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European Parliament legislative resolution of 24 April 2024 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 (COM(2023)0459 – C9-0316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD))
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DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
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
(COM(2023)0459 – C90316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
Amendment 1
P9_TC1-COD(2023)0288
AMENDMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT*
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 24 April 2024 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2024/… 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
to the Commission proposal
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2023/0288 (COD)
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
(Text with EEA relevance)
Whereas:
(1) Accurate, 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, in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), and the European Semester.Semester as well as those related to the implementation of the EPSR action plan and the social economy action plan. They are equally important for the Union to fulfil the tasks assigned to it under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). [Am. 2]
(2) The prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances according to Regulation (EU) No 1176/2011 and the monitoring of adequate minimum wages according to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council require accurate information on the evolution of hourly labour costs and wage levels¸ the rate of collective bargaining coverage, the level of the statutory minimum wage and the share of workers covered by it across Member States.
(3) The European Central Bank uses European labour market statistics on businesses, in the context of the single monetary policy, in particular those on the evolution of labour costs and wage growth, for monitoring inflation and deflation risks arising from labour costs. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary. It is important that this analysis is complemented by the monitoring of inflation and deflation risks arising from profits.
(4a) It is important for analytical purposes that an appropriate amount of back data is available to be able to assess labour cost indices over time. However, in order to reduce the burden imposed on Member States, the transmission should be limited to back data that at least covers the calendar years 2024 and 2025.
(5) A legal basis is necessary to regulate the transmission of the annual gender pay gap for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations (UN), in particular, goal 5 on Gender Equality.Equality and goal 8 on Decent work and economic growth, as well as for monitoring the impact of Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Pay Transparency Directive). [Am. 3]
(6) The implementation, monitoring and assessment of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation 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 women requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner, in line with the Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Pay Transparency Directive).2023/970. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data.
(6a) 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 assessment of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.
(4) ‘resident enterprise’, respectively ‘resident local unit’, means an enterprise, respectively a local unit, carrying out economic activities contributing to the gross domestic product (GDP);
(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment contractrelationship with an enterprise (whetherenterprise, theestablished agreementby isa formal contract or informal)an informal agreement, and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind; [Am. 4]
(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment contractrelationship with an employee (whetheremployee, theestablished agreementby isa formal contract or informal);an informal agreement; [Am. 5]
(7) ‘domain’ means one or several data sets that cover one or several topics;
(a) earnings:
– (i) structure of earnings;
– (ii) gender pay gap;
– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;
– (iv) level of statutory minimum wage, if applicable;
– (v) statutory minimum wage coverage, if applicable;
(b) labour costs:
– (i) structure of labour costs;
– (ii) labour cost index;
(c) labour demand:
– (i) job vacancies.
The 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.
(2) 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).
ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur declares that she has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the report, until the adoption thereof in committee:
Entity and/or person
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), opinion
European Central Bank (ECB), opinion
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
14.2.2024
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
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
(COM(2023)0459 – C90316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD))
Rapporteur for opinion: Milan Brglez
AMENDMENTS
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take the following into account:
Amendment 1
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(1) Labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester.
(1) Accurate, timely, reliable and comparable labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), and the European Semester as well as those related to the implementation of the EPSR action plan and the social economy action plan. They are equally important for the Union to fulfil the tasks assigned to it under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Amendment 2
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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 across Member States.
(2) The prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances according to Regulation (EU) 1176/201115, the monitoring of adequate minimum wages according to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council 16 require accurate information on the evolution of hourly labour costs and wage levels, as well as on the collective bargaining coverage across Member States.
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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)
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).
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 3
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary.
(3) The European Central Bank uses European labour market statistics on businesses, in particular those on the evolution of labour costs and wage growth, in the context of the single monetary policy, for monitoring inflation and deflation risks arising from labour costs. It is important that this analysis is complemented by the monitoring of inflation and deflation risks arising from profits.
Amendment 4
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(4) It is necessary to extend the coverage of job vacancy statistics and the 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.
(4) It is necessary to extend the data on job vacancies 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.
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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.
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 5
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(5) A legal basis is necessary to regulate the transmission of the annual gender pay gap for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations (UN), in particular, goal 5 on Gender Equality.
