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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).//
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163 163  
164 164  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.
165 165  
166 -== Classification of Status in Employment according  to type of economic risk (ICSE-18-R) ==
166 +== Classification of Status in Employment according to type of economic risk (ICSE-18-R) ==
167 167  
168 168  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.
169 169  
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205 205  
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 ==
208 +== A. Employers ==
209 209  
210 -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:
211 -11. – Employers in corporations
212 -11. – Employers in household market enterprises
213 -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.
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:
214 214  
215 -1. – Employers in corporations 
216 -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.
217 -1. – Employers in household market enterprises
218 -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.
212 +11 – Employers in corporations
219 219  
220 -== B. Independent workers without employees ==
214 +12 Employers in household market enterprises
221 221  
222 -**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:
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.
223 223  
224 -1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
225 -1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
218 +=== 11 – Employers in corporations ===
226 226  
227 -1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
228 -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.
229 -1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
230 -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.
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.
231 231  
232 -== F. Independent workers in household  market enterprises ==
222 +12 Employers in household market enterprises
233 233  
234 -**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:
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.
235 235  
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 +
236 236  12 – Employers in household market enterprises
237 237  
238 238  22 – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
239 239  
240 -== G.  Owner-operators of corporations ==
250 +== G. Owner-operators of corporations ==
241 241  
242 -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:
243 -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
244 -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.
245 -1. Owner-operators of corporations include:
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:
246 246  
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 +
247 247  11 – Employers in corporations
248 248  
249 249  21 – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
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250 250  
251 251  == 3. Dependent contractors ==
252 252  
253 -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.
254 -1. Some or all of the following characteristics apply to dependent contractors:
255 -11. their work may be organized or supervised by another economic unit as a client, or as an entity that mediates access to clients;
256 -11. they have an arrangement for the delivery of goods or services to a separate entity (of the nature of a commercial transaction);
257 -11. their actual working arrangements or conditions may closely resemble those of employees;
258 -11. the entity engaging the worker does not withhold income tax for the worker;
259 -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.
260 -1. Excluded from dependent contractors are workers who:
261 -11. have a contract of employment (formal, informal, or implicit) with the entity on which they are dependent;
262 -11. employ one or more other persons to work for them as an employee; or
263 -11. operate an incorporated enterprise.
264 -1. Two subgroups of dependent contractors may be identified if feasible and relevant in the national context: 
265 -11. workers who provide their labour to others but have contractual arrangements corresponding to those of self-employment; and
266 -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.
267 -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.
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.
268 268  
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 +
269 269  == 4. Employees ==
270 270  
271 -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.
272 -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.
273 -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.
274 -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: 
275 -11. – Permanent employees
276 -11. – Fixed-term employees
277 -11. – Short-term and casual employees
278 -11. – Paid trainees, apprentices and interns
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.
279 279  
280 -1. – Permanent employees
281 -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:
282 -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;
283 -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
284 -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. // //
285 -1. – Fixed-term employees
286 -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:
287 -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;
288 -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;
289 -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
290 -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. // //
291 -11. Fixed-term employees include:
292 -111. employees with fixed-term contracts of employment with a duration greater than three months; and
293 -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.
294 -11. Paid apprentices, trainees and interns with fixed-term employment arrangements are excluded from this group.
295 -1. – Short-term and casual employees
296 -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
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.
297 297  
298 -(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 +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.
299 299  
300 -1.
301 -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.
302 -11. This category includes two groups which may be separately identified if relevant in national circumstances: //short-term employees //and //casual and intermittent employees~://
303 -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:
304 -1111. employees with contracts of employment with a duration of less than three months;
305 -1.
306 -11.
307 -111.
308 -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
309 -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.
310 -11. Unless the total duration of the employment arrangement is less than three months, short-term and casual employees exclude: 
311 -111. workers with on-call working-time arrangements who are guaranteed a specified amount of employment per pay period; and
312 -111. workers who are guaranteed to be offered work and to be paid for at least one hour per week.
313 -1. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
314 -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:
315 -111. paid formal or informal traineeships, apprenticeships, internships or other types of programmes, according to national circumstances; and
316 -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.
317 -11. They exclude workers who are: 
318 -111. undergoing periods of probation associated with the start of a job;
319 -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
320 -111. working without pay in market or non-market units owned by household or family members.
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:
321 321  
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 +
322 322  == E. Contributing family workers ==
323 323  
324 -**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.
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.
