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
A-9-2024-0054
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Rapporteur: Irene Tinagli
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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation establishes a common framework for EU labour market statistics on businesses, covering earnings, labour costs, and labour demand, and repealing three earlier regulations.¶¶ It sets out data requirements, sources, quality standards, and transmission rules, including early estimates for labour cost index and job vacancies, and mandates separate data for social enterprises.¶¶ The regulation applies from 1 January 2026 and includes provisions for delegated acts, feasibility studies, financing, and derogations.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs proposes to adopt the Commission proposal with amendments, as set out in the draft resolution.¶
Key points
- The regulation covers domains of earnings, labour costs, and labour demand, with topics including structure of earnings, gender pay gap, collective bargaining coverage, minimum wage, labour cost index, and job vacancies.¶¶¶
- Member States may use survey data, administrative records, or other sources, but the Commission may specify other sources via delegated acts, ensuring necessity and proportionality.¶¶
- Personal data processing must comply with EU data protection rules, be proportionate, and aggregated so individuals cannot be identified.¶¶
- Data transmission is as aggregated data, except for structure of earnings which uses microdata; pre-checked data and metadata are required.¶¶
- Early estimates for labour cost index and job vacancies are required from Member States with over 3% of EU or euro area employees, with rules for changes in status.¶¶¶
- Statistical populations are defined for each topic, with exclusions for agriculture, households, and extraterritorial organizations; gender pay gap for 2026 covers enterprises with 10+ employees.¶¶¶
- Member States must collect and provide separate data for social enterprises for all topics.¶
- Ad hoc data collections may be required via delegated acts starting from reference year 2028, with at least two years between collections.¶¶
- Quality requirements include full coverage, accuracy, and quality reports; the Commission may recommend managing low-quality sources.¶¶¶
- Feasibility and pilot studies may be initiated to improve quality, reduce burden, and test new methods; results are published.¶¶
- Union financial contributions may cover up to 80% of eligible costs for improving sources and methods, but not regular compilation costs.¶¶¶
- Derogations may be granted for up to one year if major changes are needed, with requests within three months of entry into force.¶¶
Who is affected
- National statistical authorities and institutes, which must collect and transmit data, ensure quality, and may receive Union funding.¶¶
- Enterprises, including social enterprises and SMEs, which provide data and may face reduced burden through use of administrative sources.¶¶¶
- Employees, whose data on earnings and pay gaps are collected, with safeguards for personal data.¶¶
- The Commission (Eurostat), which assesses quality, conducts studies, and adopts delegated acts.¶¶¶
Figures and deadlines
Legal basis: Article 338(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