Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1642 of 5 November 2020 specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2020-11-05
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, data collection, exchange of information, labour force, pension scheme, sampling, social statistics, socioeconomic conditions, statistical method, technical specification








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6.11.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 370/9








            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1642
of 5 November 2020
         
specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (1), and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


To ensure the accurate implementation of the sample survey in the labour force domain, the Commission should specify the technical items of the data set.












(2)


The Commission should establish the technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and for the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain.












(3)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The technical items of the data set for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and for the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain are set out in the Annex.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 5 November 2020.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1.




ANNEX
Description and technical format of the variables to be collected for the 2022 ad hoc subject ‘job skills’ and the eight-yearly variables on ‘pension and labour market participation’ in the labour force domain and the codification to be used














Topic


Detailed topic


Variable identifier


Variable name


Codes


Labels


Filter


Filter labels


Minimum set of variables


Variable type




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


DIGITAL


Time spent on working on digital devices in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


READING


Time spent on reading work-related manuals and technical documents in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


CALCULATE


Time spent on doing relatively complex calculations in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


PHYSICAL


Time spent on doing hard physical work in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


DEXTERITY


Time spent on tasks involving finger dexterity in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


COMMINT


Time spent on interacting with people from the same enterprise or organisation in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


COMMEXT


Time spent on interacting with people from outside the enterprise or organisation in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


GUIDANCE


Time spent on advising, training or teaching other people in main or last job


1


All or most of the working time


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


Half of the working time or slightly more




3


Some of the working time




4


Little of the working time




5


None of the working time




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


JOBAUTON


Degree of autonomy on tasks in main or last job


11


Large or very large autonomy on both order and content


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




12


Large or very large autonomy on order and some autonomy on content




13


Large or very large autonomy on order and little or no autonomy on content




21


Some autonomy on order and large or very large autonomy on content




22


Some autonomy on both order and content




23


Some autonomy on order and little or no autonomy on content




31


Little or no autonomy on order and large or very large autonomy on content




32


Little or no autonomy on order and some autonomy on content




33


Little or no autonomy on both order and content




Blank


Not stated




99


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


REPETITIVE


Repetitiveness of tasks in main or last job


1


To a very large extent


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


To a large extent




3


To some extent




4


To little extent




5


To no extent




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3c. Labour market participation


Job skills


PROCEDURE


Tasks precisely described by strict procedures in main or last job


1


To a very large extent


AGE = 15–74 AND (EMPSTAT = 1 or (EXISTPR = 2, 3 and (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 0, 1 or (REFYEAR-YEARPR = 2 and 1<=MONTHPR<=12 and MONTHPR ≥ REFMONTH))))


Persons aged 15 to 74 years who are currently in employment or who left their last employment in the last 24 months


Not relevant


Collected




2


To a large extent




3


To some extent




4


To little extent




5


To no extent




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


PENSTYP1


Old age pension


1


Statutory pension only


50 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 50 to 74 years


Not relevant


Collected




2


Combination of statutory and occupational pension




3


Combination of statutory and personal pensions




4


Combination of statutory, occupational and personal pensions




5


Combination of occupational and personal pensions




6


Occupational pension only




7


Personal pension only




8


No pension




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


AGEPENSO


Age at which the person started receiving an old age pension


0-120


Age in completed years (3 digits)


PENSTYP1 = 1-7


Persons receiving an old age pension


Not relevant


Collected




Blank


Not stated




999


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


STATRECE


First statutory old age pension receipt with reduction or bonus


1


With reduction in case of anticipated pension benefit


PENSTYP1 = 1-4


Persons receiving a statutory old age pension


Not relevant


Collected




2


With bonus due to retirement deferment




3


Without reduction or bonus




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


PENSTYP2


Disability pension and other disability periodic cash benefit


1


Yes


50 <= AGE <= 74


Everybody in the target population aged 50 to 74 years


Not relevant


Collected




2


No




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour market participation


AGEPENSD


Age at which the person started receiving the disability pension or other disability periodic cash benefits


0-120


Age in completed years (3 digits)


PENSTYP2 = 1


Persons receiving a disability pension or other disability periodic cash benefits


Not relevant


Collected




Blank


Not stated




999


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


PROVTYPE


Financial old age provisions


1


Statutory provision only


PENSTYP1 = 7, 8


Persons (aged 50 to 74 years) not receiving a statutory nor an occupational pension


Not relevant


Collected




2


Combination of statutory and occupational provisions




3


Combination of statutory and personal provisions




4


Combination of statutory, occupational and personal provisions




5


Combination of occupational and personal provisions




6


Occupational provision only




7


Personal provision only




8


No provision




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour market participation


PENSSITU


Situation at beginning of old age pension receipt


1


Stopped working


PENSTYP1 = 1-7


Persons receiving an old age pension


Not relevant


Collected




2


Continued working without changes




3


Continued working with changes




4


Was not working (for any reason)




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


WSTPREAS


Main reason to stop working with the beginning of the old age pension receipt


1


Had reached eligibility for the pension


PENSSITU = 1


Persons having stopped working with old age pension receipt


Not relevant


Collected




2


Had reached the maximum retirement age




3


Favourable financial arrangements to leave




4


Other job-related reasons




5


Own illness or disability




6


Care responsibilities or other family reasons




7


Other reasons




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


WCONREAS


Main reason to continue working with old age pension receipt


1


Financially necessary


PENSSITU = 2, 3


Persons who continued working with pension receipt


Not relevant


Collected




2


Financially attractive




3


Partner/spouse still working




4


Enjoy working/being productive




5


Stay socially integrated




6


Other reasons




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


LMREENT


Re-enter the labour market after beginning of old age pension receipt


1


Yes, with at least one paid job of a minimum duration of 3 months


PENSSITU = 1, 4


Persons who stopped working or were not working at the beginning of old age pension receipt


Not relevant


Collected




2


Yes, but for occasional work only




3


No




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




3d. Labour market participation


Pension and labour marketparticipation


LMENTREAS


Main reason to re-enter the labour market


1


Financially necessary


LMREENT = 1


Persons who re-entered the labour market while not working when first receiving old age pension


Not relevant


Collected




2


Financially attractive




3


Partner/spouse still working




4


Enjoy working/being productive




5


Stay socially integrated




6


Other reasons




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable