Activities of Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN related to 2023/0288(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union 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
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 (20)
Amendment 15 #
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 as well as collective bargaining coverage 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 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Central Bank uses European labour market statistics on businesses, in the context of the single monetary policy, for monitoring inflation and deflation risks arising from labour costs, also in relation to profits. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The implementation of the principle 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, in line with the Pay Transparency Directive, 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 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Central Bank uses European labour market statistics on businesses, in the context of the single monetary policy, for monitoring inflation and deflation risks arising from labour costs, also in relation to profits. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The implementation of the principle 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, in line with the Pay Transparency Directive, 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 27 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEsocial enterprises, SMEs and micro-enterprises, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Where the activities to be carried out under this Regulation involve the processing of personal data, such processing should comply with the relevant Union legislation on personal data protection, namely 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 should be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified;
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10 b) Processing of personal data for the statistical purposes, which is considered to be in the public interest, should 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 should be ensured.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The use of web scraping techniques to collect data from websites, for their usual nature of an unstructured search on what is public on the internet, might not comply with the data protection principle of accuracy insofar as there is no assessment on the reliability of the sources. The same quality requirements for official statistics (e.g. the principle of statistical accuracy and reliability of source data) might be affected.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEsocial enterprises, SMEs and micro-enterprises, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Any processing of data stemming under Article 3(1)(c) shall be without prejudice to Directive 2002/58 [ePrivacy Directive]. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non-personal data.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. A necessary condition for the lawfulness of the processing of personal data stemming from these sources is the existence of a legal basis under Article 6 GDPR and/or Article 5 EUDPR. In case of processing of special categories of data, regard must also be had to the general prohibition included in Article 9 GDPR and Article 10 EUDPR and the respective exceptions.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) Where the activities to be carried out under this Regulation involve the processing of personal data, such processing should comply with the relevant Union legislation on personal data protection, namely 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 should be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified.
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10 b) Processing of personal data for the statistical purposes, which is considered to be in the public interest, should 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 should be ensured.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) The use of web scraping techniques to collect data from websites, for their usual nature of an unstructured search on what is public on the internet, might not comply with the data protection principle of accuracy insofar as there is no assessment on the reliability of the sources. The same quality requirements for official statistics (e.g. the principle of statistical accuracy and reliability of source data) might be affected.
Amendment 42 #
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)
– collective bargaining coverage
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Any processing of data stemming under Article 3(1), point (c) shall be without prejudice to Directive 2002/58 1a[ePrivacy Directive]. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non- personal data. _________________ 1a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (OJ L 201 of 31.7.2002, p. 37).
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. A necessary condition for the lawfulness of processing of personal data stemming from these sources is the existence of a legal basis under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and/or Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In case of processing of special categories of data, regard must also be had to the general prohibition included in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and the respective exceptions.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Any processing of personal data shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate in relation to the purpose for which they are processed. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified, 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.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Any processing of personal data shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate in relation to the purpose for which they are processed. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified, 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. .