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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:
*** Consent procedure
Amendment 1
***I Ordinary legislative procedure (first reading)
Proposal for a regulation
***II Ordinary legislative procedure (second reading)
Recital 1
***III Ordinary legislative procedure (third reading)
Text proposed by the Commission
(The type of procedure depends on the legal basis proposed by the draft act.)
Amendment
Amendments to a draft act
(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.
Amendments by Parliament set out in two columns
(1) Accurate, timely 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, the European Semester and the Social economy action plan.
Deletions are indicated in bold italics in the left-hand column. Replacements are indicated in bold italics in both columns. New text is indicated in bold italics in the right-hand column.
Or. en
The first and second lines of the header of each amendment identify the relevant part of the draft act under consideration. If an amendment pertains to an existing act that the draft act is seeking to amend, the amendment heading includes a third line identifying the existing act and a fourth line identifying the provision in that act that Parliament wishes to amend.
Amendment 2
Amendments by Parliament in the form of a consolidated text
Proposal for a regulation
New text is highlighted in bold italics. Deletions are indicated using either the ▌symbol or strikeout. Replacements are indicated by highlighting the new text in bold italics and by deleting or striking out the text that has been replaced.
Recital 2
By way of exception, purely technical changes made by the drafting departments in preparing the final text are not highlighted.
Text proposed by the Commission
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
Amendment
on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of 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
(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.
(17082/1/2024 – C100054/2025 – 2023/0288(COD))
(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
(Ordinary legislative procedure: second reading)
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– having regard to the Council position at first reading (17082/1/2024 – C100054/2025),
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– having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank of 24 November 2023,
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)
– having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0459)),
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)
– having regard to Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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).
– having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure,
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).
having regard to Rule 68 of its Rules of Procedure,
Or. en
having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A100000/2025),
Amendment 3
1. Approves the Council position at first reading;
Proposal for a regulation
2. Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the Council position;
Recital 3
3. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Text proposed by the Commission
4. Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;
Amendment
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.
(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.
SHORT JUSTIFICATION
(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.
The Council position at first reading reflects the agreement reached between Parliament and the Council in interinstitutional negotiations at early second reading stage, after legal-linguistic verification. Since the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), in its vote on 16 January 2025, already confirmed the outcome of those interinstitutional negotiations, as your rapporteur, I propose that ECON recommends that the Plenary confirms the position of the Council at first reading without amending it.
Or. en
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 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.
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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.
Or. en
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, to assess the impact of the directive on pay transparency, as well as 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.
Or. en
Amendment 6
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 of 27 November 2023 on developing social economy framework conditions (C/2023/1344)
Or. en
Amendment 7
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, whether there is a formal contract or an informal agreement;
Or. en
Amendment 8
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;
Or. en
Amendment 9
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Text proposed by the Commission
Amendment
5 a. For all the topics in the Annex, the Member States shall collect and provide separate data on social enterprises.
Or. en
Amendment 10
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(1)
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.
Or. en
ANNEX: ENTITIES OR PERSONS FROM WHOM THE RAPPORTEUR HAS RECEIVED INPUT
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, theThe rapporteur declares that shehas received input from the following entities or persons in the preparation of the draft report:opinion:
Entity and/or person
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), opinion
Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia (Statistični urad Republike Slovenije)
European Central Bank (ECB), opinion
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.
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur declares that she has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.