Changes for page Revised draft resolution concerning statistics on work relationships
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... ... @@ -67,96 +67,81 @@ 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 -1 0. 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 +1. 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 +1. 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 -1 2.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 +1. 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 -1 3.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 +1. 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 +1. //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. 92 +1. Economic risk may be measured operationally by considering: 93 +11. the existence and nature of remuneration for the work performed; 94 +11. the circumstances in which the job or work activity may be terminated; and 95 +11. the extent to which the worker is protected in the event of sickness, accident, or termination of the job. 96 +1. 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: 97 +11. in the form of profit (and therefore also entails the risk of loss); 98 +11. based on time worked; 99 +11. by the piece for the goods produced or services provided; or 100 +11. as a fee for the production of goods or provision of services. 94 94 95 - 16. Economicriskmaybemeasuredoperationally by considering:102 +Workers in employment for profit 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. 104 +1. //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. 105 +1. 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. 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:107 +Workers in employment for pay 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. 109 +1. 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. 107 107 108 -=== Workers in employment for profit === 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. 111 - 112 -19. 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. 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).// 113 +1. 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).// 114 +1. 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. 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. 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:118 +1. 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 122 +1. 123 +11. Employers 124 +111. – Employers in corporations 125 +111. – Employers in household market enterprises 126 +11. Independent workers without employees 127 +111. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees 128 +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 -C. Dependent contractors 132 +1. 133 +11. Dependent contractors 145 145 146 146 30 – Dependent contractors 147 147 148 -D. Employees 137 +1. 138 +11. Employees 139 +111. – Permanent employees 140 +111. – Fixed-term employees 141 +111. – Short-term and casual employees 142 +111. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns 143 +11. Contributing family workers 149 149 150 -41 – Permanent employees 151 - 152 -42 – Fixed-term employees 153 - 154 -43 – Short-term and casual employees 155 - 156 -44 – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns 157 - 158 -E. Contributing family workers 159 - 160 160 51 – Contributing family workers 161 161 162 162 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. ... ... @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ 168 168 169 169 //Workers in employment for profit// are classified into the following groups: 170 170 171 -1. 156 +1. 172 172 11. Independent workers in household market enterprises 173 173 174 174 12 – Employers in household market enterprises ... ... @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ 185 185 186 186 //Workers in employment for pay// are classified into the following groups: 187 187 188 -1. 173 +1. 189 189 11. Owner-operators of corporations 190 190 191 191 11 – Employers in corporations ... ... @@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ 194 194 195 195 D. Employees 196 196 197 -1. 198 -11. 182 +1. 183 +11. 199 199 111. – Permanent employees 200 200 111. – Fixed-term employees 201 201 111. – Short-term and casual employees ... ... @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ 204 204 205 205 = Definitions and explanatory notes for categories in the two hierarchies of the International Classification of Status in Employment = 206 206 207 -== A. Employers == 192 +== A. Employers == 208 208 209 209 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: 210 210 11. – Employers in corporations ... ... @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ 247 247 248 248 21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees 249 249 250 -== 3. Dependent contractors == 235 +== 3. Dependent contractors == 251 251 252 252 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. 253 253 1. Some or all of the following characteristics apply to dependent contractors: ... ... @@ -296,14 +296,14 @@ 296 296 297 297 (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. 298 298 299 -1. 284 +1. 300 300 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. 301 301 11. This category includes two groups which may be separately identified if relevant in national circumstances: //short-term employees //and //casual and intermittent employees~:// 302 302 111. //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: 303 303 1111. employees with contracts of employment with a duration of less than three months; 304 -1. 305 -11. 306 -111. 289 +1. 290 +11. 291 +111. 307 307 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 308 308 111. //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. 309 309 11. Unless the total duration of the employment arrangement is less than three months, short-term and casual employees exclude: ... ... @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ 318 318 111. 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 319 319 111. working without pay in market or non-market units owned by household or family members. 320 320 321 -== E. Contributing family workers == 306 +== E. Contributing family workers == 322 322 323 323 **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. 324 324 ... ... @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ 331 331 332 332 ~1. Employers 333 333 334 -1. 319 +1. 335 335 11. – Employers in corporations 336 336 11. – Employers in household market enterprises 337 337 11. – Employers in own-use provision of services ... ... @@ -381,9 +381,9 @@ 381 381 382 382 23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees 383 383 384 -1. 385 -11. 386 -111. 369 +1. 370 +11. 371 +111. 387 387 1111. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services 388 388 111. Workers in own-use production of goods 389 389 ... ... @@ -391,9 +391,9 @@ 391 391 392 392 24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees 393 393 394 -1. 395 -11. 396 -111. 379 +1. 380 +11. 381 +111. 397 397 1111. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods 398 398 11. Volunteer workers 399 399 ... ... @@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ 417 417 418 418 (a) Excluded from this group are workers who: 419 419 420 -1. 421 -11. 405 +1. 406 +11. 422 422 111. 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 423 423 111. produce goods or services for consumption by members of the worker’s own household or family. 424 424 ... ... @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ 444 444 11. unpaid apprentices, trainees and interns; 445 445 11. workers performing unpaid compulsory activities; (iii) direct volunteers. 446 446 447 -== 9. Other unpaid workers == 432 +== 9. Other unpaid workers == 448 448 449 449 **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. 450 450 ... ... @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ 503 503 504 504 **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. 505 505 506 -== Main reason for non-permanent employment == 491 +== Main reason for non-permanent employment == 507 507 508 508 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. 509 509 1. Statistical outputs on the main reason for non-permanent employment should include at least the following categories: ... ... @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ 526 526 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. 527 527 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. 528 528 529 -== Form of remuneration == 514 +== Form of remuneration == 530 530 531 531 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. 532 532 1. At a minimum, the following categories are needed: ... ... @@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ 585 585 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. 586 586 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. 587 587 588 -== Home-based workers == 573 +== Home-based workers == 589 589 590 590 **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. 591 591