1288.0 - Standards for Labour Force Statistics, Issue For Dec 2014

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Summary Overview of the Core Labour Force Variables + The Labour Force Framework + Labour Force Status + Status in Employment + Hours Worked Underlying Concepts Collection Methods Classification and Coding Output + Full-time - Part-time Status + Duration of Job Search About this Release	COLLECTION METHODS COLLECTION OF VARIABLES Scope The variables Actual Hours worked and Usual Hours worked are applicable to all employed persons. Hours Paid For is applicable to the population of employees and owner managers of incorporated enterprises where payment is by wage and salary. There are some instances where Hours Paid For cannot be determined, e.g. when a person is employed by a business to complete a set task and payment is based on completion of the task without any reference to hours. Question modules HOUSEHOLD SURVEY MODULES Hours actually worked and/or usually worked are collected for all employed persons. Hours paid for are collected for employees. Labour force status must first be established, as defined in the standard for Labour Force Status. Questions relevant to measuring hours worked are: Hours actually worked HOW MANY HOURS DID .... ACTUALLY WORK IN .... (MAIN JOB/ALL JOBS) LAST WEEK (LESS THE TIME OFF) (BUT) (COUNTING THE EXTRA HOURS WORKED)? a) 35 hours or more ........ ¦___¦___¦ 1-34 hours ¦___¦___¦ b) Less than 1 hour/no hours q Hours usually worked HOW MANY HOURS DOES .... USUALLY WORK EACH WEEK IN (THAT JOB/THAT BUSINESS/ALL .... JOBS)? a) 35 hours or more ........ ¦___¦___¦ 1-34 hours ¦___¦___¦ b) Less than 1 hour/no hours q CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING QUESTIONNAIRE MODULE Hours actually worked LAST WEEK, HOW MANY HOURS DID YOU WORK IN ALL JOBS? (Add any overtime or extra time worked and subtract any time off.) Hours worked ¦___¦___¦ None q OTHER HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS (e.g. Survey of Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership or Survey of Characteristics of Employment) Hours paid for HOW MANY HOURS OF WORK, PAID LEAVE AND OVERTIME DID THAT LAST PAY COVER? Hours ¦___¦___¦ Note: This question is usually asked after an earnings/payment question. BUSINESS SURVEYS (e.g. Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours) Hours paid for ORDINARY TIME HOURS PAID FOR Note Report the number of award, standard or agreed hours of work which were actually paid for. Do not convert ordinary time hours paid for at penalty rates, e.g. shift hours, to their ordinary time equivalent. Including Hours of paid leave relating to the pay period. Excluding Overtime hours. Hours on stand-by or reporting time except when these are part of ordinary time hours. ¦___¦___¦___¦ hrs ¦___¦___¦ mins OR (if decimal) ¦___¦___¦___¦ . ¦___¦___¦ hrs OVERTIME HOURS PAID FOR Note Report the number of hours in excess of award, standard or agreed hours which were paid for. Do not convert overtime hours to their ordinary time equivalent, e.g. if 4 hours of overtime were paid at time and a half, the hours reported should be 4 and not 6. Including Overtime hours paid at the standard rate and penalty rates. Excluding Standard hours paid at penalty rate. Normal shift work. ¦___¦___¦___¦ hrs ¦___¦___¦ mins OR (if decimal) ¦___¦___¦___¦ . ¦___¦___¦ hrs Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.