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105 105  * (c) by the piece for the goods produced or services provided; or
106 106  * (d) as a fee for the production of goods or provision of services.
107 107  
108 -=== Workers in employment for profit ===
108 +=== Workers in employment for profit ===
109 109  
110 110  18. //Workers in employment for profit// are employed persons whose remuneration is directly and entirely dependent on the profit or loss made by the economic unit in which they are employed, including remuneration in cash or in kind by way of a commercial transaction for goods produced or services provided. They do not receive a wage or salary in return for time worked.
111 111  
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115 115  
116 116  20. Workers in employment for pay are employed persons who receive, or expect to receive, remuneration in cash or in kind, in return for time worked or for each piece or service produced. They include both employees and owner-operators of corporations who hold a job in an incorporated enterprise which they own and control.
117 117  
118 -= The International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-18) =
118 += The International Classification of Status  in Employment (ICSE-18) =
119 119  
120 120  21. The International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-18) classifies jobs in employment for pay or profit into ten detailed categories based on the concepts of type of authority and type of economic risk described above. These categories may be aggregated according to two alternative classification hierarchies: the //International Classification of Status in Employment according to type of authority (ICSE-18-A) //and the //International Classification of Status in Employment according to type of economic risk (ICSE-18-R).//
121 121  
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159 159  
160 160  51 – Contributing family workers
161 161  
162 -24. This classification hierarchy is suitable for various types of labour market analysis, including analysis of the impact of economic cycles on the labour market, and of government policies related to employment creation and regulation.
162 +1. This classification hierarchy is suitable for various types of labour market analysis, including analysis of the impact of economic cycles on the labour market, and of government policies related to employment creation and regulation.
163 +1. The classification according to type of authority is also the most suitable hierarchy for use as an input variable in the compilation of statistics classified by socio-economic status.
163 163  
164 -25. The classification according to type of authority is also the most suitable hierarchy for use as an input variable in the compilation of statistics classified by socio-economic status.
165 +== Classification of Status in Employment accordin to type of economic risk (ICSE-18-R) ==
165 165  
166 -== Classification of Status in Employment according to type of economic risk (ICSE-18-R) ==
167 +1. ICSE-18-R provides a dichotomy between employment for pay and employment for profit. This latter dichotomy is analogous to the traditional distinction between paid employment and self-employment, used for example in the SNA.
167 167  
168 -26. ICSE-18-R provides a dichotomy between employment for pay and employment for profit. This latter dichotomy is analogous to the traditional distinction between paid employment and self-employment, used for example in the SNA.
169 -
170 170  //Workers in employment for profit// are classified into the following groups:
171 171  
172 -F. Independent workers in household market enterprises
171 +1.
172 +11. Independent workers in household market enterprises
173 173  
174 174  12 – Employers in household market enterprises
175 175  
176 176  22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
177 177  
178 -C. Dependent contractors
178 + C. Dependent contractors
179 179  
180 180  30 – Dependent contractors
181 181  
182 -E. Contributing family workers
182 + E. Contributing family workers
183 183  
184 184  51 – Contributing family workers
185 185  
186 186  //Workers in employment for pay// are classified into the following groups:
187 187  
188 -G. Owner-operators of corporations
188 +1.
189 +11. Owner-operators of corporations
189 189  
190 190  11 – Employers in corporations
191 191  
192 192  21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
193 193  
194 -D. Employees
195 + D. Employees
195 195  
196 -41 – Permanent employees
197 +1.
198 +11.
199 +111. – Permanent employees
200 +111. – Fixed-term employees
201 +111. – Short-term and casual employees
202 +111. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
203 +1. This classification hierarchy is suitable for the provision of data for national accounts, for the identification of wage employment and its distribution, and for the production and analysis of statistics on wages, earnings and labour costs.
197 197  
198 -42 – Fixed-term employees
199 -
200 -43 – Short-term and casual employees
201 -
202 -44 – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
203 -
204 -27. This classification hierarchy is suitable for the provision of data for national accounts, for the identification of wage employment and its distribution, and for the production and analysis of statistics on wages, earnings and labour costs.
205 -
206 206  = Definitions and explanatory notes for categories in the two hierarchies of the International Classification of Status in Employment =
207 207  
208 -== A. Employers ==
207 +== A. Employers ==
209 209  
210 -28. Employers own the economic unit in which they work and control its activities on their own account or in partnership with others, and in this capacity employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work as an employee for at least one hour per week. In statistics on employment, they include:
209 +1. Employers own the economic unit in which they work and control its activities on their own account or in partnership with others, and in this capacity employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work as an employee for at least one hour per week. In statistics on employment, they include:
210 +11. – Employers in corporations
211 +11. – Employers in household market enterprises
212 +1. Employers include those who have employees on a regular basis and those who have employees only on an occasional basis. Employers who have employees on a regular basis are those who usually have at least one employee for at least one hour each week. Employers who have an employee on an occasional basis, have employees less frequently than every week. Statistics on employers may be compiled either for those who have employees on a regular basis, or for all employers. When statistics are collected for all employers, those employers who have employees on a regular basis should, where possible, be identified separately from those who have them only on an occasional basis.
