2023/0288(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) LAccurate, timely, reliable and comparable data for compiling labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, and to fulfil the tasks assigned to it under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights together with the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, and the European Semester.

Amendment 11 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) LAccurate, 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 and the European Semester and the social economy action plan.

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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, collective bargaining coverage and monitoring of European Working Time Directive (2003/88/EC) across Member States. __________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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 on collective bargaining coverage across Member States. __________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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 on collective bargaining coverage across Member States. __________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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. __________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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. __________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(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, also in relation to profits. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary.

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(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 and wage growth, are necessary.

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(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 and wage growth, are necessary.

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) It is necessary to extend the coverage ofto include job vacancy ~~statistics and th~~data and to improve 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. __________________ 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.

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(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.deleted

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) A legal basis is necessary to regulate the transmission of the annual gender pay gap, to assess the implementation and impact of Directive (EU) 2023/970 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.

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data, in line with the Pay Transparency Directive, annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay and pension gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay and pension gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation ~~of the principle~~, monitoring and assessmnent of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date ~~gender~~women/men pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting ~~gender~~women/men pay gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date ~~gender~~women/men pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting ~~gender~~women/men pay gap data. __________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6 a) Following the Social Economy Action Plan as well as goals set in the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030, particularly following the objective to create equal opportunities and ensure them equal access to participate in society and economy, timely, comparable and accurate data on participation of persons with disabilities in labour market is needed. Such data will provide much needed assessement of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) The collection of data should comply with the rules set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The collection of data should not create excessive administrative burden for enterprises, in particular for SMEs.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on ~~SME~~social enterprises, SMEs and micro-enterprises, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

(10 a) Where the activities to be carried out under this Regulation involve the processing of personal data, such processing should comply with the relevant Union legislation on personal data protection, namely Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council. In accordance with the data minimisation principle set out in those Regulations, data provided under this Regulation should be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified;

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)

(10 b) Processing of personal data for the statistical purposes, which is considered to be in the public interest, should be subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 89 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In particular, compliance with the principle that personal data are to be rendered anonymous should be ensured.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) The use of web scraping techniques to collect data from websites, for their usual nature of an unstructured search on what is public on the internet, might not comply with the data protection principle of accuracy insofar as there is no assessment on the reliability of the sources. The same quality requirements for official statistics (e.g. the principle of statistical accuracy and reliability of source data) might be affected.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

(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 __________________ 1a Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions of 9 November 2023.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, legal residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment contract with an enterprise (whether the agreement is formal or informal) and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind;

Amendment 32 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

(5) ‘employee’ means any person irrespective of his/her nationality, residency or how long he/she has worked in the Member State who has a direct employment ~~contract~~relationship with an enterprise ~~(whether the agreement is formal or informal)~~ and receive remuneration, irrespective of the type of work performed, the number of hours worked (full-time or part-time) and the duration of the contract (fixed or indefinite, including seasonal); the remuneration of an employee can take the form of wages and salaries, including bonuses, pay for piecework and shift work, allowances, fees, commission and remuneration in kind;

Amendment 33 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment ~~contract~~relationship with an employee ~~(whether the agreement is formal or informal)~~established by a formal contract or an informal agreement;

Amendment 34 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment ~~contract~~relationship with an employee ~~(whether the agreement is formal or informal)~~;

Amendment 35 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) ‘employer’ means an enterprise or a local unit that has a direct employment ~~contract~~relationship with an employee ~~(whether the agreement is formal or informal)~~;

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Any processing of data stemming under Article 3(1)(c) shall be without prejudice to Directive 2002/58 [ePrivacy Directive]. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non-personal data.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Any processing of data stemming under Article 3(1)(c) shall be without prejudice to Directive 2002/58 [ePrivacy Directive]. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non-personal data.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. A necessary condition for the lawfulness of the processing of personal data stemming from these sources is the existence of a legal basis under Article 6 GDPR and/or Article 5 EUDPR. In case of processing of special categories of data, regard must also be had to the general prohibition included in Article 9 GDPR and Article 10 EUDPR and the respective exceptions.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2

