Evaluating impact on job quality

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Scope

Does the option impact on job quality?

Definition

The question addresses the intrinsic job quality (Job quality is a complex concept made up of a range of components including pay and benefits, working conditions, job security, access to training and career prospects), including level of remuneration and fairness, but also the quality of working environment that refers to the degree to which the worker is enabled to carry out his activity in a healthy, comfortable, and socially acceptable condition. The higher this quality the greater the possibility that workers can accomplish their duties and achieve adequate productivity levels and welfare. While it is clear that higher levels of real wages and better working conditions are dependent on higher rates of productivity growth, it is also true that raising the quality of jobs and skills levels helps to boost the efficiency and productivity of the economy and to integrate people more firmly into the labour market. Higher wage levels guarantee higher incentives for individuals to invest in their own qualification, and to satisfactorily accomplish their duties. This has a positive impact on the economy's quality of human capital, hence on productivity levels and growth, with potential implications on future employment levels as well.

Result

Indicators:

The following Eurostat Structural Indicators are relevant to address the key question :

• Labour productivity per person employed
• Labour productivity per hour worked
• Unit labour cost growth
• Tax rate on low wage earners: Tax wedge on labour cost
• Tax rate on low wage earners: Unemployment trap
• Tax rate on low wage earners: Low wage trap - single person without children
• Tax rate on low wage earners: Low wage trap - one earner couple with two children
• Average gross annual earnings in industry and services

There are no Eurostat Sustainable Development Indicators directly related to this key question

See also

• IA TOOLS
• ILO (International Labour Organization): Standards and fundamental principles and rights at work

References

This text is for information only and is not designed to interpret or replace any reference documents. The text is partially adapted from:

• DG Employment and Social affairs: Social dialogue
• DG Employment and Social affairs: Labour law
• DG Employment and Social affairs: Quality in work