Activities of Irena JOVEVA related to 2023/0288(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European labour market statistics on businesses, repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 530/1999 and Regulations (EC) No 450/2003 and (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Amendments (8)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) LAccurate, timely, reliable and comparable data for compiling labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, and to fulfil the tasks assigned to it under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights together with the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, and the European Semester.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances according to Regulation (EU) 1176/201115 and the monitoring of adequate minimum wages according to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 require accurate information on the evolution of hourly labour costs and wage levels, collective bargaining coverage and monitoring of European Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) across Member States. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances (OJ L 306, 23.11.2011, p. 25) 16 Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (OJ L 275 of 25.10.2022, p. 33).
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to extend the coverage ofto include job vacancy statistics and thdata and to improve timeliness of the labour cost index as both indicators are listed among the Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs)17 , needed to monitor monetary and economic policies. __________________ 17 Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on eurozone statistics ‘towards improved methodologies for eurozone statistics and indicators’ – COM/2002/0661 final of 27 November 2002.
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The implementation of the principle, monitoring and assessmnent of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Following the Social Economy Action Plan as well as goals set in the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030, particularly following the objective to create equal opportunities and ensure them equal access to participate in society and economy, timely, comparable and accurate data on participation of persons with disabilities in labour market is needed. Such data will provide much needed assessement of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) The collection of data should comply with the rules set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The collection of data should not create excessive administrative burden for enterprises, in particular for SMEs.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
ANNEX I Domains, topics and detailed topics; periodicity of the data provision, reference periods and deadline for data transmission per topic Domain Topic (1) Detailed topic Periodicity Reference Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. Employer’s characteristics Economic, legal, geographical and employment information on the local unit to which each sampled employee is attached, and on its enterprise. Employee’s characteristics Individual demographic, educational, contractual and occupational information on each employee sampled. Working periods Information on paid working periods, for each employee sampled. Technical items of the survey Sampling and data collection information for each employee sampled and his/her employer (e.g., weights). Gender Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main characteristics of the employer and of the employee and corresponding relative differences between hourly earnings of male and female employees. Employees Number of male and female employees by characteristics of the employer and of the employee. Collective Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. Hours worked Hours actually worked by main types of employees. Hours paid Hours paid by main types of employees. Employees Number of employees by main types. Local units Information on local units in the sample. Labour Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. Quarterly index of total labour costs Unadjusted and adjusted time series. Quarterly index of hours worked Unadjusted and adjusted time series. Annual labour costs Every Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) When the above-mentioned deadlines fall on a Saturday or a Sunday, the effective deadline shall be the following Monday before 12:00 am (CET).