1. Feedback from LAMAS Working Group on IESS issues Agenda point 2.4a
DSS Board Meeting 2/3 July 2015

2. Feedback from the LAMAS WG (1)
Content of the future LFS
Income
Net monthly income of the household not included
Quality of earnings (INCDECIL) variable improved
Health/disability
Small majority of LAMAS delegates in favour
Eight yearly modules
Agreement to move to a system of regular/supplementary modues
Agreement on list of 6 regular topics
Difficulty with timing: final decision in June 2017 LAMAS 2

3. Feedback from the LAMAS WG (2)
Measurement of employment/unemployment
Timing for implementation of model questionnaire
Lay-offs in Italy
Flows data
Publication of experimental statistics in October 2015 (3x3 labour status transition matrices) based on 25 MS data + News Release
Infra-annual rotational pattern introduced in 2015 in LU; 2017 in BE; when IESS regulation is adopted in DE
Household sub-sampling
Common approach for countries with a sample of individuals nearly agreed 3

4. Feedback from the LAMAS WG (3)
Standardised variables
6 of the 7 labour market standardised variables nearly agreed
Big issue on full time/part time job
Monthly unemployment
TF report not endorsed by LAMAS
New issues to be discussed in December 2015 LAMAS
Feasibility studies
Proxy interviews
Roadmap for the discussion of the IESS regulation 4