– (ii) ~~gender~~ pay gap between men and women;

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2

– (ii) ~~gender~~ pay gap between men and women;

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) objective reasons for that pay gap;

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) objective reasons for that pay gap;

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– collective bargaining coverage

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 a (new)

– collective bargaining coverage

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 b (new)

– (iv) gender pension gap;

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 b (new)

– (iv) gender pension gap;

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 c (new)

– (v) numbers of hours worked;

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – indent 2 c (new)

– (v) numbers of hours worked;

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

~~3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 13 to amend the list of the detailed topics, the periodicity, the reference periods and the transmission deadlines set out in the Annex.~~

Amendment 45 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission is~~hall be~~ empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to amend the list of the detailed topics~~, the periodicity, the reference periods and the transmission deadlines set out in the Annex~~ as set out in the Annex. The delegated acts shall be adopted at least 24 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

Amendment 46 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

Amendment 47 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. When exercising power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the Commission shall ensure that ~~the amendments do not~~: (a) the delegated acts aim to achieve cost and burden neutrality or reduction and do not, in any case, impose a significant a~~nd disproportionate~~dditional cost or burden on the Member States ~~and~~or on the respondents~~. For this purpose, feasibility studies as set out in Article 9 shall be launched and their results duly assessed and taken~~; (b) a maximum of two detailed topics are replaced by another detailed topic and a maximum of one detailed topic in total for all domains listed in the Annex is added over a period of ten consecutive years; (c) any new detailed topic shall be assessed with respect to its feasibility by means of pilot studies carried out by the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States into acco~~unt~~rdance with Article 9.

Amendment 47 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

5. Any processing of personal data shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate in relation to the purpose for which they are processed. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified, except for the topic structure of earnings, referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), for which microdata shall be transmitted for individual employees and local units.

Amendment 48 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c

~~(c) precision targets;~~deleted

Amendment 49 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point c

~~(c) precision targets;~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point e

~~(e) the data collection periods.~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point e

~~(e) the data collection periods.~~deleted

Amendment 51 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Statistics under this Regulation shall be compiled for ~~one or more of~~ the following statistical units:

Amendment 51 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Statistics under this Regulation shall be compiled for ~~one or more of~~ the following statistical units:

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Apprentices and trainees.

Amendment 52 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Apprentices and trainees.

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. For topic~~s labour cost index, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(ii) and~~ job vacancies, referred to in Article 4(1), point (c)(i), the statistical population shall consist of all enterprises or all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:

Amendment 53 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) they have 130 or more employees.

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) they have 130 or more employees.

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

For topics structure of earnings, referred to in Article 4(1), point (a)(i), and ~~gender~~women/men pay gap, as well as the objective reasons for that pay gap, referred to in Article 4(1), points (a)(ii) and (iii), as regards data on the employer, the statistical population shall consist of all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) they have 130 or more employees.

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) they have 130 or more employees.

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. By derogation to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 3, as regards ~~gender~~women/men pay gap data for reference period 2026, the transmission shall cover all local units that are part of enterprises with 100 or more employees and that, in addition to the activities excluded in paragraph 3 point (a), do not belong to the section ‘Public administration and defence; compulsory social security’ of the NACE classification.

Amendment 57 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. For the topics structure of labour costs, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(i), labour cost index, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(ii), the statistical population shall consist of all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:’

Amendment 58 #

Beata SZYDŁO, Elżbieta RAFALSKA, Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) they are part of enterprises with 100 or more employees.