(5) A legal basis is necessary to regulate the transmission of the annual gender pay gap, for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations (UN), in particular, goal 5 on Gender Equality and goal 8 on Decent work and economic growth, as well as for monitoring the impact of Directive (EU) 2023/970.
Amendment 6
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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 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.
(6) The implementation, monitoring and assessment 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 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.
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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)
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).
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 7
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(6 a) The gender pension gap is the relative difference between average gross pensions earned by women and men. The gap has its roots in different professional careers; those of women are characterised by lower pay, shorter and interrupted careers, and a lower volume of hours worked. As a result, women are at greater risk of poverty in later life than men. The data collected in the context of the labour market statistics on businesses regarding the structure of earnings, the gender pay gap and the structure of labour costs can also contribute to a better understanding of the gender pension gap in the Member States.
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(9) To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEs, 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.
(9) The collection of data should not create any unnecessary administrative burden for enterprises. To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on social 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 9
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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) 2018/17251 and Regulation (EU) 2016/6792. 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;
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1 1 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC.
2 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
Amendment 10
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(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) 2016/6791 and Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/17252. Particular attention should be paid to compliance with the principle of anonymization of personal data.
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1 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
2 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC.
Amendment 11
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(11 a) The use of web scraping techniques to collect data from websites in an unstructured way should comply with the data protection principle of accuracy.
Amendment 12
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(2 a) ‘social enterprise’ means a private law entity that provides goods and services for the market in an entrepreneurial way and in accordance with the principles and features of the social economy, having social or environmental objectives as the reason for its commercial activity. Social enterprises can be set up in a variety of legal forms1a
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1a Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions of 9 November 2023.
Amendment 13
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment contract with an enterprise (whether the agreement is formal or informal) and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind;
(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment relationship with an enterprise, established by a formal contract or an informal agreement, and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind;
Amendment 14
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment contract with an employee (whether the agreement is formal or informal);
(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment relationship with an employee, established by a formal contract or an informal agreement;
Amendment 15
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
The processing of data referred to in Article 3(1)(c) is without prejudice to Directive 2002/581. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non-personal data.
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1 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 (Directive on privacy and electronic communications).
Amendment 16
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
3 a. Any processing of personal data, shall comply with the relevant Union legislation on personal data protection, including Regulation (EU)2016/6791, respecting data subjects fundamental rights in line with Regulation (EC) No 223/20092.
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1 Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).
2 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities.
Amendment 17
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;
Amendment 18
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
5 a. For all topics in the Annex, the Member States shall collect and provide separate data on social enterprises.
Amendment 19
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Text proposed by the Commission
ANNEX I
Domains, topics and detailed topics; periodicity of the data provision, reference periods and deadline for data transmission per topic
Domain
Topic
Detailed topic
Periodicity
Reference period
Data transmission deadline (1) (2)
First Reference Period
Earnings
Structure of Earnings
Earnings Total annual and monthly earnings and all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled.
Every four years
Calendar year
T+16 months
2026
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 Pay Gap
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings of male and female employees by main
Every year
Calendar year
T+13 months
2026
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.
Labour costs
Structure of labour costs
Labour costs Total costs borne by the employer for employing labour and components of these costs.
Every four years
Calendar year
T+18 months
2028
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 cost index
Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
Every quarter
Calendar quarter
- Early estimates: T+45 days Final data: T+65 days
First quarter of year 2026
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 year
Calendar
End of the
Annual labour costs levels (weights) by type of costs.
year
first quarter of year T+1 + 65 days
Labour demand
Job vacancies
Vacant posts Information on vacant posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
Every quarter
Calendar quarter
- Early estimates: T+45 days Final data: T+70 days
First quarter of year 2026
Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
(1) After the end of the reference period “T”.
(2) 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).
Amendment
ANNEX I
Domains, topics and detailed topics; periodicity of the data provision, reference periods and deadline for data transmission per topic
Domain
Topic(3)
Detailed topic
Periodicity
Reference period
Data transmission deadline (1) (2)
First Reference Period
Earnings
Structure of Earnings
Earnings Total annual and monthly earnings and all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled.
