Changes for page Revised draft resolution concerning statistics on work relationships
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... ... @@ -67,86 +67,78 @@ 67 67 * (c) Those employed as independent workers have as many jobs as the economic units they own or co-own, irrespective of the number of clients served. 68 68 * (d) For those employed as dependent workers the set of tasks should be considered to be performed for the economic unit on which the worker is dependent and a separate job defined for each economic unit on which the worker is dependent. 69 69 * (e) Separate work activities are defined when a person is engaged in both own-use production of goods and own-use provision of services for the same household. This allows the identification of work activities within and beyond the production boundary in the System of National Accounts (SNA). 70 +* (f) Since statistics on work relationships refer primarily to characteristics of jobs or work activities in specific economic units, persons may have as many work relationships as they have jobs or work activities in economic units. 71 +* (g) Two characteristics of jobs and work activities are relevant to differentiate them according to status at work and status in employment, and to arrange them into aggregate groups. These are the type of authority that the worker is able to exercise in relation to the work performed and the type of economic risk to which the worker is exposed. 70 70 71 - 9.Since statistics on work relationships referprimarily tocharacteristics ofjobs or workactivities in specific economicunits, persons mayhave as many work relationships astheyhavejobs or work activities in economic units.73 +== Type of authority == 72 72 73 - 10.Two characteristicsofjobsand work activitiesarerelevanttodifferentiate themaccordingtostatusat work andstatusin employment,andto arrange themintoaggregategroups.Thesearethe type ofauthority thatthe worker isableto exercisein relationto the workperformedandthe type ofeconomicrisktowhichtheworkeris exposed.75 +The //type of authority// refers to the nature of the control that the worker has over the organization of his or her work, the nature of authority that he or she exercises over the economic unit for which the work is performed (including its activities and transactions), and the extent to which the worker is dependent on another person or economic unit for organization of the work and/or for access to the market. The type of authority is used to classify workers as //dependent //or// independent.// 74 74 75 - == Type of authority ==77 +Independent workers 76 76 77 - ~11. The//typeof authority// refers to thenatureof the controlthat theworkerhas over the organization of his or herwork, thenatureof authority that heor sheexercisesover the economic unitforwhich the workis performed(includingits activitiesand transactions), and the extentto which theworker isdependent on anotherpersonoreconomic unitfororganization of the work and/orfor accesstothemarket. The typeof authorityis usedtoclassifyworkers as //dependent//or//independent.//79 +Independent workers own the economic unit in which they work and control its activities. They make the most important decisions about the activities of the economic unit and the organization of their work. They may work on their own account or in partnership with other independent workers and may or may not provide work for others. 78 78 79 - === Independent workers===81 +Entrepreneurs 80 80 81 - 12. Independentworkersown the economicunit in whichtheywork andcontrolitsactivities. Theymake themost important decisionsaboutthe activitiesof the economic unitandtheorganizationoftheirwork.Theymay workon theirown account or in partnershipwithotherindependent workersandmayor maynot provideworkfor others.83 +Entrepreneurs are workers who create work for themselves and potentially for others by establishing and operating an enterprise. The category of “independent workers” in the classification of status in employment provides the best starting point for the identification and compilation of statistics on entrepreneurs. Additional information relevant to the national context, such as the size and nature of the enterprise, is needed to provide complete statistics on entrepreneurship and to accurately identify those workers who are creating employment opportunities for themselves or for others. 82 82 83 - === Entrepreneurs===85 +Dependent workers 84 84 85 - 13. Entrepreneurs are workers whocreate workforthemselvesand potentiallyfor others by establishingandoperatingan enterprise. Thecategoryof “independentworkers”intheclassificationofstatusin employmentprovides the best startingpointfortheidentificationand compilation of statistics onentrepreneurs.Additionalinformationrelevantto thenational context,such asthesize and natureofthe enterprise,is needed to providecomplete statisticsonentrepreneurshipandtoaccuratelyidentifythoseworkerswhoarecreating employmentopportunitiesfor themselvesorfor others.87 +Dependent workers are workers who do not have complete authority or control over the economic unit for which they work. If they are in employment for profit they have no employees, and do not make the most important decisions about the activities of the economic unit for which they work. 86 86 87 -=== Dependent workers === 88 - 89 -14. Dependent workers are workers who do not have complete authority or control over the economic unit for which they work. If they are in employment for profit they have no employees, and do not make the most important decisions about the activities of the economic unit for which they work. 90 - 91 91 == Type of economic risk == 92 92 93 - 15.//Type of economic risk// refers to the extent to which the worker may: (1) be exposed to the loss of financial or other resources in pursuance of the activity; and (2) experience unreliability of remuneration in cash or in kind or receive no remuneration.91 +//Type of economic risk// refers to the extent to which the worker may: (1) be exposed to the loss of financial or other resources in pursuance of the activity; and (2) experience unreliability of remuneration in cash or in kind or receive no remuneration. 