BE CONSIDERED VALID BEYOND A CERTAIN PERIOD ; WHEREAS , CONSEQUENTLY , IT WOULD APPEAR OPPORTUNE TO BRING THESE RESULTS UP TO DATE AND TO CONDUCT A NEW SURVEY BASED ON DATA RELATING TO THE YEAR 1978 OR 1979 ;
WHEREAS , IN ORDER TO RATIONALIZE PROCEDURES AND TO LIGHTEN THE BURDEN ON UNDERTAKINGS AND ON THE BUDGETS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OF THE MEMBER STATES , IT IS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED INFORMATION BY SAMPLING AND BY MEANS OF A SINGLE SURVEY OF INDUSTRY , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION , BANKING AND INSURANCE ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE COMMISSION SHALL UNDERTAKE A SURVEY OF THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE EARNINGS OF ALL EMPLOYEES ( MANUAL AND NON-MANUAL , INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL STAFF ) IN INDUSTRY , WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DISTRIBUTION , BANKING AND INSURANCE , ON THE BASIS OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION RELATING EITHER TO THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1978 OR APRIL 1979 OR OCTOBER 1979 , AND TO THE WHOLE OF EITHER 1978 OR 1979 .
ARTICLE 2
THE SURVEYS SHALL COVER UNDERTAKINGS OR ESTABLISHMENTS EMPLOYING AT LEAST 10 PERSONS WHO CARRY ON ACTIVITIES DEFINED IN DIVISIONS 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 AND 5 AND CLASSES 61 , 64/65 , 81 AND 82 OF THE NOMENCLATURE OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ( NACE ), WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GROUPS 651 , 652 AND 811 AND , FOR IRELAND , CLASS 50 . IN BANKING AND INSURANCE IN LUXEMBOURG , HOWEVER , THE SURVEY SHALL BE CONDUCTED WITHOUT REGARD TO A MINIMUM NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES .
THE SURVEY SHALL BE CARRIED OUT BY SAMPLING .
ARTICLE 3
EMPLOYERS SHALL , IN RESPECT OF THEIR UNDERTAKINGS , ESTABLISHMENTS AND EMPLOYEES INCLUDED IN THE SAMPLE , PROVIDE THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS , IN THE MANNER SET OUT HEREINAFTER .
ARTICLE 4
THE SURVEY SHALL OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR EACH EMPLOYEE CONCERNING :
( A ) GROSS EARNINGS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 1978 , APRIL 1979 OR OCTOBER 1979 , OR AT LEAST FOR ONE COMPLETE PAY PERIOD WITHIN ONE OF THESE MONTHS , INCLUDING THE VARIOUS BONUSES PAID REGULARLY , ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR OVERTIME , NIGHT WORK , WEEK-END WORK AND SHIFT WORK , AND FAMILY ALLOWANCES GRANTED UNDER COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS OR VOLUNTARILY ;
( B ) THE TOTAL GROSS EARNINGS FOR 1978 OR 1979 ( INCLUDING ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR OVERTIME AND ALL BONUSES AND GRATUITIES ) WITH ANY BONUSES AND GRATUITIES NOT PAID SYSTEMATICALLY WITH THE CURRENT REMUNERATION ( QUARTERLY , HALF-YEARLY , ANNUALLY , ETC .) SPECIFIED SEPARATELY ; HOWEVER , IN THE CASE OF MANUAL WORKERS ONLY , THIS INFORMATION MAY BE REPLACED BY A SIMPLE INDICATION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF GROSS ANNUAL EARNINGS REPRESENTED BY BONUSES AND GRATUITIES NOT PAID SYSTEMATICALLY WITH THE CURRENT REMUNERATION ;
( C ) THE SEX , AGE , OCCUPATIONAL STATUS , LENGTH OF SERVICE IN THE UNDERTAKING , METHOD OF CALCULATING THE EARNINGS