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) they are part of enterprises with 100 or more employees.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. For all the topics in the Annex, the Member States shall collect and provide separate data on social enterprises.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. For all the topics in the Annex, the Member States shall collect and provide separate data on social enterprises.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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 Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. 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~~Women/ Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 ~~Pay Gap~~Men Hourly earnings of year Pay Gap male and female employees by main characteristics of the employer and of the employee and corresponding relative differences between hourly earnings of male and female employees. Objective reasons for that pay gap. Employees Number of male and female employees by characteristics of the employer and of the employee. Collective Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. 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 Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. 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 Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (12) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) 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 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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 Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. 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 Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main 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 Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. 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 Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. 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 Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) 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 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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 Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. 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 Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main 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 Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. 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 Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. 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 Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) 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 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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 Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. 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 Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main 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 Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. 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 Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. 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 Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) 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 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I

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 Data First period transmission Reference deadline (12) (23) Period Earnings Structure Earnings Every Calendar T+16 months 2026 of Total annual and four year Earnings monthly earnings and years all their components, as well as hourly earnings paid to each employee sampled. 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 Hourly earnings Every year Calendar T+13 months 2026 Pay Gap Hourly earnings of year male and female employees by main 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 Number of employees bargaining covered by collective Every year Calendar yearT+13 months 2026 coverage agreements Labou Structure Labour costs Every Calendar T+18 months 2028 r costs of labour Total costs borne by four year costs the employer for years employing labour and components of these costs. 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 Quarterly index of Ever Calendar -Early First cost labour costs per y quarter estimates: quarter of index hour worked quart T+45 days year 2026 Quarterly index of er Final data: labour costs per T+65 days hour worked, by type of costs; unadjusted and adjusted time series. 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 Calendar End of the year Annual labour costs year first quarter of levels (weights) by year T+1 + 65 type of costs. days Labour Job Vacant posts Ever Calendar -Early First deman vacancies Information on y quarter estimates: quarter of d vacant posts quart T+45 days year 2026 recorded; er Final data: unadjusted and T+70 days adjusted time series. Occupied posts Information on occupied posts recorded; unadjusted and adjusted time series. (1) All topics shall be disaggregated by social enterprises. (2) After the end of the reference period “T”. (23) 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).

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2024/01/23 ECON 58 amendments...

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)

Having regard to the European Central Bank opinion of 24 November 2023,

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) LAccurate, timely, reliable and comparable data for compiling labour market statistics on businesses in the European Union are required for the design, implementation and evaluation of the Union policies, and to fulfil the tasks under Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular those addressing economic, social and territorial cohesion, the European employment strategy, the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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, the rate of collective bargaining coverage, the level of the statutory minimum wage and the share of workers covered by it across Member States. _________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(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. _________________ 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) 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).

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4 a) In order to compile accurate and comparable cross-country labour market statistics on businesses, it is necessary to include all data sources, including those on the public sector and small businesses.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data, in line with the Pay Transparency Directive, annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. _________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The implementation, monitoring and assessment of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data. _________________ 18 Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (OJ L 204 of 26.07.2006, p. 23) 19 Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (OJ L 132 of 17.05.2023, p. 21).

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6 a) Following the Social Economy Action Plan as well as goals set in the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030, particularly following the objective to create equal opportunities and ensure them equal access to participate in society and economy, timely, comparable and accurate data on participation of persons with disabilities in labour market is needed. Such data will provide much needed assessment of progress in common efforts in reducing employment rate gaps and increasing the employment rate of persons with disabilities.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)

(6 b) The implementation of the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin requires timely, comparable and accurate data on wages and job characteristics of persons of different racial or ethnic origins. Such data will provide much needed assessment of progress in reducing discrimination in relation to employment and working conditions, including dismissals and pay.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) With the aim to improve the labour market statistics on businesses, it is essential that the data meet the quality requirements. Therefore, the Commission (Eurostat) should provide further guidance on managing the data collected from sources of low quality.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)

