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Conceptual Framework for Measuring Quality of Employment

Develop indicators of employment quality, align with criteria, and produce reports for Conference of European Statisticians.

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Conceptual Framework for Measuring Quality of Employment

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  1. Conceptual Framework forMeasuring Quality of Employment Geoff Bowlby Director, Labour Statistics Statistics Canada October 14, 2009 Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  2. Key objectives: To refine and create indicators of quality of employment Test those indicators against a set of criteria developed by the Task Force Process for achieving objectives Steering Committees: Canada, Eurostat, UNECE, ILO, WEIGO Framework document drafted winter 2008 Meetings of the Task Force: June 2008 – members reviewed proposed dimensions and suggested indicators May 2009 – start of user acceptance process Commissioning of reports: Validation study (Italy) Country reports (Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Moldova, Ukraine, Canada, Finland, France) Objectives and Outputs of Task Force Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  3. Key outputs: Reports to Conference of European Statisticians (2008, 2009) www.unece.org/stats/documents/2008.02.bureau.htm www.unece.org/stats/documents/2009.02.bureau.htm Papers commissioned for two Task Force meetings www.unece.org/stats/documents/2008.06.labour.htm www.unece.org/stats/documents/2009.05.labour.htm ISTAT “Validation report” “Country reports” Final report to Conference of European Statisticians (Feb. 2010) Objectives and Outputs of Task Force Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  4. Three perspectives: Societal Corporate Individual The Framework takes mostly perspective 3 (individual), but also has elements of perspective 1 (societal). What is Quality of Employment? Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  5. The measurement of quality of employment should be comprehensive. Not all aspects of quality need to be relevant for measurement in all countries. The framework should have a transparent, logical structure. The framework should be practical. Wherever possible, use existing international definitions. Main principles used in developing the Framework Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  6. Seven “dimensions”: Safety and ethics of employment Income and benefits from employment Working hours and balancing work and non-working life Security of employment and social protection Social dialogue Skills development and life-long learning Workplace relationships and intrinsic nature of work What does the Framework look like? Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  7. Indicators which show: Workplace safety “Worst” forms of employment Fair treatment in employment Special focus for “fair treatment” sub-dimension: Produce as many indicators as possible in other dimensions and compare population group to general population Safety and Ethics Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  8. Obvious component of employment quality: Canadian survey showed that this is where the largest “job quality deficits” were Important to show both income compensation and non-wage benefits Income and Benefits Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  9. Three groups of indicators: Working hours Working time arrangements Balancing work and non-working life Working hours and balancing work and family life Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  10. Ranked with good pay as an important element of quality of employment Dimensions designed to show: Degree of performance Tenure of work Status in employment Informalization of work Flexicurity concept Security of employment and social protection Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  11. An aspect of employment quality is the degree to which workers have the right to organize and collectively bargain Skills development and life-long learning: Training Under/over qualification Social dialogue Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  12. To some, how well we get along (workplace relations) is as important as pay or benefits Intrinsic nature of work provides information on characteristics of employment which are inherently satisfying, e.g. Teaching Military service (for some) Religion Intrinsic nature of work is least developed aspect of framework, but important Workplace relationships and intrinsic nature of work Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

  13. In Annex I of the paper Work in progress, hope to finalize this week: Input from seminar Country reports Validation study The Indicators Statistics Canada • Statistique Canada

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