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Date: 2025-04-02 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: Europe

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/668 of 15 November 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the titles of the variables in the labour force domain for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/668 supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 by specifying the number and titles of variables in the labour force domain for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment.
  • This regulation aims to collect statistical data on digital platform employment to understand the evolving nature of work and inform policy decisions.

Key Changes

  • The regulation specifies 11 variables to be collected for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment within the labour force domain.
  • These variables cover aspects such as area of activity (DPWORK), intensity of work (DPINTENS), average hours worked (DPHRSW), share of income (DPINC), main reason for work (DPMR), assignment characteristics (DPASG, DPREJ), control over working hours and pricing (DPHSET, DPPSET), access to benefits (DPINSCOV) and job status (DPMAIN).
  • The number of variables to be collected should not exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the labour force domain at the time when Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 entered into force.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholders

  • Researchers: The data will be valuable for research on the gig economy and the future of work.

Suggested Action Items

  • Engage with relevant stakeholders, including digital platform companies and worker representatives, to ensure a smooth implementation of the regulation.

Key Entities Referenced

Regulation (EU) 2019/1700: Regulation establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples. European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union, responsible for proposing and implementing legislation. National Statistical Institutes: The national agencies responsible for collecting and producing official statistics in each Member State. Eurostat: The statistical office of the European Union responsible for coordinating statistical activities at the EU level.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/668 2.4.2025 COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2025/668 of 15 November 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council by specifying the number and the titles of the variables in the labour force domain for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 October 2019 establishing a common framework for European statistics relating to persons and households, based on data at individual level collected from samples, amending Regulations (EC) No 808/2004, (EC) No 452/2008 and (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC) No 577/982(1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) In order to cover the needs identified in the relevant detailed topics, it is necessary to specify the number and title of the variables the labour force domain for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment. (2) The number of variables to be collected should not exceed by more than 5 % the number of variables collected for the labour force domain at the time when Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 entered into force. (3) The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations of national experts as part of the preparation of this delegated Regulation, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The number and titles of the variables for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment in the labour force domain shall be as set out in the Annex. (1) OJ L 261 I, 14.10.2019, p. 1. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/668/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 2.4.2025 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, 15 November 2024. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/668/ojANNEX The number and the title of variables in the labour force domain as regards the set of variables for the 2026 ad hoc subject on Digital Platform Employment. Topic Detailed topic Variable identifier Variable name 3d. Labour market partici­ Digital platform DPWORK Area of activity of the main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months pation – 11 collected variables employment DPINTENS Intensity of paid work in digital platform(s) in the last 12 months (11 relating to an ad hoc sub­ ject) DPHRSW Average number of paid hours worked per month in the last 12 months, in digital platform(s) DPINC Share of total digital platform income in relation to total personal income in the last 12 months DPMR Main reason for paid digital platform work in the last 12 months DPASG Assignments in the main paid digital platform work carried out in the last 12 months DPREJ Possibility of rejection of tasks in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months Authority in deciding when the working hours are carried out in main paid digital platform work in the DPHSET last 12 months DPPSET Authority in price setting in main paid digital platform work in the last 12 months DPINSCOV Access to paid leaves or leave benefits in case of sickness DPMAIN Paid digital platform work as main, second or other job in the reference week ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2025/668/oj 3/3 OJ L, 2.4.2025 EN

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