Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment September 2013

2 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Contents Brief introduction Changes for sub-dimension 3b Definitive indicator sheets Flexible work schedules Discussion

3 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Introduction Volume (working hours) vs. period of time when the work is carried out Balancing work and private life; social relationships Impacts on health Importance in the 24-hour society Objective measure - voluntary situation?

4 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Changes for this sub-dimension Indicators 2011Indicators 2013 (1) Share of employed persons who usually work at night / evening Percentage of employed persons who usually work at night Percentage of employed persons who usually work in the evening (2) Share of employed persons who usually work on weekend or bank holiday Percentage of employed persons who usually work on the weekend (3) Share of employees with flexible work schedule Percentage of employees with a flexible work schedule

5 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO How to calculate the indicators (1) - Formulas

6 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO How to calculate the indicators (2) - Definitions ‘Usually’: at least half of the days worked in a reference period of 4 weeks (work in the evening or at night) / at least two days on the weekend in a reference period of 4 weeks Night work: work done during sleeping hours, including hours between midnight and 5 a.m. Work in the evening: work done after the usual hours of working time and before sleeping time, including hours between 6 p.m. and midnight Work on the weekend: according to national legislations

7 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO How to calculate (3) Data source Labour force survey or other household surveys Target population Employed persons aged 15+, apprentices excluded Recommended disaggregation Sex, age, nationality, occupation (ISCO), economic activity, family situation, status in employment

8 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Flexible work schedules Measurement objective: Flexibility to decide about the working hours (employees), distinguish between different forms of flexible work schedules Open issue: Variable under development: LFS AHM 2015 Different concepts and forms of flexible work organization Which level of flexibility has to be considered?

9 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Discussion How to calculate the flexible schedules, which forms have to be considered? How to proceed with this indicator? Other indicators: remarks?

10 Meeting on Measuring Quality of Employment | Sub-dimension 3b: Working time arrangements Silvia Perrenoud Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA Federal Statistical Office FSO Thank you for your attention!