LAMAS Working Group 23-24 October 2018 Agenda Item 4.2 Creation of a new LFS Task Force Anne.Clemenceau@ec.europa.eu

1. The 3 Task Forces created in 2015 TF 1 (Input harmonisation): last meeting in April 2017 (and written procedure till end 2017) TF3 (Consolidation of the implementing act in the labour market domain): last meeting in September 2018 TF 2 (Detailed topics on eight-yearly modules, dependent self-employment and working time): active till 2020 (2 meetings in 2019)

2. New issues to be worked out Collaborative/gig economy Preparing pilot studies (definition of collaborative/gig economy, development of variables/questions, characteristics and timeline of the pilot) Based on national experiences (Denmark, Italy, Finland, the United Kingdom and Switzerland) Career continuity and breaks Investigate how to cover this difficult topic with a limited number of questions Income from unemployment allowances taking account of : Experience from SILC Experience from countries with questions on social protection income in their national LFS

3. Members of LAMAS are invited to: Agree on the creation of a new Task Force to make proposals to LAMAS on: (1) gig/collaborative economy (2) career continuity and breaks (3) income from unemployment allowances Indicate willingness to participate in this Task Force by mid-November