Considerations on COM(2023)459 - EU labour market statistics on businesses - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2023)459 - EU labour market statistics on businesses. |
|---|---|
| document | COM(2023)459  |
| date | July 28, 2023 |
(2)The prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances according to Regulation (EU) 1176/2011 15 and the monitoring of adequate minimum wages according to Directive (EU) 2022/2041 of the European Parliament and of the Council 16 require accurate information on the evolution of hourly labour costs and wage levels across Member States.
(3)The European Central Bank uses European labour market statistics on businesses, in the context of the single monetary policy, for monitoring inflation and deflation risks arising from labour costs. Therefore, accurate, timely and comparable Union statistics on the evolution of labour costs are necessary.
(4)It is necessary to extend the coverage of job vacancy statistics and the timeliness of the labour cost index as both indicators are listed among the Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs) 17 , needed to monitor monetary and economic policies.
(5)A legal basis is necessary to regulate the transmission of the annual gender pay gap for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations (UN), in particular, goal 5 on Gender Equality.
(6)The implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation 18 requires comparable data on wages received by men and women. Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women 19 requires Member States to provide the Commission with up-to-date gender pay gap data annually and in a timely manner. This obligation should be complemented by the appropriate necessary statistical frame for compiling and transmitting gender pay gap data.
(7)In order to simplify the existing legislation and foster harmonisation in scope, concepts, definitions and quality reporting, this Regulation should cover all European labour market statistics on businesses.
(8)This Regulation should take into account new needs that have emerged with the development and deepening of the Union and the euro area, provided that its provisions do not create a disproportionate burden on respondents or national statistical authorities.
(9)To limit the burden on enterprises, in particular on SMEs, the national statistical authorities should consider administrative and innovative sources, the main aim of which is not the provision of statistics, as a substitute for or a complement to statistical surveys, subject to the quality requirements for official statistics. The latest technological and digital developments can contribute to this objective.
(10)In order to improve the efficiency of the statistical production processes of labour market statistics and to reduce the statistical burden on respondents, national statistical authorities should have the right to access and use, promptly and free of charge, all national administrative records and to integrate those administrative records with statistics, to the extent necessary for the development, production and dissemination of European Union labour market statistics on businesses, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 20 .
(11)Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 constitutes the reference framework for this Regulation, including as regards the protection of confidential data.
(12)Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the establishment of a common framework for systematic production of high quality European Union labour market statistics on businesses, cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States but can rather, for reasons of consistency and comparability, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
(13)The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council 21 and delivered an opinion on [xxx].
(14)For the appropriate implementation of this Regulation in Members States, at least 12 months after the date of entering into force are needed before the first data collection.
(15)The European Statistical System Committee has been consulted.