Measuring the quality of employment:Implementing a harmonised approach

Joachim RecktenwaldEurostat

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 2

Where is it in the SSF and Sponsorship reports?

Towards a statistical framework for measuring the quality of employment: The UNECE/Eurostat/ILO task force

Quality of Employment

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 3

Access to employment vs quality of employment Perspective of the worker Distributions matter => the use of micro-data The importance of harmonised sources Objective vs subjective indicators A framework for Europe or beyond? A stand-alone framework vs a component of a reporting

system on quality of life

Quality of Employment: issues and choices

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 4

Safety and ethics of employmentIncome and benefits from employmentWorking hours and balancing work and non-work lifeSecurity of employment and social protectionSocial dialogueSkills development and trainingWorkplace relationships and work motivation

Quality of Employment: The 7 dimensions proposed by the UNEC/Eurostat/ILO task force

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 5

Dimensions, sub-dimensions, indicatorsFeasibility testsIndicator sheets Measurement challengesStatistical framework vs framework for policy purposes

Quality of Employment: The proposal by the UNECE/Eurostat/ILO task force

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 6

ILO/UNECE/Eurostat statistical framework and key dimensions under discussion for EU policy purposes

Dimensions under discussion for EU policy purposes

1 2 3 4Socio-

economic security

Education &

training

Working conditions

Work-life & gender balance

1 Safety and ethics of employment(a) Safety at work X(c) Fair treatment in employment X

2 Income and benefits from employment X3 Working hours/balancing work&non-working life(a) Working hours X(b) Working time arrangements X(c) Balancing work and non-working life X

4 Security of employment/social protection X5 Social dialogue X6 Skills development and training X7 Workplace relationships/work motivation X

eFrame jobs and earnings Quality of Employment 7

Measuring quality of employment in the EU:The use of harmonised sources

SourceDimension LFS SILC EWCS SES

1 Safety and ethics of employment x x 2 Income and benefits from employment x x x

3 Working hours/balancing work&non-working life x x x4 Security of employment and social protection x x5 Social dialogue x6 Skills development and training x x7 Workplace relationships and work motivation x