211 211  
212 -11 – Employers in corporations
214 +1. – Employers in corporations 
215 +11. //Employers in corporations// are workers who are owner-operators of corporations in which they employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work as an employee for at least one hour per week.
216 +1. – Employers in household market enterprises
217 +11. //Employers in household market enterprises// are workers who, alone or with one or more partners, operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, and who, employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work in that enterprise as an employee for at least one hour per week.
213 213  
214 -12 Employers in household market enterprises
219 +== B. Independent workers without employees ==
215 215  
216 -29. Employers include those who have employees on a regular basis and those who have employees only on an occasional basis. Employers who have employees on a regular basis are those who usually have at least one employee for at least one hour each week. Employers who have an employee on an occasional basis, have employees less frequently than every week. Statistics on employers may be compiled either for those who have employees on a regular basis, or for all employers. When statistics are collected for all employers, those employers who have employees on a regular basis should, where possible, be identified separately from those who have them only on an occasional basis.
221 +**32. **//Independent workers without employees //operate an economic unit alone or in partnership with others, and do not employ any persons other than themselves, their partners, and contributing family workers to work in the economic unit. In statistics on employment they include:
217 217  
218 -=== 11 – Employers in corporations ===
223 +1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
224 +1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
219 219  
220 -30. //Employers in corporations// are workers who are owner-operators of corporations in which they employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work as an employee for at least one hour per week.
226 +1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
227 +11. //Owner-operators of corporations without employees// are workers who hold a job as owneroperator of a corporation in which they do not, employ any persons (other than themselves, their partners and contributing family workers) to work in the enterprise as an employee.
228 +1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
229 +11. Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees are workers who operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, alone or with one or more partners or contributing family workers, and do not employ any persons to work in the enterprise as an employee.
221 221  
222 -12 Employers in household market enterprises
231 +== F. Independent workers in household  market enterprises ==
223 223  
224 -31. //Employers in household market enterprises// are workers who, alone or with one or more partners, operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, and who, employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding themselves, their partners and family helpers) to work in that enterprise as an employee for at least one hour per week.
233 +**35. **Independent workers in household market enterprises are workers who operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, alone or with one or more partners or contributing family workers. They may or may not be able to provide a complete set of accounts for the activities of the enterprise. They include:
225 225  
226 -== B. Independent workers without employees ==
227 -
228 -32. //Independent workers without employees //operate an economic unit alone or in partnership with others, and do not employ any persons other than themselves, their partners, and contributing family workers to work in the economic unit. In statistics on employment they include:
229 -
230 -21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
231 -
232 -22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
233 -
234 -=== 21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees ===
235 -
236 -33. //Owner-operators of corporations without employees// are workers who hold a job as owneroperator of a corporation in which they do not, employ any persons (other than themselves, their partners and contributing family workers) to work in the enterprise as an employee.
237 -
238 -=== 22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees ===
239 -
240 -34. Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees are workers who operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, alone or with one or more partners or contributing family workers, and do not employ any persons to work in the enterprise as an employee.
241 -
242 -== F. Independent workers in household market enterprises ==
243 -
244 -35. Independent workers in household market enterprises are workers who operate an unincorporated market enterprise for profit, alone or with one or more partners or contributing family workers. They may or may not be able to provide a complete set of accounts for the activities of the enterprise. They include:
245 -
246 246  12 – Employers in household market enterprises
247 247  
248 248  22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
249 249  
250 -== G. Owner-operators of corporations ==
239 +== G.  Owner-operators of corporations ==
251 251  
252 -36. //Owner-operators of corporations// are workers who hold a job in an incorporated enterprise (such as a limited liability corporation, limited partnership, incorporated cooperative), in which they:
241 +1. //Owner-operators of corporations// are workers who hold a job in an incorporated enterprise (such as a limited liability corporation, limited partnership, incorporated cooperative), in which they:
242 +11. hold controlling ownership of the enterprise alone, or together with other members of their families and/or one or a few partners, or other members of the cooperative; and
243 +11. have the authority to act on behalf of the enterprise with respect to contracts with other organizations and the hiring and dismissal of employees, subject to national legislation regulating such matters and the rules established by the elected or appointed board of the enterprise.
