1. LAMAS Working Group 7-8 December 2016
Item 3.3
Work organisation and working time arrangements
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2. Background
LAMAS decided to introduce "Work organisation and working time arrangements" (AHM 2015) as repeated module to be conducted the first time in 2019
No changes should be made, only considering methodological problems that occurred during the implementation in 2015
Module was implemented in 2015 in Austria, Greece, Ireland, Luxemburg, Poland and Portugal
No major problems were reported by those countries while conducting the module
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3. Comments received
75% of NSI agree in general on Guidelines for the module
FREEHOUR and FREELEAVE:
"short notice" will be replaced in the questions by the respective reference periods
"family matters" kept in FREEHOUR and not added in FREELEAVE
JOBAUTON:
Detailed categories are only used for data transmission. The number of answer categories does not change.
Question order can be kept because comparability to AHM2017 does not exist, anyhow.
Found problems with filters and routing will be corrected
Most comments concern RECHOURS, PLACEWK and OTHERLOC
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4. RECHOURS Task Force proposal
Is the number of hours you work recorded?
Yes, hours are recorded
No, only presence is recorded
(3) No, nothing is recorded
No Answer
 How are the hours you work recorded?
(1) Automatically recorded (clocking system, log-in at computer)
(2) Manually recorded by one-self
(3) Recorded by colleague or supervisor
(4) Other method
Issues/Comments received:
Old version was most problematic in test, especially overlapping categories  need to revise
For "only presence" also considering recording method?
Should only be asked to employees
Should be suitable for CATI, if answer categories are read out
Question should be pretested Preferably, but seems to be feasible
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5. PLACEWK DG EMPL proposal AHM2015 version
What is your place where you mainly work?
At the employer's or own premises
At home
(3) At places of a regular clientele
(4) At places of a non-fixed clientele
(5) At no locally fixed places (e.g. vehicle)
(6) Another kind of place
No Answer
What is your place where you mainly work?
(1) Premises of company or organisation
(2) Home
(3) Clients' premises
(4) Car or vehicle
(5) In streets/ public spaces Working outside
(6) Other
No Answer
Issues/Comments received:
Should be pretested: If not possible AHM2015 version should be used
Differentiation between regular and non-fixed clientele should be clarified
Eventually simplify along the dimension fixed – non-fixed working place
How to code people working outside?
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6. OTHERLOC Task Force proposal
Do you sometimes work at a different place then the one you told us?
Yes No
No Answer
How often does that occur? / How often do you change your work location?
(1) Daily
(2) Weekly
(3) Monthly
(4) Less often
Issues/Comments received:
How to filter from PLACEWK?
Should respondents indicating to work from home be included?
Measure usage of different kinds of working places or changing working places general?
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7. LAMAS is invited to discuss :
Pre-testing of the variables RECHOURS and PLACEWK?
For RECHOURS, should the method also be collected when only presence is recorded?
Answer modalities for PLACEWK
Should only changes in kind of location be measured in OTHERLOC or work in different locations in general?
Should everybody who gives an answer to PLACEWK be asked OTHERLOC?
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