Fair Work Commission

These technical notes have been developed to accompany the AWRS First Findings Report.

These notes are also intended to be a general resource for information about the Australian Workplace Relations Study, and will be updated as data from the study becomes available.

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The technical notes include information about:

• Research design and process
  • Population: national system employers & employees
  • Units of analysis
• Sample information
  • Sample design
  • Sample frame
  • Survey weights
  • Sample characteristics
• AWRS glossary (including abbreviations and definitions)