244 +1. Owner-operators of corporations include:
253 253  
254 -* (a) hold controlling ownership of the enterprise alone, or together with other members of their families and/or one or a few partners, or other members of the cooperative; and
255 -* (b) have the authority to act on behalf of the enterprise with respect to contracts with other organizations and the hiring and dismissal of employees, subject to national legislation regulating such matters and the rules established by the elected or appointed board of the enterprise.
256 -
257 -37. Owner-operators of corporations include:
258 -
259 259  11 – Employers in corporations
260 260  
261 261  21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
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262 262  
263 263  == 3. Dependent contractors ==
264 264  
265 -38. //Dependent contractors //are workers employed for profit, usually by way of a commercial transaction, who are dependent on another entity that directly benefits from the work performed by them and exercises explicit or implicit control over their activities. Their dependency may be of an operational nature, for example through organization of the work or control over access to the market, and/or of an economic nature such as through control over the price for the goods or services produced, or access to raw materials or capital items. The economic units on which they depend may be market or non-market units and include corporations, governments and non-profit institutions.
252 +1. //Dependent contractors //are workers employed for profit, usually by way of a commercial transaction, who are dependent on another entity that directly benefits from the work performed by them and exercises explicit or implicit control over their activities. Their dependency may be of an operational nature, for example through organization of the work or control over access to the market, and/or of an economic nature such as through control over the price for the goods or services produced, or access to raw materials or capital items. The economic units on which they depend may be market or non-market units and include corporations, governments and non-profit institutions.
253 +1. Some or all of the following characteristics apply to dependent contractors:
254 +11. their work may be organized or supervised by another economic unit as a client, or as an entity that mediates access to clients;
255 +11. they have an arrangement for the delivery of goods or services to a separate entity (of the nature of a commercial transaction);
256 +11. their actual working arrangements or conditions may closely resemble those of employees;
257 +11. the entity engaging the worker does not withhold income tax for the worker;
258 +11. the worker is responsible for arranging his or her own social insurance and other social contributions (according to national circumstances); and (f) the mode of payment is by way of a commercial transaction.
259 +1. Excluded from dependent contractors are workers who:
260 +11. have a contract of employment (formal, informal, or implicit) with the entity on which they are dependent;
261 +11. employ one or more other persons to work for them as an employee; or
262 +11. operate an incorporated enterprise.
263 +1. Two subgroups of dependent contractors may be identified if feasible and relevant in the national context: 
264 +11. workers who provide their labour to others but have contractual arrangements corresponding to those of self-employment; and
265 +11. workers who own and operate their own business, or have committed significant financial or material assets, but do not have full control or authority over their work.
266 +1. Identification of the two subgroups of dependent contractors requires additional information on the nature of the financial or material resources committed by the worker.
266 266  
267 -39. Some or all of the following characteristics apply to dependent contractors:
268 -
269 -* (a) their work may be organized or supervised by another economic unit as a client, or as an entity that mediates access to clients;
270 -* (b) they have an arrangement for the delivery of goods or services to a separate entity (of the nature of a commercial transaction);
271 -* (c) their actual working arrangements or conditions may closely resemble those of employees;
272 -* (d) the entity engaging the worker does not withhold income tax for the worker;
273 -* (e) the worker is responsible for arranging his or her own social insurance and other social contributions (according to national circumstances); and
274 -* (f) the mode of payment is by way of a commercial transaction.
275 -
276 -40. Excluded from dependent contractors are workers who:
277 -
278 -* (a) have a contract of employment (formal, informal, or implicit) with the entity on which they are dependent;
279 -* (b) employ one or more other persons to work for them as an employee; or
280 -* (c) operate an incorporated enterprise.
281 -
282 -41. Two subgroups of dependent contractors may be identified if feasible and relevant in the national context:
283 -
284 -* (a) workers who provide their labour to others but have contractual arrangements corresponding to those of self-employment; and
285 -* (b) workers who own and operate their own business, or have committed significant financial or material assets, but do not have full control or authority over their work.
286 -
287 -42. Identification of the two subgroups of dependent contractors requires additional information on the nature of the financial or material resources committed by the worker.
288 -
289 289  == 4. Employees ==
290 290  
291 -43. //Employees// are workers employed for pay, on a formal or informal basis, who do not hold controlling ownership of the economic unit in which they are employed. They are remunerated in cash or in kind in return for time worked or, in some cases, for each task or piece of work done or for services provided including sales (by the piece or commission). Payment for time worked is the typical mode of remuneration. Payment in kind is generally received in the form of goods. Where payment is received in the form of services, this is generally complementary to payment in cash.
270 +1. //Employees// are workers employed for pay, on a formal or informal basis, who do not hold controlling ownership of the economic unit in which they are employed. They are remunerated in cash or in kind in return for time worked or, in some cases, for each task or piece of work done or for services provided including sales (by the piece or commission). Payment for time worked is the typical mode of remuneration. Payment in kind is generally received in the form of goods. Where payment is received in the form of services, this is generally complementary to payment in cash.
