1. European system of Labour Costs

2. European Union European union; council, Parliament and Commission Eurostat is one of forty General Directorates in the Commission 6/9/2016 2

3. Eurostat Mission: to be the leading provider of high quality statistics on Europe Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions 6/9/2016 3

4. Eurostat Established in 1953 to meet the requirements of the Coal and Steel Community Became a Directorate-General (DG) of the European Commission in 1958 Key role: to supply statistics to other DGs, the Commission and other European Institutions The result: Eurostat offers a whole range of data that governments, businesses, journalists and the public can use 6/9/2016 4

5. Eurostat Does not collect data Data stems from the Member States Consolidate the data Ensure they are comparable 6/9/2016 5

6. Eurostat Eurostat is divided in 7 Directorates Directorate F is about ”Social Statistics” One of 5 sections under Social Statistics is ”Labour Market” Each section has its own so-called Working group. LAbour MArket Statistics (LAMAS) 6/9/2016 6

7. Statistics in Labour market Labour Cost Survey (LCS) Structure of Earnings Survey (SES) Labour Cost index Gender Pay Gap Labour Force Survey Labour Market Policy Job Vacancies 6/9/2016 7

8. The statistics - legislation Council regulation: frame of the survey Commission regulation: how to implement the survey Gentlemen’s agreement 6/9/2016 8

9. LAMAS working group Participants: –Eurostat –All member states –Candidate countries –Potential candidate countries –European central bank –DG employment –Business Europe, ILO, OECD 6/9/2016 9

10. LAMAS working group Discussions in LAMAS takes in some way its starting point the regulations One of the most important statistics is the LCI Sources for the statistics are also discussed 6/9/2016 10

11. Possible sources –Tailored questionnaires –Existing surveys –Administrative sources –Combination of sources 6/9/2016 11

12. Tailored questionnaires Questionnaire designed for the specific survey 6/9/2016 12

13. Existing survey National yearly surveys National quarterly surveys National monthly surveys 6/9/2016 13

14. Administrative sources Other databases which collect the information –E.g.. The earnings and working hours database of the national office for social security (Belgium) IT pay systems 6/9/2016 14

15. Combinations Using administrative source when possible Using national surveys Tailored questionnaire for the rest 6/9/2016 15

16. The Danish Structure of Earnings Survey Yearly survey Coverage: –All public companies –All private companies with more than 9 employees Collecting: –All employees in the company on individual level. 6/9/2016 16

17. The Danish Structure of Earnings Survey How do we collect the information? –IT pay-roll system 99 % of all private companies 100 % of all public companies –Online questionnaire 1% of all private companies 6/9/2016 17

18. The Danish Structure of Earnings survey IT pay-roll system –Monthly payments are split into relevant requested information –Companies job: Keep statistical information up to date 6/9/2016 18

19. The Danish Labour Cost Survey Yearly survey Coverage: –A sample of private companies with more than 9 employees Collecting: –Information at company level. 6/9/2016 19

20. The Danish Labour Cost Survey Danish Structure of earnings survey National pension fund Tailored questionnaire 6/9/2016 20