(8 b) Limiting the additional burden on enterprises should be at the center of this Regulation. The Commission and Member States, in all their actions connected to this Regulation, should focus on the objective of “One in, two out” in regard to reporting obligations and commit to more efficient use of data. The collection of additional data should happen exclusively on a need-to-know basis to achieve the core aims of this Regulation, as opposed to a want-to-know approach, which would have significant impact on the productivity and competitiveness of European SMEs.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEs, the national statistical authorities should first consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objectivother data sources already available to national, regional or local authorities for the provision of labour market statistics, before establishing additional reporting requirements and thereby a burden on Union enterprises. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective. Member States should conduct efforts to ensure relevant data is adequately shared between authorities to ensure the reporting burden for enterprises is as small as possible.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) To limit the administrative and financial burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEs and micro-enterprises, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)

(9 a) To limit the burden on enterprises, national statistical authorities should take into account the standard on cost- effectiveness and not entailing excessive burden on economic operators as enshrined in Article 338(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in their dealings with businesses.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)

(9 b) The framework governing labour market statistics on businesses should be improved continuously. This includes data quality aspects as well as the reduction of undue economic burdens. However, new methods and procedures should be duly tested before they are incorporated in the day-to-day activities of national statistical institutes. For that purpose, the Commission (Eurostat) and national statistical institutes should conduct feasibility and pilot studies. Such studies should be initiated by the Commission and should be open to the participation of national statistical institutes on a voluntary basis. In order to draw the right conclusions, the results of those studies should be carefully analysed by the Commission and national statistical institutes. This analysis should be made available to the statistical community and the wider public.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)

(11 a) The collection and processing of personal data should be proportionate and comply with the rules set in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. The transmitted data should be aggregated to the extent that individuals cannot be identified.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) For the appropriate implementation of this Regulation in Members States, at least 12 months after the date of entering into force are needed before the first data collection. Therefore, it should apply at the earliest from 1 January 2026.

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)

(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; _________________ 1a Council Recommendation of 27 November 2023 on developing social economy framework conditions (C/2023/1344).

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20

(20) ‘other sources’ means quality and reliable data generated by a non- administrative entity including private records, websites and databases, the main aim of which is not the provision of official statistics;

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1a (new)

1 a. Member States shall ensure relevant data from national, regional or local records are shared with national statistical authorities in full compliance with applicable data protection laws to achieve the aims laid out in this Regulation and to reduce bureaucratic burden on enterprises. Member States shall only conduct surveys after they have conducted reasonable efforts to achieve the objective laid out in the previous subparagraph.

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Any processing of data stemming under Article 3(1), point (c) shall be without prejudice to Directive 2002/58 1a[ePrivacy Directive]. The use of web scraping techniques shall be limited to non- personal data. _________________ 1a Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (OJ L 201 of 31.7.2002, p. 37).

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with detailed information on the sources and methods used through the quality reports referred to in Article 8(4). The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of data transmitted, on the basis of appropriate analysis, and shall prepare and publish reports and communications on the quality of these data. The Commission (Eurostat) shall provide further guidance on managing sources categorised as "low quality".

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. A necessary condition for the lawfulness of processing of personal data stemming from these sources is the existence of a legal basis under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and/or Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. In case of processing of special categories of data, regard must also be had to the general prohibition included in Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and the respective exceptions.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 a (new)

– (iii) rate of collective bargaining coverage;

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 b (new)

– (iv) level of statutory minimum wage;

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point (a) – indent 2 c (new)

– (v) share of workers covered by statutory minimum wage;

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

~~4. When exercising power to adopt~~ delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission shall ensure that the amendments do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on Member States and respondents. For this purpose, feasibility studies as set out in Article 9 shall be launched and their results duly assessed and taken into account.

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4

4. When exercising power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission shall ensure that the amendments do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on Member States and respondents. For this purpose, feasibility studies as set out in Article 9 shall be launched and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of the delegated acts.

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

The collection and processing of personal data shall comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. Transmitted data shall be aggregated to such a degree that individuals cannot be identified.