271 +1. Employees may be employed in market units, non-market units and households producing goods and/or services mainly for own consumption. They may hold shares in the economic unit in which they are employed, or have authority over aspects of the operations of the economic unit as employees with management responsibilities, but do not hold controlling ownership of the enterprise.
272 +1. Employees include workers who have been engaged on terms corresponding to those of paid employment when the employing organization has entered into a contract only with an intermediary such as a crew leader or organizing agent, and not with the individual worker.
273 +1. Employees may be further disaggregated according to the nature of the contractual arrangements for employment, the degree of permanency of the employment relationship and the stability of the working time available to the employee, to form the following groups: 
274 +11. – Permanent employees
275 +11. – Fixed-term employees
276 +11. – Short-term and casual employees
277 +11. – Paid trainees, apprentices and interns
292 292  
293 -44. Employees may be employed in market units, non-market units and households producing goods and/or services mainly for own consumption. They may hold shares in the economic unit in which they are employed, or have authority over aspects of the operations of the economic unit as employees with management responsibilities, but do not hold controlling ownership of the enterprise.
279 +1. – Permanent employees
280 +11. //Permanent employees //are employees who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on an ongoing or indefinite basis. They are full-time or part-time workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have employment arrangements whereby:
281 +111. there is no specified date or event on which the employment will be terminated other than any age or time for retirement that may apply in the economic unit concerned;
282 +111. the employer agrees to provide work and pay for a specified number of hours or to pay for the number of goods or services produced in a set period; and
283 +111. the worker agrees to work for at least the specified number of hours, or for the time required to produce a specified number of goods or services. // //
284 +1. – Fixed-term employees
285 +11. //Fixed-term employees// are employees who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on a time-limited basis for a period of three months or more. They are full-time or part-time workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have arrangements whereby:
286 +111. there is a specified date, other than any age or time for retirement, on which the employment will be terminated, or an event such as the end of the harvest or completion of a construction or other project, which will lead to termination of employment;
287 +111. the total duration of the employment is expected to be at least three months from the first day of employment to the expected final day of employment;
288 +111. the employer agrees to provide work and pay for a specified number of hours, or to pay for the number of goods or services produced, in a set period; and
289 +111. the worker agrees to work for at least the specified number of hours, or for the time required to produce a specified number of goods or services. // //
290 +11. Fixed-term employees include:
291 +111. employees with fixed-term contracts of employment with a duration greater than three months; and
292 +111. employees without formal arrangements or contracts when it is understood that the employment will have a duration of at least three months but not of an indefinite nature.
293 +11. Paid apprentices, trainees and interns with fixed-term employment arrangements are excluded from this group.
294 +1. – Short-term and casual employees
295 +11. Short-term and casual employees are employees with short-term employment arrangements and/or without a guaranteed minimum number of hours of work per pay period. They are workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have arrangements whereby: (a) there is no guarantee to offer work or to perform work during a set period; or
294 294  
295 -45. Employees include workers who have been engaged on terms corresponding to those of paid employment when the employing organization has entered into a contract only with an intermediary such as a crew leader or organizing agent, and not with the individual worker.
297 +(b) the arrangement is of a short-term nature, with a duration of less than three months from the first day of employment to the expected final day of employment.
296 296  
297 -46. Employees may be further disaggregated according to the nature of the contractual arrangements for employment, the degree of permanency of the employment relationship and the stability of the working time available to the employee, to form the following groups:
299 +1.
300 +11. Employment in this category may provide flexibility for workers who need to balance employment with family responsibilities, education, or other forms of work but may also entail insecurity of income and employment.
301 +11. This category includes two groups which may be separately identified if relevant in national circumstances: //short-term employees //and //casual and intermittent employees~://
302 +111. //short-term employees //are those who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on a time-limited basis with an expected duration of less than three months. They include:
303 +1111. employees with contracts of employment with a duration of less than three months;
304 +1.
305 +11.
306 +111.
307 +1111. employees without formal arrangements or contracts when it is understood that the employment will be of a duration of less than three months; and
308 +111. //casual and intermittent employees //are those who have no guarantee of employment for a certain number of hours during a specified period but may have arrangements of an ongoing or recurring nature. Depending on national circumstances and specific contractual arrangements pertaining to the job, this group includes employees engaged on a casual or intermittent basis, workers on zero-hours contracts, employees who are only paid when called in to work, and workers hired on a day-to-day basis.
309 +11. Unless the total duration of the employment arrangement is less than three months, short-term and casual employees exclude: 
310 +111. workers with on-call working-time arrangements who are guaranteed a specified amount of employment per pay period; and
311 +111. workers who are guaranteed to be offered work and to be paid for at least one hour per week.
