1. WP2 workshop, NIESR, November 24-25, 2005 Overview

2. Agenda Thursday November 24 Summary of data delivery to date Presentation by Martin Junge on developing NA series for Denmark Issues for discussion (employment and hours) Reconciling data from different sources Industry concordance Historical data – how to fill gaps Data variability – dealing with small sample sizes Data Delivery -Deadline for revised data January 15

3. Agenda Friday November 25 Labour quality Issues for discussion What types of labour – age, gender, skill, occupation? Do we attempt to match skills across countries? Data variability – dealing with small sample sizes Data for use in analytical workpackages Discussion of time line for data delivery

4. Purpose of Meeting To discuss issues in developing labour volume measures To attempt to come to an agreement on the best way to deal with these Emphasise interaction between consortium members so that all benefit from each others experience –Not NIESR/Groningen setting down guidelines To agree on methods to deal with labour quality To ensure that each consortium member has a clear understanding of what they are expected to deliver and when