Workplace Panel Survey
About WPS
About WPS
Workplace Panel survey is
The workplace panel survey is a national statistics (approval number 336003) conducted by the Korea Labor Institute, a government-funded policy research institute under the Office of the Prime Minister. A pilot survey was completed from 2002 to 2004, and a new sample was formed targeting 1,700 workplaces sampled to represent Korean companies using the stratified random sampling method. From 2005, the workplace panel survey was conducted every 2 years. Since 2015, about 3,400 samples, including samples from previous panel surveys, have been constructed to compensate for the representativeness problem caused by continuous sample attrition during the previous survey.
What are the objectives of the Workplace Panel Survey
The purpose of the workplace panel survey is to systematically assess the employment structure, labor demand, human resources management system and employment relations in Korea. Through a follow-up survey, changes in employment, human resource management are identified. Using the survey, technological changes, human resource management strategies, and changes in employment relations can be analyzed. The survey also aims at enhancing the effectiveness of employment and human resources development policies of the government.
- Identification of the employment structure and labor demand Seeking for a Korean Flexicurity Model
- Identification of HRM system by industry and size of workplaces Building efficient HRM system (high-performance work organization)
- Identification of employment relations Stabilization of employment relations
- Identification of job characteristics, development & training Efficient investment in HRD
What are the contents of the WPS?
Survey of Basic Facts | Survey for HR Personnel | Survey for Employee Representatives |
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How can the data of the WPS be accessed?
How can the data of the WPS be accessed?The results of the Workplace Panel Survey can be accessed through the database via a dedicated website(www.kli.re.kr/wps_eng). You can download data for free after filling out a simple register form. The data can be downloaded as well as used in various formats(SAS, SPSS, STAT).
Funding for the Workplace Panel Survey
The Workplace Panel Survey is conducted with the financial support from National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences.
Funding inquiries concerning the Workplace Panel Survey
For further information and inquiries concerning the Workplace Panel Survey, please refer to the KLI website.