LAMAS Working Group 29 June-1 July 2016 Agenda Item 3.1 IESS Framework Regulation: recent developments and discussion on derogations and feasibility studies Anne.clemenceau@ec.europa.eu Eurostat

Recent developments on the IESS framework regulation Discussed 8 times by the DSS → In 2015: DSS (February/September); DSS Board (July) General support by ESSC on 19 November 2015 Internal Commission procedure (Impact Assessment; Inter-services consultation) → Minor changes implemented as a follow-up to bilateral meetings with NSIs and to ensure full consistency with the standardised variables exercise Adoption by Commission planned by end July 2016

Recent developments on the IESS framework regulation For labour market domain, changes in: Annex 1: Renaming detailed topics Dropping some detailed topics Addition of a topic with two detailed topics Split of one detailed topic Annex V - Monthly Unemployment Rate: addition that 'Member States may not cover the last week of the reference month when it spills over the next month'

IESS framework regulation: derogations Commission may grant temporary derogations to MSs when national statistical system necessitates major adaptations Decision at DSS level: DSS Board meeting of 28/29 June 2016 DSS meeting of 4/5 October 2016 LAMAS informed: In written form during autumn In the December LAMAs meeting

IESS framework regulation: feasibility studies IESS (Integrated European Social Statistics) framework regulation: feasibility and pilot studies to be implemented For the 'Labour market' domain (LFS): List prepared by LAMAS and discussed by DSS To be finalised taking into account: Any input from the ETS WG Adding a timetable to the list

IESS framework regulation: feasibility studies List for the 'Labour market' domain (LFS) covers: Before IESS (Incentives in data collection; Attrition bias; Wave approach; Household sub-sampling) After IESS (Feasibility of providing full sets of information for measures of variation; Definition of employment/unemployment) Before and after IESS (Proxy interviews; LFS flows; Automatic coding; Specific sub-populations; Monthly unemployment rate; Multi-mode data collection)

IESS framework regulation: feasibility studies ETS Working Group request: Addition of a feasibility study on adding information on work-based learning to the variable HATLEVEL

IESS framework regulation: next steps Adoption by Commission planned before summer 2016 Adoption by Council/EP in 2017/2018 Adoption of first implementing measures shortly after

Exchanges of views form Funding/single grant with several actions/long period to conduct studies Role of Eurostat More precise timetable Cooperation between countries Link with existing projects Risk of MSs/Eurostat to be overburdened Change of timing for some actions Need for in-depth discussion at TF level (flow)

List of feasibility studies Exchange of views form List of feasibility studies Interested countries Proxy interviews RO, BE, FR LFS flows (weights/quality) SK, DE, FR, IS Wave approach (PT), DE, PL Household sub-sampling LT, SK, DK, BE, IS Definition of employment/unemployment (incl. ICSE) SI, DE, BE, HU, AT Monthly unemployment rate EL, CZ, RO, DE, PL Automatic coding LU, EL, PT, BE, DK, IE, BG, FR Multi-mode data collection (incl. dependent interviewing) EL, FI, PT, RO, DE, SK, HU, FR, SE Incentives in data collection IE? Attrition bias Full sets of information for measures of variation IE Specific sub-populations RO, PL LFS flows (rotational pattern)

LAMAS is invited to: Take note of the recent developments on the IESS Framework Regulation and of the discussions on derogations currently taking place at DSS level Express views on the proposed timetable for the implementation of the feasibility studies and indicate interest in participation