Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2887 of 15 November 2024 specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment in the labour force domain in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2024-11-15
Institutions: European Commission, Eurostat
Subjects: EU statistics, Internet address, data collection, exchange of information, labour force, sampling, statistical method, technical specification








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2024/2887


18.11.2024







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/2887
of 15 November 2024
         
specifying the technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment 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, it is necessary to specify the technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment.












(2)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee established by Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The technical items of the data set for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital platform employment in the labour force domain shall be as 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, 15 November 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





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

(2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).




ANNEX
Description of the technical format of the variables to be collected for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment 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










3d.


Labour market participation






Digital platform employment


DPWORK


Area of activity of the main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months


01


Goods selling activities


AGE = 15-64


Persons aged 15 to 64 years


Not relevant


Collected




02


Delivery services (transport of only goods)




03


Taxi services (transport of persons)




04


Renting out accommodation activities




05


IT services




06


Medical services




07


Cleaning and handiwork




08


Creating contents such as videos or texts for payment




09


Other digital platform work




10


No digital platform work in the last 12 months




Blank


Not stated




99


Not applicable




DPINTENS


Intensity of paid work in digital platform(s) in the last 12 months


1


One-off activity


DPWORK = 01-09


Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months




2


Sporadically, i.e., several times a year




3


Approximately every month




4


Approximately every week




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPHRSW


Average number of paid hours worked per month in the last 12 months, in digital platform(s)


1


Less than 1 hour


DPWORK = 01-09


Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months




2


1 to 9 hours




3


10 to 19 hours




4


20 to 49 hours




5


50 to 99 hours




6


100 hours or more




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPINC


Share of total digital platform income in relation to total personal income in the last 12 months


1


Less than one quarter


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Between one quarter and less than a half




3


Between one half and less than three quarters




4


Three quarters or more




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPMR


Main reason for paid digital platform work in the last 12 months


1


Only available job opportunity


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Work organisation flexibility




3


Additional income opportunity




4


For the purposes of own business




5


Specific desired work available mainly, or only, by platform




6


Other reason




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPASG


Assignments in the main paid digital platform work carried out in the last 12 months


1


Tasks assigned by the platform or app


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Tasks chosen among offers, from the platform or app, or demands from clients




3


Tasks offered or uploaded on own initiative




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPREJ


Possibility of rejection of tasks in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months


1


Could not reject tasks at all, because of dismissal or disconnection from the platform or app


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Could reject tasks but with consequences (such as losing access to valuable tasks or decline in ratings)


 


 




3


Could reject tasks without consequences


 


 




Blank


Not stated


 


 




9


Not applicable


 


 




DPHSET


Authority in deciding when the working hours are carried out in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months


1


Working hours fully or mainly set by the platform, app, or clients


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Working hours mainly self-determined, within limits set by the platform, app, or clients




3


Working hours entirely self-determined




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPPSET


Authority in price setting in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months


1


Precise price set by the platform, app, or clients


DPHRSW = 2-6


Persons who worked at least 1 paid hour in digital platform(s)




2


Range of price given by the platform, app, or clients




3


Negotiation of price with platform, app, or clients




4


Price set by oneself




5


Price set by any other party




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPINSCOV


Access to paid leaves or leave benefits in case of sickness


1


Yes, access as a worker of the platform or app


DPINTENS = 3-4


Persons who performed digital platform work approximately every month or every week in the last 12 months




2


Yes, access from other sources than the platform or app




3


No




4


Do not know




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable




DPMAIN


Paid digital platform work as main, second or other job in the reference week


1


Main job during the reference week


DPWORK = 01-09


Persons who performed digital platform work in the last 12 months




2


Second job during the reference week




3


Additional job during the reference week




4


Not provided during the reference week




Blank


Not stated




9


Not applicable







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2024/2887/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)