Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384 of 19 December 2017 specifying the technical characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance. )
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384of 19 December 2017specifying the technical characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98(Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,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 7a(5) thereof,Whereas:(1)The European employment strategy, the employment guidelinesCouncil Decision (EU) 2015/1848 of 5 October 2015 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States for 2015 (OJ L 268, 15.10.2015, p. 28). and the European Pillar of Social Rightshttps://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union/european-pillar-social-rights_en, in particular its principles on secure and adaptable employment, work-life balance and well-adapted work environment, express the need for greater adaptability of both enterprises and workers in Europe and highlight the need to collect data with a large-scale European survey on the application of various forms of new practices in work organisation and working time arrangements and the experiences of workers with those practices and arrangements.(2)Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 of 14 June 2016 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 284, 20.10.2016, p. 1). specifies and gives a description of the areas on which more detailed information is to be provided, namely the ad hoc sub-modules, and which should be included in the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98.(3)Therefore, the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data by Member States under the ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements should be specified.(4)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1The technical characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements, the filters, the codes to be used and the deadline by which Members States shall send the results to the Commission are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 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, 19 December 2017.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JunckerANNEXThis Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements scheduled to be carried out in 2019. It also sets the dates for submission of data by the Member States to the Commission.Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission: 31 March 2020.Filters and codes to be used for sending data: as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008Commission 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 subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57)..Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response: columns 226-229 containing whole numbers and columns 230-231 containing decimal places.(1)Sub-module "Flexibility of working times"
Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilter
VARIWTVariable working timesWSTATOR = 1,2
211How is determined the start and end of the working time in the main job
1Worker can fully decide working time
2Worker can decide working time with certain restrictions
3Employer or organisation mainly decides working time
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
FREEHOURFreedom to take hours offVARIWT = 2,3,blank
212Possibility to take one or two hours off in the main job for personal or family matters within one working day
1Very easy
2Quite easy
3Quite difficult
4Very difficult
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
FREELEAVFreedom in taking leaveWSTATOR = 1,2
213Possibility to take in the main job one or two days of leave within three working days
1Very easy
2Quite easy
3Quite difficult
4Very difficult
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
FLEXWTExpected flexibility in working timesWSTATOR = 1,2
214Frequency to which the worker has to face unforeseen demands for changed working time in the main job
1At least once a week
2Less than every week but at least every month
3Less than every month or never
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
AVAIFREEAvailable for work in free timeWSTATOR = 1,2
215Worker was contacted during leisure time in the last two months to take action before the next working day for the main job
1Was not contacted in the last 2 months
2Was contacted on a few occasions
3Was contacted several times and expected to act before the next working day
4Was contacted several times and not expected to act before the next working day
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
(2)Sub-module "Methods at work"
Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilter
RECHOURSRecording of presence or working hoursSTAPRO = 3
216-217Method of recording the presence or working hours in the main job
01Presence and hours are not recorded
02Presence is recorded manually by one-self
03Presence is recorded manually by supervisor/colleague
04Presence is recorded automatically (clocking system, at log-in)
05Presence is recorded with another method
06Hours are recorded manually by one-self
07Hours are recorded manually by supervisor/colleague
08Hours are recorded automatically (clocking system, at log-in)
09Hours are recorded with another method
99Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
PRESSUREWorking under time pressureWSTATOR = 1,2
218Frequency to which the person works under time pressure in the main job
1Always
2Often
3Sometimes
4Never
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
JOBAUTONJob autonomyWSTATOR = 1,2
219-220Possibility to influence order and content of tasks in the main job
11Large influence on order and content
12Large influence on order and some on content
13Large influence on order and little or none on content
21Some influence on order and a large one on content
22Some influence on order and on content
23Some influence on order and little or none on content
31Large influence on content and little or none on order
32Some influence on content and a little or none on order
33Little or no influence on order and content
99Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
(3)Sub-module "Place of work"
Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilter
PLACEWKMain place of workWSTATOR = 1,2
221Place where activities for main job are primarily carried out
1Employers' or own premises
2Home
3Clients' place
4Non-fixed place (vehicle, delivery service, etc.)
5Other
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
COMMUTMCommuting timePLACEWK≠2
222-224Time to get from home to work for the main job (one way)
000-240Minutes
999Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know
OTHERLOCWorking on other locationsPLACEWK = 1-5
225Works in more than one location for the main job
1Daily
2Not daily but at least every week
3Less than every week but at least every month
4Less than every month or never
9Not applicable (not included in the filter)
BlankNo answer/Don't know