312 +1. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
313 +11. Paid apprentices, trainees and interns are employees who perform any activity to produce goods or provide services for others, in order to acquire workplace experience or skills in a trade or profession, and receive payment in return for work performed. Acquiring “workplace experience or skills” may occur through traditional, formal or informal arrangements whether or not a specific qualification or certification is issued. They are usually remunerated at a reduced rate compared to fully qualified workers. They include persons involved in:
314 +111. paid formal or informal traineeships, apprenticeships, internships or other types of programmes, according to national circumstances; and
315 +111. paid skills training or retraining schemes within employment promotion programmes, when engaged in the production process of the economic unit for which they work.
316 +11. They exclude workers who are: 
317 +111. undergoing periods of probation associated with the start of a job;
318 +111. undertaking general on-the-job training or life-long learning while in employment, including in market and non-market units owned by household or family members; and
319 +111. working without pay in market or non-market units owned by household or family members.
298 298  
299 -41 – Permanent employees
300 -
301 -42 – Fixed-term employees
302 -
303 -43 – Short-term and casual employees
304 -
305 -44 – Paid trainees, apprentices and interns
306 -
307 -=== 41 – Permanent employees ===
308 -
309 -47. //Permanent employees //are employees who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on an ongoing or indefinite basis. They are full-time or part-time workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have employment arrangements whereby:
310 -
311 -* (a) there is no specified date or event on which the employment will be terminated other than any age or time for retirement that may apply in the economic unit concerned;
312 -* (b) the employer agrees to provide work and pay for a specified number of hours or to pay for the number of goods or services produced in a set period; and
313 -* (c) the worker agrees to work for at least the specified number of hours, or for the time required to produce a specified number of goods or services.
314 -
315 -=== 42 – Fixed-term employees ===
316 -
317 -48. //Fixed-term employees// are employees who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on a time-limited basis for a period of three months or more. They are full-time or part-time workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have arrangements whereby:
318 -
319 -* (a) there is a specified date, other than any age or time for retirement, on which the employment will be terminated, or an event such as the end of the harvest or completion of a construction or other project, which will lead to termination of employment;
320 -* (b) the total duration of the employment is expected to be at least three months from the first day of employment to the expected final day of employment;
321 -* (c) the employer agrees to provide work and pay for a specified number of hours, or to pay for the number of goods or services produced, in a set period; and
322 -* (d) the worker agrees to work for at least the specified number of hours, or for the time required to produce a specified number of goods or services.
323 -
324 -49. Fixed-term employees include:
325 -
326 -* (a) employees with fixed-term contracts of employment with a duration greater than three months; and
327 -* (b) employees without formal arrangements or contracts when it is understood that the employment will have a duration of at least three months but not of an indefinite nature.
328 -
329 -50. Paid apprentices, trainees and interns with fixed-term employment arrangements are excluded from this group.
330 -
331 -=== 43 – Short-term and casual employees ===
332 -
333 -51. Short-term and casual employees are employees with short-term employment arrangements and/or without a guaranteed minimum number of hours of work per pay period. They are workers employed for pay, in formal or informal jobs, who have arrangements whereby:
334 -
335 -* (a) there is no guarantee to offer work or to perform work during a set period; or
336 -* (b) the arrangement is of a short-term nature, with a duration of less than three months from the first day of employment to the expected final day of employment.
337 -
338 -52. Employment in this category may provide flexibility for workers who need to balance employment with family responsibilities, education, or other forms of work but may also entail insecurity of income and employment.
339 -
340 -53. This category includes two groups which may be separately identified if relevant in national circumstances: //short-term employees //and //casual and intermittent employees~://
341 -
342 -* (a) //short-term employees //are those who are guaranteed a minimum number of hours of work and are employed on a time-limited basis with an expected duration of less than three months. They include:
343 -** {{{(i)}}} employees with contracts of employment with a duration of less than three months;
344 -** (ii) employees without formal arrangements or contracts when it is understood that the employment will be of a duration of less than three months; and
345 -* (b) //casual and intermittent employees //are those who have no guarantee of employment for a certain number of hours during a specified period but may have arrangements of an ongoing or recurring nature. Depending on national circumstances and specific contractual arrangements pertaining to the job, this group includes employees engaged on a casual or intermittent basis, workers on zero-hours contracts, employees who are only paid when called in to work, and workers hired on a day-to-day basis.
346 -
347 -54. Unless the total duration of the employment arrangement is less than three months, short-term and casual employees exclude:
348 -
349 -* (a) workers with on-call working-time arrangements who are guaranteed a specified amount of employment per pay period; and
350 -* (b) workers who are guaranteed to be offered work and to be paid for at least one hour per week.
