contribution they may siq cm at a UBO to
Clalm an N1 credit.
Include in code 1 if the person $s claim covered last week even
though it may not have been made last wei~ —
Include in code 2 or 3 only those people claiming via an
tinemployment Benefit Office. (They will be required to attend the
USC fortnightly or perhaps quarterly) .
Include in code 4 where the informant is claiming benefits or
credits only through DHSS social security office and not via a UBO.
FZR~ QUARTER Cross check with Income Q18.
If Q7 is coded 1 Q18[f) should be coded 1.
If Q7 is coded 2, Q18(d) should h coded 1
If ~? is ~~ded 3 Or 4, Q18 [f) should be code~ 2.
FLAG for S/V if there arcincons istencies.
Also FLAG all cases where Q7 is coded 1
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QB . Include in code 1 conunentswhich say that the informant is always
looking for a different or additional paid job.
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