Definition
Number of persons engaged in the activities of this establishment during the year 2003.
The figures should be included in this item as defined below. When the activity of the Industrial Establishment is combined to another activity such as tea & rubber plantation, farms etc., employees who are engaged in agricultural activities should not be included.
Q2.1.2 Operatives - All employees who are directly engaged in the production or related activity should be included here. e.g. persons engaged in fabricating processing or assembling, ware-house men, testing and record-keeping officers, etc.. This category of employees are broken in to two groups. (skilled & unskilled ).
Q2.1.2.2 Unskilled - An unskilled operator requires no special training or experience to do a job and can be replaced at short notice. (eg. labourers, messengers)
Note: Indicate average number of workers during 2003. For establishments those are in operation during the survey year, total up the number in the monthly payroll for 12 months and divide by 12. For quarterly average total up the number of workers per month for relevant three months and divide by 3. For seasonal industries (rubber, brick etc.) the average number of workers is based on that at peak season.