325 325  
326 326  = International Classification of Status at Work (ICSaW-18) =
327 327  
328 -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.
329 -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.
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.
330 330  
331 - **I. Independent workers**
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.
332 332  
333 - ~1. Employers
375 +**I. Independent workers**
334 334  
335 -1.
336 -11. – Employers in corporations
337 -11. – Employers in household market enterprises
338 -11. – Employers in own-use provision of services
339 -11. – Employers in own-use production of goods
377 +~1. Employers
340 340  
341 - 2. Independent workers without employees
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
342 342  
343 -1. – Owner-operators of corporations without employees
344 -1. – Own-account workers in household market enterprises without employees
345 -1. – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees
346 -1. – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees
347 -1. – Direct volunteers
384 + 2. Independent workers without employees
348 348  
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 +
349 349  **D. Dependent workers**
350 350  
351 -1. Dependent contractors
395 +3. Dependent contractors
352 352  
353 353  30 – Dependent contractors
354 354  
355 -1. Employees
356 -11. – Permanent employees
357 -11. – Fixed-term employees
358 -11. – Short-term and casual employees
359 -11. – Paid apprentices, trainees and interns
360 -1. Family helpers
361 -11. – Contributing family workers
362 -11. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
363 -11. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
364 -1. Unpaid trainee workers
399 +4. Employees
365 365  
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 +
366 366  60 – Unpaid trainee workers
367 367  
368 -1. Organization-based volunteers
416 +7. Organization-based volunteers
369 369  
370 370  70 – Organization-based volunteers
371 371  
372 - 9. Other unpaid workers
420 +9. Other unpaid workers
373 373  
374 374  90 – Other unpaid workers
375 375  
376 -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.
377 -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:
378 -11. Workers in own-use production
379 -111. Workers in own-use provision of services
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.
380 380  
381 -13 Employers in own-use provision of services
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:
382 382  
428 +* (a) Workers in own-use production
429 +** {{{(i)}}} Workers in own-use provision of services
430 +
431 +13 – Employers in own-use provision of services
383 383  23 – Independent workers in own-use provision of services without employees
433 +52 – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
384 384  
385 -1.
386 -11.
387 -111.
388 -1111. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
389 -111. Workers in own-use production of goods
435 +*
436 +** (ii) Workers in own-use production of goods
390 390  
391 391  14 – Employers in own-use production of goods
392 -
393 393  24 – Independent workers in own-use production of goods without employees
440 +52 – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
394 394  
395 -1.
396 -11.
397 -111.
398 -1111. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
399 -11. Volunteer workers
442 +* (b) Volunteer workers
400 400  
401 401  25 – Direct volunteers
402 -
403 403  70 – Organization-based volunteers
404 404  
405 -= Definitions of the categories in ICSaW-18  that are not included in ICSE-18 =
447 +== Definitions of the categories in ICSaW-18 that are not included in ICSE-18 ==
406 406  
407 -1. – Employers in own-use provision of services
408 -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.
409 -1. – Employers in own-use production of goods
410 -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.
449 +=== 13 – Employers in own-use provision of services ===
411 411  
412 -1. – Independent workers in own-use provision  of services without employees
413 -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.
414 -1. – Independent workers in own-use production  of goods without employees
415 -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.
416 -1. – Direct volunteers
417 -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.
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.
418 418  
419 -(a) Excluded from this group are workers who:
453 +=== 14 – Employers in own-use production of goods ===
420 420  
421 -1.
422 -11.
423 -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
424 -111. produce goods or services for consumption by members of the worker’s own household or family.
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.
425 425  
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 +
426 426  == 5. Family helpers ==
427 427  
428 -**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.
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.
429 429  
430 -1. – Family helpers in own-use provision of services
431 -11. //Family helpers in own-use provision of services// assist a family or household member in the provision of services for household consumption.
432 -1. – Family helpers in own-use production of goods
433 -11. //Family he//lpers in own-use production of goods assist a family or household member in the production of goods for household consumption.
477 +=== 52 – Family helpers in own-use provision of services ===
434 434  
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 +
435 435  == 6. Unpaid trainee workers ==
436 436  
437 -**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).
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).
438 438  
439 439  == 7. Organization-based volunteers ==
440 440  
441 441  **71. **//Organization-based volunteers //are workers who perform any unpaid non-compulsory activities to produce goods or provide services for others through or for organizations comprising market and non-market units.
442 442  
443 -1. Included in this group are workers who produce goods or provide services for others through or for self-help, mutual aid, or community-based groups.
