Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

Added(14) ‘statistical population’ means the set of statistical units about which information is wanted and estimates are required;

Added(15) ‘sampling frame’ means a list, map or other specification of the units which determine a statistical population that is to be completely enumerated or sampled;

Added(16) ‘sample’ means a subset of a sampling frame whose elements are selected based on a process with a known probability of selection, designed so as to allow for deriving valid estimations for the statistical population;

Added(17) ‘respondent’ means the reporting unit that supplies information to the authority conducting the survey;

Added(18) ‘survey data’ means data collected on a sample of respondents and extrapolated to the statistical population by using appropriate mathematical methods;

Added(19) ‘administrative records’ mean data generated by an administrative entity, usually a public body, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics;

Added(20) ‘other sources’ means quality and reliable data generated by a non-administrative entity including private records, websites and databases, the main aim of which is not the provision of official statistics;

Added(21) ‘statistical classification’ means an ordered list, with one or more levels of detail, of related though mutually exclusive categories used to structure information in a given statistical domain according to its similarities;

Added(22) ‘reference period’ means the period to which the data refer;

Added(23) ‘data collection period’ means the time period at which the data are collected.

Added(24) ‘metadata’ means information that is needed to use and interpret statistics and that describes the data in a structured way;

Added(25) ‘pre-checked data’ means data verified by Member States based on agreed common validation rules;

Added(26) ‘quality report’ means a report conveying information about the quality of a statistical product or process;

Added(26a) ‘back data’ means data covering a period of at least two years prior to the date of application of this Regulation.

AddedSources and methods

Added1. For the purpose of compiling statistics under this Regulation, Member States shall use or reuse one or a combination of the following sources provided they meet the quality standards referred to in Article 8:

Added(a) survey data;

Added(b) administrative records;

Added(c) other sources.

Added1a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to supplement this Regulation by specifying from which other sources referred to in paragraph 1, point (c) of this Article data may be collected and transmitted. When exercising the power to adopt such delegated acts, the Commission shall ensure that the use of those other sources is necessary and proportionate to achieve the objective under this Regulation, having due regard to the sensitivity of the data at issue and without prejudice to Directive 2002/58/EC.

Added2. Surveys used for the purpose of labour market statistics on businesses shall be based on samples which are representative of the statistical population. Samples of enterprises or local units shall be drawn from the national statistical business registers as defined in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152.

Added3. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with detailed information on the sources and methods used through the quality reports referred to in Article 8(4).

AddedRequirement for the processing of personal data

Added1. Where the activities to be carried out under this Regulation involve the processing of personal data, such processing shall be proportionate and shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In accordance with the data minimisation principle set out in those Regulations, data provided under this Regulation shall be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified.

Added2. The processing of personal data for statistical purposes, which is considered to be in the public interest, shall be subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In particular, compliance with the principle that personal data are to be rendered anonymous shall be ensured.

AddedData requirements

Added1. Labour market statistics on businesses shall cover the following domains and topics:

Added(a) earnings:

Added– (i) structure of earnings;

Added– (ii) gender pay gap;

Added– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Added– (iv) level of statutory minimum wage, if applicable;

Added– (v) statutory minimum wage coverage, if applicable;

Added(b) labour costs:

Added– (i) structure of labour costs;

Added– (ii) labour cost index;

Added(c) labour demand:

Added– (i) job vacancies.

AddedThe topics labour cost index, referred to in point (b)(ii), and job vacancies, referred to in point (c)(i), include their respective early estimates referred to in Article 5.

Added2. For each topic listed in paragraph 1, the detailed topics, their corresponding periodicity, reference periods and transmission deadlines shall be as set out in the Annex.

Added3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to amend the list of the detailed topics, the periodicity, the reference periods and the transmission deadlines set out in the Annex.

Added4. When exercising power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission shall ensure that the amendments do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on Member States and respondents. For this purpose, feasibility studies as set out in Article 9 shall be launched and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of the delegated acts.

Added5. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data, except for the topic structure of earnings, referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), for which microdata shall be transmitted for individual employees and local units.

Added6. Member States shall provide pre-checked data and related metadata using a technical format specified by the Commission (Eurostat) for each data set. The single entry point services shall be used to provide the data to the Commission (Eurostat).

Added7. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying the following elements for each topic:

Added(a) the list and description of variables;

Added(b) statistical classifications and data breakdowns;

Added(c) precision targets;

Added(d) the metadata to be transmitted with the same periodicity, reference period and deadlines as the data they refer to;

Added(e) the data collection periods.

AddedThese implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) at least 12 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

AddedEarly estimates

Added1. Early estimates for the labour cost index referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(ii) and job vacancies referred to in Article 4(1), point (c)(i) shall be transmitted:

Added(a) by Member States whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the EU total, for each of the 3 latest consecutive years; and

Added(b) by Member States of the euro area whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the euro area total, for each of the 3 latest consecutive years;

Added2. The shares of employees in the EU total and euro area total mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be assessed by the Commission (Eurostat) based on the available EU labour force survey annual data.

Added3. Should there be any change in the list of Member States whose annual number of employees is higher than the thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Commission (Eurostat) shall notify the Member State(s) concerned within 6 months after the end of the period used to assess the 3% threshold. If the updated shares of employees fall below the respective thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Member State(s) concerned shall be allowed to stop transmitting early estimates as from the reference quarter of the first calendar year following the date of the notification. If the updated shares fall above those thresholds, the Member State(s) concerned shall transmit the early estimates from the first reference quarter of the third calendar year following the date of the notification.

AddedStatistical units and statistical population

Added1. Statistics under this Regulation shall be compiled for one or more of the following statistical units:

Added(a) enterprises;