zaf-ui-pecs-1979-1989-v1 DataFirst 2025-02-26 Nesstar Publisher Version 1 PE Corporate Survey 1979-1989 PECS 1979-1989 zaf-ui-pecs-1979-1989-v1 Urwick International Nesstar Publisher DataFirst Support Enterprise/Establishment Survey v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution South Africa Establishments Survey data Personnel departments of each company Face-to-face The personnel department in each firm collected information on jobs using a job description form. DataFirst has not been able to locate the form used. The collection procedure was relatively simple. The personnel department would identify the different jobs and decide on the number of job writers to be trained to write up the job descriptions. The Paterson system requires written job descriptions that should be read and signed by job-holders. The number of job writers can vary, from a single writer to a writer for each job. These writers could be employees of the organizations. or alternatively outsiders, although it was more common for them to be employees. Job descriptions were written up, identifying the tasks, conditions and responsibilities of a job, and the skills and qualifications necessary for the job. Standard procedure was for the position holder to describe the job, and then their' immediate supervisor would be asked to verify the description. The job descriptions are then assessed by an evaluation (grading) committee which proceeds to grade the jobs. Firstly, a job is located in a Band, depending on which level of decision-making it falls into. It is then graded, high or low depending on whether it is supervisory or not, and finally sub-graded. A final final grade would be, for example B3. DataFirst Urwick International. PE Corporate Survey 1979-1989 [dataset]. Version 1. South Africa: Urwick International [producer], 1989. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/5q6m-zz34 Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License pe-survey-1979-1989.NSDstat 12423 27 Nesstar 200801 Unique job title code 12423 0 Occupational identity 12423 0 ADMINISTRATION GENERAL 1546 ADMINISTRATION-GENERAL 59 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 325 AUTOMOTIVE 2 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 62 BANKING 101 CLERICAL AND SECRETARIAL 1371 CLOTHING INDUSTRY 1 CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 167 DATA PROCESSING 769 FINANCIAL & ACCOUNTING 65 FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING 1150 INSURANCE 92 MANUFACTURING OPS & MANAGEMENT 1333 MOTOR RETAIL 70 MOTOR RETAIL INDUSTRY 4 MUNICIPALITIES 45 MUNICIPALITY 1 NA 833 PERSONNEL 332 PUBLISHING AND PRINTING 2 PUBLISHING AND PRINTING INDUSTRY 69 QUALIFIED/SKILLED ARTISANS 540 RETAIL INDUSTRY 509 SALES AND MARKETING 830 SCHOOL LEAVERS & GRADUATES 153 SCHOOL LEAVERS AND GRADUATES 56 SCIENTIST 3 SCIENTISTS 374 TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING 1389 TEXTILE INDUSTRY 67 TEXTILES 2 TOP EXECUTIVE 101 Racial description of the job category employees 12423 0 "Black" 41 Asian 1518 Black 1246 Coloured 1798 NA 752 White 7068 Year of survey 12423 0 1979 735 1981 956 1982 1225 1983 1507 1984 1645 1985 1496 1986 1184 1987 772 1988 1073 1989 1078 NA 752 Job level classification according to the Paterson system 12423 0 ? 4 NA 2568 a1 134 a2 167 a2/a3 10 a3 622 a3/b1 14 a3/b2 2 b1 1186 b1/b2 107 b1/b2/b3 1 b1/b3 11 b1/b4 46 b2 1011 b2/b3 86 b2/b4 4 b3 802 b3/b4 64 b3/b4/c1 1 b3/c1 42 b4 763 b4/c1 100 b5 1 c1 977 c1/c2 111 c1/c2/c3 2 c1/c3 43 c2 916 c2/c2 1 c2/c3 30 c2/c4 18 c3 600 c3/c4 49 c3/c5 1 c3/d1 5 c4 576 c4/c4 1 c4/d1 94 c4/d2 2 c5 70 cc/c4 1 cc2 1 d1 649 d1/d2 70 d1/d4 1 d2 246 d2/d3 2 d2/d4 1 d3 93 d3/d4 1 d4 80 d4/e1 1 d5 35 Points-based job evaluation according to the Paterson system 4653 7770 4 121 10.942 3.447 Number of surveyed employees in the job level 11559 864 0 13372 172.06 425.685 Gender of the employees in this job level 4577 7846 0 2716 1 1861 Sysmiss 7846 Average monthly salary of all employees in this job level 11561 862 113 143620 1799.981 5135.142 Bonus percentage 11434 989 2 1000 92.261 15.572 General bonus amount given to employees in this job category 11427 996 0 22876 1330.152 968.689 Performance bonus percentage 1756 10667 1 100 20.576 20.723 Bonus specifically tied to performance metrics 1757 10666 6 43505 3755.756 3421.811 Pension plan percentage 2940 9483 5 3708 95.471 69.444 Annual company contribution to pension plans 2938 9485 60 9714 2829.676 1448.816 Medical aid benefit percentage 2933 9490 3 1302 89.761 32.091 Annual employer's contribution to healthcare/medical benefits 2932 9491 44 18000 893.566 634.823 Car benefits percentage 2656 9767 1 6215 60.12 122.734 Annual employer-provided car allowance 2717 9706 20 120540 7756.646 4372.134 Accomodation benefits percentage 2381 10042 1 9733 39.954 200.457 Annual employer-provided housing or accommodation benefits 2382 10041 16 87855 4171.346 3911.604 Entertainment benefits percentage 1521 10902 1 100 17.955 18.259 Employer-provided entertainment benefits 1524 10899 30 6000 1107.377 700.637 Other benefits percentage 2118 10305 1 2914 22.43 65.386 Any additional financial benefits not covered under the standard categories 2216 10207 10 171410 3698.901 13048.331 Sum of monthly average salaries of all surveyed employees 11511 912 0 11489600 206557.403 375953.999 Total monthly benefits for all employees in this job level 11518 905 0 3491852 65122.78 167821.326