JCQ 2.0 rev 2-3-05 Dimension	New CORE (old core modified) + New Population Survey Questions	Decisions to be made	New Union and Company EXPERT Questions
Table 1. Items used in pilot test of JCQ 2.0 among Korean transit workers, February 2005
Decision Latitude I A. Skill Discretion (micro) B. Decision Authority (micro)	1. SD- Q3 -learn new 2. SD- Q4 –repetitive 3. SD- Q5 -creative 4. SD- Q7 -high skill 5. SD- Q9 -variety 6. SD- Q11 developmental 7. SD- (JJ new) – on my job, many activities occur which last shorter than 3 minutes 8. SD- IV-5: skill required on job 9. DA- Q10 -lot of say 10. DA- Q6 -allows own decisions 11. DA- Q8 -little decision freedom 12. DA- (JJ new) – I have to continually do what others in charge tell me to do	Q4 - Drop from core? 7 – Add new item? Q.IV-5 – Add old JCQ item to SD scale? 12 – Add new item?	1. Industry 2. # of employees at this location 3. Public/private sector 4. Private sector: profit/non-profit 5. Layoffs in past 12 months: no; layoff threat; yes; % laid off 6. % of employees: full-time/part-time vs. permanent/temporary [definitions vary by country] 7. In past 2 years: a. Major restructuring or organi-zational changes b. Mergers or acquisitions c. Pressure to cut operating costs
Decision Latitude IIa: A. Organizational Context/Level (labeled Macro Decision Latitude (ML) in original JCQ)	13. ML- (RK-PL new) - I have some influence over the organizational changes occurring in my workplace, such as restructuring, downsizing and layoffs. 13b. ML –Q13b –My work group or unit makes decisions democratically 14. ML- (Monitor-PL rev) Q13a: I have significant influence over decisions made by my work team or department. 15. ML- (Monitor-PL new) - There are regular meetings of my work team/department to discuss and decide upon issues such as work planning, restructuring, and staffing. 16. ML-Q15: I supervise people as part of my job.  17. ML-(PL-new) - There is a union in my workplace 18. ML-Q16: I am a member of a union 19. ML-Q17: My union is influential in affecting my employer's policies.  20. ML-Q18: I have influence over the policies of my union.	13 – Add new item? Q13b – Recommend deleting old JCQ item Q13a – Keep revised JCQ item? 15 – Add new item? 17 – Add new item?	13. Employees at your company have some influence over the organizational changes occurring, such as restructuring, downsizing and layoffs. 14. Employees at your company have significant influence over decisions made by their work teams or departments. 15. At your company, there are regular meetings of work teams and depts to discuss and decide on issues such as work planning, restructuring, and staffing. Q16. What % of workers in your company are members of a union. Q17. The union is influential in affecting employer’s policy Q18. Members of the union have in-fluence over the policies of the union.
Procedural Justice [PJ] (4 NEW ITEMS)	45. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are [designed] to hear the concerns of all those affected by the decision. 46. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are [designed] to collect accurate information necessary for making decisions. 47. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are [designed] to provide opportunities to appeal or challenge the decision. 48. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are [designed] to generate standards so that decisions can be made with consistency. (response options: range from 5=strongly agree to 1=strongly disagree.) [remove “designed”?]	Add this new scale? Would “relational justice” questions be appropriate for social support section?	45. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are designed to hear the concerns of all those affected by the decision. 46. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are designed to collect accurate information necessary for making decisions. 47. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are designed to provide opportunities to appeal or challenge the decision. 48. PJ-NEW: In my company or agency, procedures are designed to generate standards so that decisions can be made with consistency.

Table 2. Additional items that could potentially be added to job decision latitude scales or as new modules
Decision Latitude IIb (suggestions by Rkarasek, Aleck Ostry, ILO) B.Macro Decision latitude Trust Perceptions =Macro Soc. Support SM-IIb	1. -NEW-Company is fair to its workers 2. -NEW-(If union) U. works hard for its members 3. -NEW-company profits over employee develop 4. -NEW-Company invests in local plant/empl'ees 6. -NEW-Benefit packages threatened 7. -NEW-company tries to keep disabled/reassigns 8. -NEW-Family/child care prgms.__% 9. -NEW-Development prgms: skills/educ.: __% 10- NEW-Health promotion/EAP prgms.__% 11 -NEW-Work redesign prgms/healthy/safe work 12 -NEW-AO Health insurance coverage reduced 13 -NEW-AO Health insurance coverage available 14-NEW-ILO-Monitoring of sick leave/attendance; electronic monitoring of work location, activity 14-NEW-ILO-Flexible work hours 15-NEW-ILO-Release time for training/education	Add new items, or create new scales?	1. (If for-profit), local re-investment decisions 6. Benefit package cuts/cost realloc. to employees 7. Disability policy: long-term retention/ job shift 8. Family/child care prgms.__% 9. Employee development prgms: skills/educ.: __% 10. Employee health promotion/EAP prgms.__% 11. Work redesign prgms. healthy /safe work:__%
Organizational-level latitude items (Ostry Sawmill Worker questionnaire)	NEW – How would you rate employee-employer relations? NEW – How would you rate the extent of worker input into technological changes? (response options: scale 1-10)	Add new items?	NEW – At your company, how would you rate employee-employer relations? NEW – At your company, how would you rate the extent of worker input into technological changes?
2002 General Social Survey (NIOSH): Organizational-level latitude items not already included in the JCQ	NEW - In your job, how often do you take part with others in making decisions that affect you? NEW - How often do you participate with others in helping set the way things are done on your job? (response options: "often, sometimes, rarely, never") NEW - The chances for promotion are good. (response options: “"very true, somewhat true, not too true, not at all true")	Add new items?	NEW – At your company, how often do employees take part with others in making decisions that affect their jobs? NEW – At your company, how often do employees participate with others in helping set the way things are done on their job? NEW – At your company, the chances for promotion are good.
QPSNordic Questionnaire: organizational-level latitude item	NEW – 84. Does your immediate supervisor encourage you to participate in important decisions? (response options: “very seldom or never”, rather seldom”, “sometimes”, “rather often”, “very often or always”)	Add new item?	NEW – At your company, how often do supervisors encourage employees to participate in important decisions?