444 -1. Excluded from this group are:
445 -11. unpaid apprentices, trainees and interns;
446 -11. workers performing unpaid compulsory activities; (iii) direct volunteers.
493 +* (a) Included in this group are workers who produce goods or provide services for others through or for self-help, mutual aid, or community-based groups.
494 +* (b) Excluded from this group are:
495 +** {{{(i)}}} unpaid apprentices, trainees and interns;
496 +** (ii) workers performing unpaid compulsory activities; (iii) direct volunteers.
447 447  
448 448  == 9. Other unpaid workers ==
449 449  
450 -**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.
500 +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.
451 451  
452 452  = Cross-cutting variables and categories =
453 453  
454 -1. To provide complete and coherent statistics on work relationships, information is needed on characteristics of jobs and work activities that are not measured in the classifications of status at work and status in employment. This information should be measured through a set of variables and categories based on characteristics associated with the degree of risk, stability and permanence of a particular employment or work arrangement and provide definitions for situations that may be represented in several categories of the classifications by status. They may be used for the generation of statistics in their own right, or combined in output with relevant status categories to construct output classifications relevant for national purposes.
455 -1. The following cross-cutting variables are required to compile statistics on the detailed categories in ICSE-18: 
456 -11. duration of work agreement;
457 -11. type of employment agreement;
458 -11. contractual hours of work;
459 -11. forms of remuneration;
460 -11. place of work;
461 -11. job-dependent social protection coverage;
462 -11. reason for non-permanent employment.
463 -1. While not required for the compilation of statistics on status in employment, the following variables and categories are essential for the compilation of coherent statistics on work relationships or for the identification of important groups of interest:
464 -11. duration of employment in the current economic unit;
465 -11. seasonal workers; full-time/part-time status;
466 -11. domestic workers;
467 -11. home-based workers;
468 -11. multi-party work relationships;
469 -11. paid annual leave;
470 -11. paid sick leave.
471 -1. The following additional cross-cutting variables and categories are recommended: (a) number of employees in the economic unit in which the worker is employed; (b) main form of remuneration.
504 +73. To provide complete and coherent statistics on work relationships, information is needed on characteristics of jobs and work activities that are not measured in the classifications of status at work and status in employment. This information should be measured through a set of variables and categories based on characteristics associated with the degree of risk, stability and permanence of a particular employment or work arrangement and provide definitions for situations that may be represented in several categories of the classifications by status. They may be used for the generation of statistics in their own right, or combined in output with relevant status categories to construct output classifications relevant for national purposes.
472 472  
506 +74. The following cross-cutting variables are required to compile statistics on the detailed categories in ICSE-18:
507 +
508 +* () duration of work agreement;
509 +* () type of employment agreement;
510 +* () contractual hours of work;
511 +* () forms of remuneration;
512 +* () place of work;
513 +* () job-dependent social protection coverage;
514 +* () reason for non-permanent employment.
515 +
516 +75. While not required for the compilation of statistics on status in employment, the following variables and categories are essential for the compilation of coherent statistics on work relationships or for the identification of important groups of interest:
517 +
518 +* () duration of employment in the current economic unit;
519 +* () seasonal workers; full-time/part-time status;
520 +* () domestic workers;
521 +* () home-based workers;
522 +* () multi-party work relationships;
523 +* () paid annual leave;
524 +* () paid sick leave.
525 +
526 +76. The following additional cross-cutting variables and categories are recommended: (a) number of employees in the economic unit in which the worker is employed; (b) main form of remuneration.
527 +
473 473  = Duration of the job or work activity and hours of work =
474 474  
475 475  **77. **Since many of the detailed categories in ICSE-18 include jobs which differ significantly in their capacity to provide ongoing and full employment, statistics classified by status in employment, and particularly the subcategories of employees, should be complemented by information on both the duration of the work arrangement and on hours worked. Two variables on the duration of the job or work activity are necessary to provide a full understanding of the temporal stability of work relationships and to assess the extent to which workers without permanent employment relationships have ongoing employment and income security. These are //Duration of work contract //and //Duration of employment in the current economic unit.//
... ... @@ -532,9 +532,9 @@
532 532  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.
533 533  1. At a minimum, the following categories are needed:
534 534  
535 - for time worked (including wage or salary);
590 +■ for time worked (including wage or salary);
536 536  
537 - by the piece;
592 +■ by the piece;
538 538  
539 539  |■|commission;
540 540  |■|fee for service;
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