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

2. 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

3. 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'

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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)

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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