6210.5 - Workforce Participation and Workplace Flexibility, Western Australia, October 2010 
Quality Declaration
Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/05/2011 First Issue
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GLOSSARY
In this publication, employed refers to people aged 18 years and over who met the above conditions, excluding employers and own account workers. Employee A person who works for a public or private employer and receives remuneration in wages, salary, a retainer fee from their employer while working on a commission basis, tips, piece rates, or payment in kind, or a person who operates their own incorporated enterprise with or without hiring employees. In this publication people aged 15-17 years were excluded, as were full time students under 25 years of age, employers and own account workers. Employer A person who operates their own unincorporated economic enterprise or engages independently in a profession or trade, and hires one or more employees. Employment type Classifies employed people according to the following categories on the basis of their main job (that is, the job in which they usually worked the most hours):
For the purposes of this survey only employees and contributing family workers were in scope. Employee status This publication classifies employees according to whether they have leave entitlements or no leave entitlements. Equivalised annual household income Gross annual household income as defined and adjusted using an equivalence scale to facilitate comparisons between households of different size and composition. See Explanatory Notes for more information. Flexible work arrangements An arrangement whereby employees can alter their start or finish times, but still work the required number of hours. Includes time off in lieu. Full-time workers Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working fewer than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week. Gross annual household income The sum from all income sources before income tax and the Medicare levy have been deducted for all members of the household over a 12 months period, for this survey, between November 2009 and October 2010. Household A group of residents of a dwelling who share common facilities and meals or who consider themselves to be a household. It is possible for a dwelling to contain more than one household, for example, where regular provision is made for groups to take meals separately and where persons consider their household to be separate. Household income See 'gross annual household income'. Industry All occurrences of industry in this publication refer to Division, as classified by the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), Second Edition, 2006 (cat. no. 1292.0). Lone parent with dependent children households A family consisting of a lone parent with dependent children as defined. Long term leave Away from work for four weeks or more up to the end of the reference week. Long term unpaid leave 'Long term leave' as defined and not paid or expected to be paid for any part of the four weeks up to the end of the reference week. One parent family A family consisting of a lone parent with at least one dependent or non-dependent child (regardless of age) who is also usually resident in the family. This family type may or may not include other related individuals. Examples of one parent families include a 25 year old parent with dependent children and an 80 year old parent living with a 50 year old child. Not in the labour force People who were not in the categories ‘employed’ or ‘unemployed’ as defined. Occupation All occurrences of occupation in this publication relate to Major Group as defined by - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO), First Edition, 2006 (cat. no. 1220.0). Own account workers People who operated their own unincorporated economic enterprise or engaged independently in a profession or trade, and hired no employees. For the purpose of this publication, this category of workers was excluded as they have control in making choices relating to workforce participation and workplace flexibility. Owner managers People who work in their own incorporated or unincorporated business, with or without employees. For the purpose of this publication, this category of workers was excluded as they have control in making choices relating to workforce participation and workplace flexibility. Owner managers of incorporated enterprises (OMIE) People who worked in their own incorporated enterprise, that is, a business entity which is registered as a separate legal entity to its members or owners (also known as a limited liability company). These people are usually classified as employees under 'status in employment'. For the purpose of this publication, this category of workers was excluded as they have control in making choices relating to workforce participation and workplace flexibility. Paid leave entitlements Entitlements to paid sick and/or paid holiday leave. Part-time workers Employed persons who usually worked fewer than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) and did so during the reference week, or were not at work during the reference week. Permanently not intending to work People aged 65 years and over who said they were permanently not intending to work. Persons not in the labour force see 'not in the labour force' Persons not in the labour force, excluding those on long-term unpaid leave People who have been away from a job for four weeks or more and have not been paid for any part of that period, are usually defined as not in the labour force. For the purposes of this survey they have been grouped with employees. Place of usual residence See 'region of usual residence'. Preferred to work less hours Employees who usually worked 35 hours or more a week who would like to reduce their working hours Private sector The private sector comprises all organisations not classified as public sector. Public sector Public sector comprises local government authorities and all government departments and agencies created by, or reporting to, the Commonwealth, or State/Territory Parliaments. Reference week The week prior to interview. Region of usual residence A person’s area of usual residence as classified by the Statistical Region structure in the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (ASGC). The classification divides Western Australia into two Major Statistical Regions - the Perth Major Statistical Region and the Balance of WA (otherwise know as the non-metropolitan region.) For further information refer to Australian Standard Geographical Classification, (cat. no. 1216.0) and Information Paper: Regional Labour Force Statistics, September 1997 (cat. no. 6262.0). Sector Classifies employed people according to whether they work for a public or private sector employer as defined. Unemployed People aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week and:
For the purpose of this publication, people aged 15 to 17 years have been excluded. Work arrangements Arrangements that employees take up with their employers relating to when, where, and how they work. Work-life balance A balance between work and family or social responsibilities. People’s perception of work-life balance is very subjective and can vary from one person to the next. Workplace flexibility Flexible working arrangements can include job sharing, telecommuting (working from home), cap on overtime, opportunity to negotiate part-time work for full-time employees, time in lieu, rostered day off, self rostering, staggered start and finish times, and/or gradual retirement. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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