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Department of Employment: Research and Planning Division, Work Research Unit: Registered...

Catalogue reference: LAB 119

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LAB 119

This series contains files of the Work Research Unit. The majority of selected files relate to the Tri-partite Steering Group on Job Satisfaction and the research programme recommended by it. Other files relate to psychological aspects of work.

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Reference

LAB 119

Title
Department of Employment: Research and Planning Division, Work Research Unit: Registered Files (CPS Series)
Date

1972-1984

Description

This series contains files of the Work Research Unit. The majority of selected files relate to the Tri-partite Steering Group on Job Satisfaction and the research programme recommended by it. Other files relate to psychological aspects of work.

Related material

For further records of the Tripartite Steering Group on Job Satisfaction, see LAB 118

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

CPS file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Department of Employment, Work Research Unit, 1974-1986
Physical description

15 file(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2008 Department for Work and Pensions

from 2001 Department for Education and Employment

Subjects
Topics
Labour
Research
Custodial history

Transferred to the Employment Department in 1988 and the Department for Education and Employment in 1995.

Accumulation dates

File series ran from 1974 to 1986

Accruals

Series is not accruing.

Administrative / biographical background

The Work Research Unit was set up as part of the Research and Planning Division in 1974. Its function was to provide advice to firms on job design and work organisation in the areas of job satisfaction and efficiency. The Unit took over secretarial duties for the Tripartite Steering Group on Job Satisfaction from the Central Information Service. In 1981 the Unit became part of the Economic and Social division and in 1986 was moved to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. The Tripartite Steering Group appears to have been wound up at this time.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15552/

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