351 -
352 -=== 44 – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns ===
353 -
354 -55. Paid apprentices, trainees and interns are employees who perform any activity to produce goods or provide services for others, in order to acquire workplace experience or skills in a trade or profession, and receive payment in return for work performed. Acquiring “workplace experience or skills” may occur through traditional, formal or informal arrangements whether or not a specific qualification or certification is issued. They are usually remunerated at a reduced rate compared to fully qualified workers. They include persons involved in:
355 -
356 -* (a) paid formal or informal traineeships, apprenticeships, internships or other types of programmes, according to national circumstances; and
357 -* (b) paid skills training or retraining schemes within employment promotion programmes, when engaged in the production process of the economic unit for which they work.
358 -
359 -They exclude workers who are:
360 -
361 -* (a) undergoing periods of probation associated with the start of a job;
362 -* (b) undertaking general on-the-job training or life-long learning while in employment, including in market and non-market units owned by household or family members; and
363 -* (c) working without pay in market or non-market units owned by household or family members.
364 -
365 365  == E. Contributing family workers ==
366 366  
367 -57.** **//Contributing family workers// assist a family member or household member in a market-oriented enterprise operated by the family or household member, or in a job in which the assisted family or household member is an employee or dependent contractor. They do not receive regular payments, such as a wage or salary, in return for the work performed, but may benefit in kind or receive irregular payments in cash as a result of the outputs of their work through family or intra-household transfers, derived from the profits of the enterprise or from the income of the other person. They do not make the most important decisions affecting the enterprise or have responsibility for it.
323 +**57. **//Contributing family workers// assist a family member or household member in a market-oriented enterprise operated by the family or household member, or in a job in which the assisted family or household member is an employee or dependent contractor. They do not receive regular payments, such as a wage or salary, in return for the work performed, but may benefit in kind or receive irregular payments in cash as a result of the outputs of their work through family or intra-household transfers, derived from the profits of the enterprise or from the income of the other person. They do not make the most important decisions affecting the enterprise or have responsibility for it.
368 368  
369 369  = International Classification of Status at Work (ICSaW-18) =
370 370  
371 -58. The International Classification of Status at Work (ICSaW-18) provides an organizing framework for statistics classified by status at work from various sources. It is not expected that all of its categories will be collected with the same frequency, or used for the presentation of statistics from any particular source. It covers all jobs and work activities in all forms of work, including own-use production work, employment, unpaid trainee work, volunteer work and other forms of work. It comprises, at its most detailed level, 20 mutually exclusive categories, defined on the basis of the type of authority that the worker is able to exercise and the type of economic risk to which he or she is exposed in a particular job or work activity.
327 +1. The International Classification of Status at Work (ICSaW-18) provides an organizing framework for statistics classified by status at work from various sources. It is not expected that all of its categories will be collected with the same frequency, or used for the presentation of statistics from any particular source. It covers all jobs and work activities in all forms of work, including own-use production work, employment, unpaid trainee work, volunteer work and other forms of work. It comprises, at its most detailed level, 20 mutually exclusive categories, defined on the basis of the type of authority that the worker is able to exercise and the type of economic risk to which he or she is exposed in a particular job or work activity.
328 +1. The detailed status at work categories may be aggregated, based on the type of authority exercised by the worker, to form eight broad status-at-work groups which may be aggregated to form a dichotomy between dependent workers and independent workers, according to the following hierarchy.
372 372  
373 -59. The detailed status at work categories may be aggregated, based on the type of authority exercised by the worker, to form eight broad status-at-work groups which may be aggregated to form a dichotomy between dependent workers and independent workers, according to the following hierarchy.
330 + **I. Independent workers**
374 374  
375 -**I. Independent workers**
332 + ~1. Employers
376 376  
377 -~1. Employers
334 +1.
335 +11. – Employers in corporations
336 +11. – Employers in household market enterprises
337 +11. – Employers in own-use provision of services
338 +11. – Employers in own-use production of goods
378 378  
379 -11 – Employers in corporations
380 -12 – Employers in household market enterprises
381 -13 – Employers in own-use provision of services
382 -14 – Employers in own-use production of goods
340 + 2. Independent workers without employees
383 383  
384 - 2. Independent workers without employees
342 +1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
343 +1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
344 +1. – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees
345 +1. – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees
346 +1. – Direct volunteers
385 385  
386 -21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
387 -
388 -22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
389 -23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees
390 -24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees
391 -25 – Direct volunteers
392 -
393 393  **D. Dependent workers**
394 394  
395 -3. Dependent contractors
350 +1. Dependent contractors
396 396  
397 397  30 – Dependent contractors
398 398  
399 -4. Employees
354 +1. Employees
355 +11. – Permanent employees
356 +11. – Fixed-term employees
357 +11. – Short-term and casual employees
358 +11. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
359 +1. Family helpers
360 +11. – Contributing family workers
361 +11. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
362 +11. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
363 +1. Unpaid trainee workers
400 400  
401 -41 – Permanent employees
402 -42 – Fixed-term employees
403 -43 – Short-term and casual employees
404 -44 – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
405 -
406 -5. Family helpers
407 -
408 -51 – Contributing family workers
409 -52 – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
410 -53 – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
411 -
412 -6. Unpaid trainee workers
413 -
414 414  60 – Unpaid trainee workers
415 415  
416 -7. Organization-based volunteers
367 +1. Organization-based volunteers
417 417  
418 418  70 – Organization-based volunteers
419 419  
420 -9. Other unpaid workers
371 + 9. Other unpaid workers
421 421  
422 422  90 – Other unpaid workers
423 423  
424 -60. Each of the detailed status at work groups in ICSaW-18 relates to only one form of work. The groups that relate to employment have the same definitions as in ICSE-18. The aggregate groups that include both employment and other forms of work, have a broader scope in ICSaW-18 than in ICSE-18-A and in some cases are assigned a different name.