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) by Member States ~~whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the EU total,~~ for each of the 3 latest consecutive years; ~~and~~

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) by Member States of the euro area whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the euro area total, for each of the 3 latest consecutive years;~~deleted

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. Should there be any change in the list of Member States whose annual number of employees is higher than the thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Commission (Eurostat) shall notify the Member State(s) concerned within 6 months after the end of the period used to assess the 3% threshold. If the updated shares of employees fall below the respective thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Member State(s) concerned shall be allowed to stop transmitting early estimates as from the reference quarter of the first calendar year following the date of the notification. If the updated shares fall above those thresholds, the Member State(s) concerned shall transmit the early estimates from the first reference quarter of the third calendar year following the date of the notification.deleted

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) they have 10 or more full-time equivalents of employees.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) they have 10 or more full-time equivalents employees.

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point b

(b) they are part of enterprises with 120 or more employees.

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. For all the topics in the Annex, the Member States shall collect and provide separate data on social enterprises.

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7

~~Article 7 Ad hoc data requirements 1. The Commission is empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts supplementing this Regulation in accordance with Article 13 by specifying the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where, within the scope of this Regulation, the collection of additional data is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical data needs. Those delegated acts shall specify: (a) the detailed topics to be provided in the ad hoc data collection related to the domains and topics specified in Article 4 and the reasons for such additional needs; (b) the reference periods and transmission deadlines. 2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 starting with reference year 2028 and with a minimum of 2 years between each ad hoc collection. 3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the ad hoc information referred to in paragraph 1 and metadata. Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate: (a) the list and description of variables; (b) statistical classifications and data breakdowns; (c) detailed specifications of the statistical units covered; (d) the metadata to be transmitted; (e) the data collection periods. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) not later than 24 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

Amendment 65 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation in accordance with Article 13 by specifying the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where, within the scope of this Regulation, the collection of additional data is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical data needs that cannot be otherwise fulfilled. Those delegated acts shall specify:

Amendment 66 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the quality of the data and metadata transmitted. Member States shall ensure that this obligation does not increase administrative burden on enterprises.

Amendment 67 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 7

7. Upon ~~a duly reasoned~~ request from the Commission (Eurostat), Member States shall provide additional information necessary to evaluate the quality of the statistical information.

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. In order to improve the labour market statistics on businesses or to limit the burden on enterprises, the Commission (Eurostat) may initiate feasibility and pilot studies. The purpose of such studies shall include at least one of the following elements: - improving quality and comparability, of the data collection; - exploring new possibilities and implementing new features to respond to user needs,; - improving integration between surveys and other data sources~~, and~~; - reducing the burden on respondents.; - improving the cost-effectiveness of the data collection; The studies shall take into account technological and digital developments where possible and appropriate.

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. In order to improve the labour market statistics on businesses or to limit the ~~burden on~~ administrative and financial burden on enterprises, in particular SMEs and micro-enterprises, the Commission (Eurostat) may initiate feasibility and pilot studies. The purpose of such studies shall include improving quality and comparability, exploring new possibilities and implementing new features to respond to user needs, improving integration between surveys and other data sources, and reducing the burden on respondents. The studies shall take into account technological and digital developments.

Amendment 70 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. The results of those studies shall be evaluated by the Commission (Eurostat) in cooperation with Member States and the main stakeholders. The Commission (Eurostat) shall prepare reports on the findings of the studies in cooperation with the Member States. The reports shall be made publicly available.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. The results of those studies shall be evaluated by the Commission (Eurostat) in cooperation with Member States and the main stakeholders, including social partners. The Commission (Eurostat) shall prepare reports on the findings of the studies in cooperation with the Member States.

Amendment 72 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. The Union financial contribution shall not exceed 9075% of the eligible costs.

Amendment 73 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Where the application of this Regulation, or the delegated or implementing acts adopted pursuant thereto, requires major changes to be made to a Member State’s national statistical system, the Commission may grant, by means of implementing acts, duly justified derogations to the Member State, for a maximum duration of 2one years. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).

Amendment 74 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making as well as social partners.

Amendment 75 #

Every ~~four~~six years

Amendment 76 #

Every ~~four~~six years

Amendment 77 #