Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384 of 19 December 2017 specifying the technical characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98Text with EEA relevance.

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2384 of 19 December 2017 specifying the technical characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3. , and in particular Article 7a(5) thereof, Whereas: (1) The European employment strategy, the employment guidelines Council Decision (EU) 2015/1848 of 5 October 2015 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States for 2015 (OJ L 268, 15.10.2015, p. 28). and the European Pillar of Social Rights https://ec.europa.eu/commission/priorities/deeper-and-fairer-economic-and-monetary-union/european-pillar-social-rights_en , in particular its principles on secure and adaptable employment, work-life balance and well-adapted work environment, express the need for greater adaptability of both enterprises and workers in Europe and highlight the need to collect data with a large-scale European survey on the application of various forms of new practices in work organisation and working time arrangements and the experiences of workers with those practices and arrangements. (2) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1851 of 14 June 2016 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2019, 2020 and 2021, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 284, 20.10.2016, p. 1). specifies and gives a description of the areas on which more detailed information is to be provided, namely the ad hoc sub-modules, and which should be included in the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements as regards the labour force sample survey pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98. (3) Therefore, the technical characteristics, the filters, the codes and the deadline for the transmission of data by Member States under the ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements should be specified. (4) 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 characteristics of the 2019 ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements, the filters, the codes to be used and the deadline by which Members States shall send the results to the Commission are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation.

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, 19 December 2017.

For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Annex

ANNEX This Annex sets out the technical characteristics, filters and codes to be used in the ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements scheduled to be carried out in 2019. It also sets the dates for submission of data by the Member States to the Commission. Deadline for transmission of the results to the Commission: 31 March 2020. Filters and codes to be used for sending data: as set out in Annex III to Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 Commission Regulation (EC) No 377/2008 of 25 April 2008 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community as regards the codification to be used for data transmission from 2009 onwards, the use of a subsample for the collection of data on structural variables and the definition of the reference quarters (OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 57). . Columns reserved for optional weighting factors, to be used in cases of subsampling or non-response: columns 226-229 containing whole numbers and columns 230-231 containing decimal places. (1) Sub-module Flexibility of working times Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilterVARIWTVariable working timesWSTATOR = 1,2211How is determined the start and end of the working time in the main job1Worker can fully decide working time2Worker can decide working time with certain restrictions3Employer or organisation mainly decides working time9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowFREEHOURFreedom to take hours offVARIWT = 2,3,blank212Possibility to take one or two hours off in the main job for personal or family matters within one working day1Very easy2Quite easy3Quite difficult4Very difficult9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowFREELEAVFreedom in taking leaveWSTATOR = 1,2213Possibility to take in the main job one or two days of leave within three working days1Very easy2Quite easy 3Quite difficult4Very difficult9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowFLEXWTExpected flexibility in working timesWSTATOR = 1,2214Frequency to which the worker has to face unforeseen demands for changed working time in the main job1At least once a week2Less than every week but at least every month3Less than every month or never9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowAVAIFREEAvailable for work in free timeWSTATOR = 1,2215Worker was contacted during leisure time in the last two months to take action before the next working day for the main job1Was not contacted in the last 2 months2Was contacted on a few occasions3Was contacted several times and expected to act before the next working day4Was contacted several times and not expected to act before the next working day9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't know (2) Sub-module Methods at work Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilterRECHOURSRecording of presence or working hoursSTAPRO = 3216-217Method of recording the presence or working hours in the main job01Presence and hours are not recorded02Presence is recorded manually by one-self03Presence is recorded manually by supervisor/colleague04Presence is recorded automatically (clocking system, at log-in)

05Presence is recorded with another method06Hours are recorded manually by one-self07Hours are recorded manually by supervisor/colleague08Hours are recorded automatically (clocking system, at log-in)09Hours are recorded with another method99Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowPRESSUREWorking under time pressureWSTATOR = 1,2218Frequency to which the person works under time pressure in the main job1Always2Often3Sometimes4Never9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowJOBAUTONJob autonomyWSTATOR = 1,2219-220Possibility to influence order and content of tasks in the main job11Large influence on order and content12Large influence on order and some on content13Large influence on order and little or none on content21Some influence on order and a large one on content22Some influence on order and on content23Some influence on order and little or none on content31Large influence on content and little or none on order32Some influence on content and a little or none on order33Little or no influence on order and content99Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't know (3) Sub-module Place of work Name/ColumnCodeDescriptionFilterPLACEWKMain place of workWSTATOR = 1,2221Place where activities for main job are primarily carried out1Employers' or own premises2Home3Clients' place4Non-fixed place (vehicle, delivery service, etc.)5Other9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowCOMMUTMCommuting timePLACEWK≠2222-224Time to get from home to work for the main job (one way)000-240Minutes999Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't knowOTHERLOCWorking on other locationsPLACEWK = 1-5225Works in more than one location for the main job1Daily2Not daily but at least every week3Less than every week but at least every month4Less than every month or never9Not applicable (not included in the filter)BlankNo answer/Don't know