375 +1. Each of the detailed status at work groups in ICSaW-18 relates to only one form of work. The groups that relate to employment have the same definitions as in ICSE-18. The aggregate groups that include both employment and other forms of work, have a broader scope in ICSaW-18 than in ICSE-18-A and in some cases are assigned a different name.
376 +1. Subsets of the detailed categories in ICSaW-18 may be used to present statistics on work relationships in own-use production work, employment, volunteer work, child labour and time-use on a conceptually consistent basis, regardless of the scope and source of the statistics. The categories for own-use production work and volunteer work may be aggregated according to the form of work as follows:
377 +11. Workers in own-use production
378 +111. Workers in own-use provision of services
425 425  
426 -61. Subsets of the detailed categories in ICSaW-18 may be used to present statistics on work relationships in own-use production work, employment, volunteer work, child labour and time-use on a conceptually consistent basis, regardless of the scope and source of the statistics. The categories for own-use production work and volunteer work may be aggregated according to the form of work as follows:
427 -
428 -* (a) Workers in own-use production
429 -** {{{(i)}}} Workers in own-use provision of services
430 -
431 431  13 – Employers in own-use provision of services
381 +
432 432  23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees
433 -52 – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
434 434  
435 -*
436 -** (ii) Workers in own-use production of goods
384 +1.
385 +11.
386 +111.
387 +1111. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
388 +111. Workers in own-use production of goods
437 437  
438 438  14 – Employers in own-use production of goods
391 +
439 439  24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees
440 -52 – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
441 441  
442 -* (b) Volunteer workers
394 +1.
395 +11.
396 +111.
397 +1111. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
398 +11. Volunteer workers
443 443  
444 444  25 – Direct volunteers
401 +
445 445  70 – Organization-based volunteers
446 446  
447 -== Definitions of the categories in ICSaW-18 that are not included in ICSE-18 ==
404 += Definitions of the categories in ICSaW-18  that are not included in ICSE-18 =
448 448  
449 -=== 13 – Employers in own-use provision of services ===
406 +1. – Employers in own-use provision of services
407 +11. //Employers in own-use provision of services// are workers who perform any activity to provide services mainly for own final use, and employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding other members of their household) during the reference period as a domestic employee. They may sell part of these services to others, for example, by looking after children from other households for pay or barter, at the same time as mainly looking after their own children.
408 +1. – Employers in own-use production of goods
409 +11. //Employers in own-use production of goods// are workers who, during the reference period, employed one or more persons in return for payment in cash or in kind (including temporarily absent employees but excluding other members of their household) to produce goods mainly for consumption by the employer’s own household. A part or surplus of the goods intended mainly for own consumption may be sold or bartered.
450 450  
451 -62. //Employers in own-use provision of services// are workers who perform any activity to provide services mainly for own final use, and employ one or more persons (including temporarily absent employees but excluding other members of their household) during the reference period as a domestic employee. They may sell part of these services to others, for example, by looking after children from other households for pay or barter, at the same time as mainly looking after their own children.
411 +1. – Independent workers in own-use provision  of services without employees
412 +11. //Independent workers in own-use provision of services// //without employees// are workers who perform any activity to provide services for own final use, but did not, during the reference period, employ any persons to work as a domestic employee. They may sell part of these services to others, for example by looking after children from other households for pay or barter, at the same time as mainly looking after their own children.
413 +1. – Independent workers in own-use production  of goods without employees
414 +11. //Independent workers in own-use production of goods// //without employees// are workers who, on their own account or with one or more partners, perform any activity to produce goods for own final use who do not, during the reference period, employ any persons to produce goods for pay in cash or in kind. A part or surplus of the goods intended mainly for own consumption may be sold or bartered.
415 +1. – Direct volunteers
416 +11. //Direct volunteers// are workers who, on their own account or in partnership with others, and independently of any organization or community group, perform any unpaid, noncompulsory activity to produce goods or provide services for other households.