94 94 95 - 16.Economic risk may be measured operationally by considering:93 +Economic risk may be measured operationally by considering: 96 96 97 -* (a) the existence and nature of remuneration for the work performed; 98 -* (b) the circumstances in which the job or work activity may be terminated; and 99 -* (c) the extent to which the worker is protected in the event of sickness, accident, or termination of the job. 95 +* the existence and nature of remuneration for the work performed; 96 +* the circumstances in which the job or work activity may be terminated; and 97 +* the extent to which the worker is protected in the event of sickness, accident, or termination of the job. 98 +* In statistics on employment, the type of economic risk is used to classify workers as //in employment for profit //or// in employment for pay //based primarily on the nature of the remuneration for a particular job. The aspects of the nature of the remuneration taken into consideration include whether or not remuneration is received or expected: 99 +** in the form of profit (and therefore also entails the risk of loss); 100 +** based on time worked; 101 +** by the piece for the goods produced or services provided; or 102 +** as a fee for the production of goods or provision of services. 100 100 101 - 17. In statisticson employment, the type of economicriskis used to classify workersas //in employment for profit//or// in employment for pay //based primarily on the nature of the remuneration for a particular job. The aspects of the nature of the remuneration taken into consideration include whether or not remuneration is received or expected:104 +Workers in employment for profit 102 102 103 -* (a) in the form of profit (and therefore also entails the risk of loss); 104 -* (b) based on time worked; 105 -* (c) by the piece for the goods produced or services provided; or 106 -* (d) as a fee for the production of goods or provision of services. 106 +//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. 107 107 108 - ===Workers in employment for profit===108 +Owner-operators of corporations are excluded from workers in employment for profit. While they are exposed to economic risk related to the potential for loss of investments made in the corporation, the risk is mitigated due to limitations of liability when corporations are separate legal entities from the persons who own them. They may receive a wage or salary whether or not the corporation is making a profit and may also be in receipt of payments deriving from profits. 109 109 110 - 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.110 +Workers in employment for pay 111 111 112 - 19. Owner-operators of corporations are excluded from workers in employment for profit. While they are exposedtoeconomicrisk relatedtothepotentialforloss ofinvestmentsmadeinthecorporation,theriskismitigateddueto limitationsofliabilitywhencorporationsareseparatelegalentitiesfromthepersonswhoownthem.Theymayreceivea wageorsalary whetherornotthecorporationismaking a profitandmayalsobeinreceiptofpayments derivingfromprofits.112 +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. 113 113 114 -=== Workers in employment for pay === 115 - 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 - 118 118 = The International Classification of Status in Employment (ICSE-18) = 119 119 120 - 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).//116 +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).// 121 121 122 - 22.Both hierarchies for status in employment, based on economic risk and authority, should have equal priority when producing statistics. Statistics from labour force surveys and, when possible from other relevant sources, should be compiled on a regular basis according to both hierarchies.118 +Both hierarchies for status in employment, based on economic risk and authority, should have equal priority when producing statistics. Statistics from labour force surveys and, when possible from other relevant sources, should be compiled on a regular basis according to both hierarchies. 123 123 124 124 == International Classification of Status in Employment according to type of authority (ICSE-18-A) == 125 125 126 - 23.ICSE-18-A provides, at its top level, a dichotomy between independent workers and dependent workers in which:122 +ICSE-18-A provides, at its top level, a dichotomy between independent workers and dependent workers in which: 127 127 128 128 //Independent workers// are classified into the following groups: 129 129 130 -A. Employers 126 +1. 127 +11. Employers 128 +111. – Employers in corporations 129 +111. – Employers in household market enterprises 130 +11. Independent workers without employees 131 +111. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees 132 +111. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees 131 131 132 -11 – Employers in corporations 133 - 134 -12 – Employers in household market enterprises 135 - 136 -B. Independent workers without employees 137 - 138 -21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees 139 - 140 -22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees 141 - 142 142 //Dependent workers// are classified into the following groups: 143 143 144 -1. 136 +1. 145 145 11. Dependent contractors 146 146 147 147 30 – Dependent contractors 148 148 149 -1. 141 +1. 150 150 11. Employees 151 151 111. – Permanent employees 152 152 111. – Fixed-term employees ... ... @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ 165 165 166 166 //Workers in employment for profit// are classified into the following groups: 167 167 168 -1. 160 +1. 169 169 11. Independent workers in household market enterprises 170 170 171 171 12 – Employers in household market enterprises ... ... @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ 182 182 183 183 //Workers in employment for pay// are classified into the following groups: 184 184 185 -1. 177 +1. 186 186 11. Owner-operators of corporations 187 187 188 188 11 – Employers in corporations ... ... @@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ 191 191 192 192 D. Employees 193 193 194 -1. 195 -11. 186 +1. 187 +11. 196 196 111. – Permanent employees 197 197 111. – Fixed-term employees 198 198 111. – Short-term and casual employees ... ... @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ 201 201 202 202 = Definitions and explanatory notes for categories in the two hierarchies of the International Classification of Status in Employment = 203 203 204 -== A. Employers == 196 +== A. Employers == 205 205 206 206 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: 207 207 11. – Employers in corporations ... ... @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ 244 244 245 245 21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees 246 246 247 -== 3. Dependent contractors == 239 +== 3. Dependent contractors == 248 248 249 249 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. 250 250 1. Some or all of the following characteristics apply to dependent contractors: ... ... @@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ 293 293 294 294 (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. 