DRAFT OPINION (COM(2023)0459 – C90316/2023 – 2023/0288(COD))
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
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Committee on Employment and Social Affairs · Rapporteur: Milan Brglez
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This draft opinion proposes amendments to the proposed regulation on European labour market statistics on businesses, covering data collection, definitions, and reporting requirements.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, focusing on data quality, social enterprises, and collective bargaining coverage.¶¶¶
Key points
- Calls for accurate, timely and comparable labour market statistics, including for social economy action plan and European Semester.¶
- Requires information on collective bargaining coverage for monitoring minimum wages and macroeconomic imbalances.¶
- Extends data on job vacancies and improves timeliness of labour cost index.¶
- Adds legal basis for annual gender pay gap data to assess pay transparency directive and monitor UN Sustainable Development Goals.¶
- Defines 'social enterprise' as a private law entity with social or environmental objectives, and requires separate data for social enterprises.¶¶
- Clarifies definition of 'employer' to include direct employment relationship, whether formal or informal.¶
- Adds collective bargaining coverage as a topic for data collection.¶