Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009 of 13 January 2009 adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 20/2009of 13 January 2009adopting the specifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98(Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the CommunityOJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3., and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 365/2008 of 23 April 2008 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2010, 2011 and 2012, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98OJ L 112, 24.4.2008, p. 22. includes an ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life.(2)Council Decision 2008/618/EC of 15 July 2008 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member StatesOJ L 198, 26.7.2008, p. 47., the European Commission’s Roadmap on equality between women and menCOM(2006) 92 final. and the European Pact for Gender EqualityPresidency Conclusion of the Brussels European Council of 23-24 March 2006. encourage Member States to take measures to promote a better work-life balance for all in terms of childcare, care facilities for other dependents and the promotion of parental leave for both women and men. Consequently, a comprehensive and comparable set of data on reconciliation between work and family life is needed in order to monitor progress towards the objectives of the European Employment Strategy and to measure the impact of recent policies in this area.(3)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The detailed list of information to be collected in 2010 by the ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life shall be as set out in the Annex.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 13 January 2009.For the CommissionJoaquín AlmuniaMember of the CommissionANNEXLABOUR FORCE SURVEYSpecifications of the 2010 ad hoc module on reconciliation between work and family life1.Member States and regions concerned: all.2.The variables will be coded as follows:The labelling of variables of the Labour Force Survey in the column "Filter" refers to Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a sub-sample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quartersOJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57..
NameColumnCodeDescriptionFilter
REGCARE197Person regularly takes care of other children up to 14 (other than own/spouse’s children living in the household) or of ill, disabled, elderly relatives/friends aged 15 or more in need of careEverybody aged 15 to 64
1Yes, of other children up to 14
2Yes, of relatives/friends aged 15 or more in need of care
3Yes, of other children up to 14 and of relatives/friends aged 15 or more in need of care
4No
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
CHILDCAR198Use of childcare services per week for the youngest child living in the household (including paid childminders, pre-school; apart from compulsory school)Everybody aged 15 to 64 with at least one own/spouse’s child up to 14 living in the household
Childcare services are used for … per week
1up to 10 hours
2more than 10 hours and up to 20 hours
3more than 20 hours and up to 30 hours
4more than 30 hours and up to 40 hours
5more than 40 hours
6No use of childcare services
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
IMPFACIL199Impact of availability and affordability of care facilities on not working or working part-timeEverybody aged 15 to 64 and (FTPTREAS ≠ 3 and SEEKREAS ≠ 3 and (REGCARE = 1-3 or has at least one own/spouse’s child up to 14 living in the household)) and FTPT ≠ 1
1Suitable care services for children are not available or affordable
2Suitable care services for ill, disabled, elderly are not available or affordable
3Suitable care services for both children and ill, disabled and elderly are not available or affordable.
4Care facilities do not influence decision for labour market participation
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
NOWRECHI200Main reason (linked with childcare) for not working or working part-timeEverybody aged 15 to 64 and (NEEDCARE = 1,3 or IMPFACIL = 1,3)
1No childcare services available
2Available childcare services are too expensive
3Available childcare services are not of sufficient quality
4Other reasons linked with the lack of suitable childcare services
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
NOWRECAR201Main reason (linked with care of other dependants) for not working or working part-timeEverybody aged 15 to 64 and (NEEDCARE = 2,3 or IMPFACIL = 2,3)
1No care services available
2Available care services are too expensive
3Available care services are not of sufficient quality
4Other reasons linked with the lack of suitable care services
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
VARHOURS202Variable working hoursEverybody aged 15 to 64 and STAPRO = 3
1Fixed start and end of a working day or varying working time as decided by the employer
Schedule decided by the employee within one of the following schemes:
2Flexitime/Working time banking
3Daily number of hours fixed, but some flexibility within the day
4Determines own work schedule (no formal boundaries at all)
5Other
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
POSSTEND203Possible to vary start and/or end of working day for family reasons (at least one hour)VARHOURS = 1,3,5,blank
1Generally possible
2Rarely possible
3Not possible
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
POSORGWT204Possible to organise working time in order to take whole days off for family reasons (without using holidays)Everybody aged 15 to 64 and STAPRO = 3
1Generally possible
2Rarely possible
3Not possible
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
REDWORK205Reduced working hours to take care of the youngest child in the household for at least one month (excluding maternity leave)Everybody aged 15 to 64 with at least one own/spouse’s child up to the 8th birthday living in the household and (WSTATOR = 1,2 or (EXISTPR = 1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR <= age of the youngest child + 1))
1Yes
2No
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
STOPWORK206Stopped working to take care of the youngest child in the household for at least one month (excluding maternity leave)Everybody aged 15 to 64 with at least one own/spouse’s child up to the 8th birthday living in the household and (WSTATOR = 1,2 or (EXISTPR = 1 and REFYEAR-YEARPR <= age of the youngest child + 1))
1No
Yes, stopped working for a completed period of:
2up to 3 months
3more than 3 months and up to 6 months
4more than 6 months and up to 1 year
5more than 1 year
6Has not returned to work yet
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
PARLEAVE207Full-time parental leave of at least one month taken to care for the youngest child in the household (excluding maternity leave)Everybody aged 15 to 64 with at least one own/spouse’s child up to the 8th birthday living in the household
1No, has not taken full-time parental leave for at least one month
Yes, has taken full-time parental leave for a completed period of:
2up to 3 months
3more than 3 months and up to 6 months
4more than 6 months and up to 1 year
5more than 1 year
6Leave is still ongoing
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer
210/215Weighting factor for the 2010 ad hoc module (optional)Everybody aged 15 to 64
0000-9999Columns 210-213 contain whole numbers
00-99Columns 214-215 contain decimal places