295 295 296 -1. 288 +1. 297 297 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. 298 298 11. This category includes two groups which may be separately identified if relevant in national circumstances: //short-term employees //and //casual and intermittent employees~:// 299 299 111. //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: 300 300 1111. employees with contracts of employment with a duration of less than three months; 301 -1. 302 -11. 303 -111. 293 +1. 294 +11. 295 +111. 304 304 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 305 305 111. //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. 306 306 11. Unless the total duration of the employment arrangement is less than three months, short-term and casual employees exclude: ... ... @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ 315 315 111. 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 316 316 111. working without pay in market or non-market units owned by household or family members. 317 317 318 -== E. Contributing family workers == 310 +== E. Contributing family workers == 319 319 320 320 **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. 321 321 ... ... @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ 328 328 329 329 ~1. Employers 330 330 331 -1. 323 +1. 332 332 11. – Employers in corporations 333 333 11. – Employers in household market enterprises 334 334 11. – Employers in own-use provision of services ... ... @@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ 378 378 379 379 23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees 380 380 381 -1. 382 -11. 383 -111. 373 +1. 374 +11. 375 +111. 384 384 1111. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services 385 385 111. Workers in own-use production of goods 386 386 ... ... @@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ 388 388 389 389 24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees 390 390 391 -1. 392 -11. 393 -111. 383 +1. 384 +11. 385 +111. 394 394 1111. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods 395 395 11. Volunteer workers 396 396 ... ... @@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ 414 414 415 415 (a) Excluded from this group are workers who: 416 416 417 -1. 418 -11. 409 +1. 410 +11. 419 419 111. 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 420 420 111. produce goods or services for consumption by members of the worker’s own household or family. 421 421 ... ... @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ 441 441 11. unpaid apprentices, trainees and interns; 442 442 11. workers performing unpaid compulsory activities; (iii) direct volunteers. 443 443 444 -== 9. Other unpaid workers == 436 +== 9. Other unpaid workers == 445 445 446 446 **72. **//Other unpaid workers// are workers who cannot be classified in any other groups in the International Classification of Status at Work. They include workers performing activities such as unpaid community service and unpaid work by prisoners, when ordered by a court or similar authority, and unpaid military or civilian service. 447 447 ... ... @@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ 500 500 501 501 **84. **Information on full-time/part-time status, usual hours worked and contractual hours of work should be collected in accordance with the most recent international standards for statistics on working time (currently the 18th ICLS Resolution concerning the measurement of working time). Information on contractual hours of work is required to determine whether employees have arrangements that provide a guaranteed minimum number of hours of work, and is essential for derivation of the subcategories of employees. 502 502 503 -== Main reason for non-permanent employment == 495 +== Main reason for non-permanent employment == 504 504 505 505 1. //Main reason for non-permanent employment// refers to the main reason why an employed person does not have a permanent work contract or arrangement. Statistics on the reason for non-permanent employment should be collected for all employees classified as fixed-term, or as short-term and casual employees. Such statistics should also be collected for dependent contractors if relevant for national purposes. 506 506 1. Statistical outputs on the main reason for non-permanent employment should include at least the following categories: ... ... @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ 523 523 1. Type of employment agreement should not be used directly to measure informality, since workers with oral agreements can be subject to social protection, and workers with written contracts may or may not meet the criteria for formality. 524 524 1. At a minimum, categories for “written contract” and “oral agreement” should be used in statistical outputs. Statistics indicating whether the agreement is collective or individual should also be compiled from relevant statistical sources. 525 525 526 -== Form of remuneration == 518 +== Form of remuneration == 527 527 528 528 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. 529 529 1. At a minimum, the following categories are needed: ... ... @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ 582 582 1. //Domestic workers employed by service providers// are employees of economic units such as agencies that provide domestic services to households. //Domestic service providers// //employed for profit// provide domestic services to private households as independent workers or dependent contractors. 583 583 1. Domestic employees may be identified in statistical collections when the economic activity of their employer is equivalent to ISIC Rev.4 Division 97, Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel. Other domestic workers may be identified in statistical collections if their occupation is one of those commonly held by domestic employees, and their main place of work is the client’s residence. Analysis of these occupations by place of work may also allow the identification of other workers not considered to be domestic workers, but who perform services frequently provided by domestic workers (such as laundry, childcare and personal care) in settings such as their own home or workplace, or in the workplace of agencies providing such services. 584 584 585 -== Home-based workers == 577 +== Home-based workers == 586 586 587 587 **105. **//Home-based workers// are workers whose main place of work is their own home. They may be employers, independent workers without employees, dependent contractors, employees or contributing family workers. 588 588