What changed between the adopted text of 24 Apr 2024 and the adopted text of 6 May 2025

Removed:(c) labour demand:

Removed:(i) job vacancies.

Removed:The topics labour cost index, referred to in point (b)(ii), and job vacancies, referred to in point (c)(i), include their respective early estimates referred to in Article 5.

Removed:2. For each topic listed in paragraph 1, the detailed topics, their corresponding periodicity, reference periods and transmission deadlines shall be as set out in the Annex.

Removed:3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 13 to amend the list of the detailed topics, the periodicity, the reference periods and the transmission deadlines set out in the Annex.

Removed:4. When exercising power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 3, the Commission shall ensure that the amendments do not impose significant and disproportionate burden on Member States and respondents. For this purpose, feasibility studies as set out in Article 9 shall be launched and their results shall be duly assessed and taken into account before the adoption of the delegated acts.

Removed:5. The data shall be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) in the form of aggregated data, except for the topic structure of earnings, referred to in paragraph 1, point (a)(i), for which microdata shall be transmitted for individual employees and local units.

Removed:6. Member States shall provide pre-checked data and related metadata using a technical format specified by the Commission (Eurostat) for each data set. The single entry point services shall be used to provide the data to the Commission (Eurostat).

Removed:7. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts specifying the following elements for each topic:

Removed:(a) the list and description of variables;

Removed:(b) statistical classifications and data breakdowns;

Removed:(c) precision targets;

Removed:(d) the metadata to be transmitted with the same periodicity, reference period and deadlines as the data they refer to;

Removed:(e) the data collection periods.

Removed:These implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) at least 12 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

Removed:Article 5

Removed:Early estimates

Removed:1. Early estimates for the labour cost index referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(ii) and job vacancies referred to in Article 4(1), point (c)(i) shall be transmitted:

Removed:(a) by Member States whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the EU total, for each of the 3 latest consecutive years; and

Removed:(b) by Member States of the euro area whose annual number of employees represents more than 3% of the euro area total, for each of the 3 latest consecutive years;

Removed:2. The shares of employees in the EU total and euro area total mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be assessed by the Commission (Eurostat) based on the available EU labour force survey annual data.

Removed:3. Should there be any change in the list of Member States whose annual number of employees is higher than the thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Commission (Eurostat) shall notify the Member State(s) concerned within 6 months after the end of the period used to assess the 3% threshold. If the updated shares of employees fall below the respective thresholds referred to in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the Member State(s) concerned shall be allowed to stop transmitting early estimates as from the reference quarter of the first calendar year following the date of the notification. If the updated shares fall above those thresholds, the Member State(s) concerned shall transmit the early estimates from the first reference quarter of the third calendar year following the date of the notification.

Removed:Article 6

Removed:Statistical units and statistical population

Removed:1. Statistics under this Regulation shall be compiled for one or more of the following statistical units:

Removed:(a) enterprises;

Removed:(b) local units;

Removed:(c) employees.

Removed:2. For topics labour cost index, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(ii) and job vacancies, referred to in Article 4(1), point (c)(i), the statistical population shall consist of all enterprises or all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:

Removed:(a) their main economic activity is included in any section of the NACE classification, except ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘Activities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use’ and ‘Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies’ and

Removed:(b) they have 1 or more employees.

Removed:3. For topics structure of earnings, referred to in Article 4(1), point (a)(i), and gender pay gap, referred to in Article 4(1), point (a)(ii), as regards data on the employer, the statistical population shall consist of all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:

Removed:(a) their economic activity is included in any section of the NACE classification, except ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘Activities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use’ and ‘Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies’; and

Removed:(b) they have 1 or more employees.

Removed:For the topics structure of earnings and the gender pay gap, as regards data on the employee, the statistical population shall consist of all employees whose local unit belongs to the statistical population defined under points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph.

Removed:4. By derogation to points (a) and (b) of paragraph 3, as regards gender pay gap data for reference period 2026, the transmission shall cover all local units that are part of enterprises with 10 or more employees and that, in addition to the activities excluded in paragraph 3 point (a), do not belong to the section ‘Public administration and defence; compulsory social security’ of the NACE classification.

Removed:5. For the topic structure of labour costs, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b)(i), the statistical population shall consist of all local units that are resident of the Member State and which fulfil the following conditions:

Removed:(a) their economic activity is included in any section of the NACE classification, except ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘Activities of households as employers and undifferentiated goods – and services – producing activities of households for own use’ and ‘Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies’; and

Removed:(b) they are part of enterprises with 10 or more employees.

Removed:5a. For all the topics listed in the Annex, Member States shall collect and provide separate data in respect of social enterprises.

Removed:Article 7

Removed:Ad hoc data requirements

Removed:1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts supplementing this Regulation in accordance with Article 13 by specifying the information to be provided by Member States on an ad hoc basis, where, within the scope of this Regulation, the collection of additional data is deemed necessary for the purpose of addressing additional statistical data needs that cannot be otherwise fulfilled. Those delegated acts shall specify:

Removed:(a) the detailed topics to be provided in the ad hoc data collection related to the domains and topics specified in Article 4 and the reasons for such additional needs;

Removed:(b) the reference periods and transmission deadlines.

Removed:2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 starting with reference year 2028 and with a minimum of 2 years between each ad hoc collection.

Removed:3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to specify the ad hoc information referred to in paragraph 1 and metadata. Those implementing acts shall specify the following technical elements, where appropriate:

Removed:(a) the list and description of variables;

Removed:(b) statistical classifications and data breakdowns;

Removed:(c) detailed specifications of the statistical units covered;

Removed:(d) the metadata to be transmitted;

Removed:(e) the data collection periods.

Removed:Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) not later than 24 months before the beginning of the relevant reference period.

Removed:Article 8

Removed:Quality requirements and quality reporting

Removed:1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure the quality of the data and metadata transmitted.

Removed:2. Member States shall ensure that the data, including back data, obtained using the sources laid down in Article 3 provide a full coverage of and give accurate estimates on the statistical units and population defined in Article 6.

Removed:3. For the purpose of this Regulation, the quality criteria defined in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 shall apply.

Removed:4. Member States shall transmit quality reports on the sources and methods for each of the topics listed in Article 4.

Removed:5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to set out the practical arrangements for the quality reports and their content. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2).