Every four years
Calendar year
T+16 months
2026
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 Pay Gap
Hourly earnings Hourly earnings of male and female employees by main
Every year
Calendar year
T+13 months
2026
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 bargaining coverage
Number of employees covered by collective agreements
Every year
Calendar year
T+13 months
2026
Labour costs
Structure of labour costs
Labour costs Total costs borne by the employer for employing labour and components of these costs.
Every four years
Calendar year
T+18 months
2028
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 cost index
Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked Quarterly index of labour costs per hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
Every quarter
Calendar quarter
- Early estimates: T+45 days Final data: T+65 days
First quarter of year 2026
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 year
Calendar
End of the
Annual labour costs levels (weights) by type of costs.
year
first quarter of year T+1 + 65 days
Labour demand
Job vacancies
Vacant posts Information on vacant posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
Every quarter
Calendar quarter
- Early estimates: T+45 days Final data: T+70 days
First quarter of year 2026
Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series.
(1) After the end of the reference period “T”.
(2) 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).
(3) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises.
ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
The rapporteur has received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the opinion:
Entity and/or person
Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia (Statistični urad Republike Slovenije)
Association of Free Trade Unions of Slovenia (Zveza svobodnih sindikatov Slovenije)
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
The list above is drawn up under the exclusive responsibility of the rapporteur.
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
Title
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
References
COM(2023)0459 – C9-0316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD)
Committee responsible
Date announced in plenary
ECON
19.10.2023
Opinion by
Date announced in plenary
EMPL
19.10.2023
Associated committees - date announced in plenary
19.10.2023
Rapporteur for the opinion
Date appointed
Milan Brglez
17.10.2023
Discussed in committee
23.1.2024
Date adopted
14.2.2024
Result of final vote
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35
2
3
Members present for the final vote
João Albuquerque, Atidzhe Alieva-Veli, Marc Angel, Gabriele Bischoff, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Milan Brglez, Sylvie Brunet, Jordi Cañas, Ilan De Basso, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Klára Dobrev, Jarosław Duda, Estrella Durá Ferrandis, Cindy Franssen, Chiara Gemma, Elisabetta Gualmini, Alicia Homs Ginel, Agnes Jongerius, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Katrin Langensiepen, Miriam Lexmann, Jozef Mihál, Max Orville, Sandra Pereira, Dragoş Pîslaru, Dennis Radtke, Elżbieta Rafalska, Antonio Maria Rinaldi, Daniela Rondinelli, Mounir Satouri, Monica Semedo, Marianne Vind, Maria Walsh
Substitutes present for the final vote
Catherine Amalric, Rosa D’Amato, Paola Ghidoni, Wolfram Pirchner, Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, Kim Van Sparrentak
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote
France Jamet
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
Key to symbols:
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
Title
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
References
COM(2023)0459 – C9-0316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD)
Date submitted to Parliament
28.7.2023
Committee responsible
Date announced in plenary
ECON
19.10.2023
Committees asked for opinions
Date announced in plenary
EMPL
19.10.2023
Associated committees
Date announced in plenary
EMPL
19.10.2023
Rapporteurs
Date appointed
Irene Tinagli
19.9.2023
Discussed in committee
14.2.2024
Date adopted
22.2.2024
Result of final vote
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27
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4
Members present for the final vote
Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Gilles Boyer, Valentino Grant, Claude Gruffat, Eero Heinäluoma, Michiel Hoogeveen, Danuta Maria Hübner, Stasys Jakeliūnas, Georgios Kyrtsos, Aurore Lalucq, Philippe Lamberts, Pedro Marques, Caroline Nagtegaal, Luděk Niedermayer, Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos, Piernicola Pedicini, Lídia Pereira, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Antonio Maria Rinaldi, Alfred Sant, Aušra Seibutytė, Paul Tang, Irene Tinagli
Substitutes present for the final vote
Andżelika Anna Możdżanowska, René Repasi, Eleni Stavrou
Substitutes under Rule 209(7) present for the final vote
João Albuquerque, Jordi Cañas, Deirdre Clune, Bernard Guetta, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Michal Wiezik
Date tabled
22.2.2024
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
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