452 452  
453 -=== 14 – Employers in own-use production of goods ===
418 +(a) Excluded from this group are workers who:
454 454  
455 -63. //Employers in own-use production of goods// are workers who, during the reference period, employed one or more persons in return for payment in cash or in kind (including temporarily absent employees but excluding other members of their household) to produce goods mainly for consumption by the employer’s own household. A part or surplus of the goods intended mainly for own consumption may be sold or bartered.
420 +1.
421 +11.
422 +111. perform non-compulsory work without remuneration through or for organizations comprising market and non-market units, including self-help, mutual aid or community-based groups of which the worker is a member; and
423 +111. produce goods or services for consumption by members of the worker’s own household or family.
456 456  
457 -=== 23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees ===
458 -
459 -64. //Independent workers in own-use provision of services// //without employees// are workers who perform any activity to provide services for own final use, but did not, during the reference period, employ any persons to work as a domestic employee. They may sell part of these services to others, for example by looking after children from other households for pay or barter, at the same time as mainly looking after their own children.
460 -
461 -=== 24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees ===
462 -
463 -65. //Independent workers in own-use production of goods// //without employees// are workers who, on their own account or with one or more partners, perform any activity to produce goods for own final use who do not, during the reference period, employ any persons to produce goods for pay in cash or in kind. A part or surplus of the goods intended mainly for own consumption may be sold or bartered.
464 -
465 -=== 25 – Direct volunteers ===
466 -
467 -66. //Direct volunteers// are workers who, on their own account or in partnership with others, and independently of any organization or community group, perform any unpaid, noncompulsory activity to produce goods or provide services for other households.
468 -
469 -* (a) Excluded from this group are workers who:
470 -** {{{(i)}}} perform non-compulsory work without remuneration through or for organizations comprising market and non-market units, including self-help, mutual aid or community-based groups of which the worker is a member; and
471 -** (ii) produce goods or services for consumption by members of the worker’s own household or family.
472 -
473 473  == 5. Family helpers ==
474 474  
475 -67. //Family helpers// are workers who assist a family or household member in the production of goods or provision of services for household consumption, in a market-oriented enterprise operated by that person, or in a job held by that person as an employee or dependent contractor. They do not make the most important decisions affecting the economic unit and do not have responsibility for it. They may benefit from the outputs of their work in cash or in kind through intra-household transfers but do not receive an agreed wage or salary.
427 +**67. **//Family helpers// are workers who assist a family or household member in the production of goods or provision of services for household consumption, in a market-oriented enterprise operated by that person, or in a job held by that person as an employee or dependent contractor. They do not make the most important decisions affecting the economic unit and do not have responsibility for it. They may benefit from the outputs of their work in cash or in kind through intra-household transfers but do not receive an agreed wage or salary.
476 476  
477 -=== 52 – Family helpers in own-use provision of services ===
429 +1. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
430 +11. //Family helpers in own-use provision of services// assist a family or household member in the provision of services for household consumption.
431 +1. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
432 +11. //Family he//lpers in own-use production of goods assist a family or household member in the production of goods for household consumption.
478 478  
479 -68. //Family helpers in own-use provision of services// assist a family or household member in the provision of services for household consumption.
480 -
481 -=== 53 – Family helpers in own-use production of goods ===
482 -
483 -69. //Family he//lpers in own-use production of goods assist a family or household member in the production of goods for household consumption.
484 -
485 485  == 6. Unpaid trainee workers ==
486 486  
487 -70. //Unpaid trainee workers //are persons in unpaid trainee work as defined in the most recent international statistical standards concerning work, employment and labour underutilization (Currently the 19th ICLS resolution 1, paragraphs 33 to 35).
436 +**70. **//Unpaid trainee workers //are persons in unpaid trainee work as defined in the most recent international statistical standards concerning work, employment and labour underutilization (Currently the 19th ICLS resolution 1, paragraphs 33 to 35).
488 488  
489 489  == 7. Organization-based volunteers ==
490 490  
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582 582  1. //Form of remuneration// refers to the basis on which a worker is paid, rather than on the form of payment (e.g. cash or in kind). It should specify the information relevant to understand the nature of the employment relationship, but not necessarily other aspects of remuneration. The variable “forms of remuneration” is required to assist with identification of the status in employment categories and should include information about all forms of remuneration received by the worker in a particular job. A separate recommended variable on “main form of remuneration”, provides additional information that may be collected by adding an additional question.
583 583  1. At a minimum, the following categories are needed:
584 584  
585 -■ for time worked (including wage or salary);
534 + for time worked (including wage or salary);
586 586  
587 -■ by the piece;
536 + by the piece;
588 588  
589 589  |■|commission;
590 590  |■|fee for service;
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