IMPLEMENTATION


EXPECTED TIMEFRAME FOR CHANGES

The outcomes of the labour household surveys content review will be implemented in 2014 and 2015, following testing and an assessment of statistical impact to be completed in late 2013 and early 2014. More detail is provided below for each of the main components of the program.


Labour Force Survey

Improvements to the LFS from the content review are expected to be implemented into the collection from July 2014. Key milestones in the implementation are outlined below. Some improvements that are not dependent on changes to the survey questionnaire, such as the Longitudinal LFS CURF, may be implemented outside of the timeframes below.

Mid-to-late 2013	Development and testing
July 2014	Implementation of new monthly LFS content
Aug 2014	Implementation of new quarterly LFS content
Late 2014	Release results of new monthly content
Late 2014	Release results of new quarterly content

Characteristics of Employment supplementary survey

The new Characteristics of Employment supplementary survey is expected to be implemented in August 2014. Key milestones in the implementation are outlined below.

Mid-to-late 2013	Development and testing
Aug 2014	Collection of new Characteristics of Employment survey
Nov 2014	FOES not conducted in November
Early-to-mid 2015	Release results

Participation, Job Search and Mobility supplementary survey

The new Participation, Job Search and Mobility supplementary survey is expected to be implemented in February 2015. As noted above, the JSE, PNILF and UEW surveys will be conducted in February 2014 in a format that is similar to their current format. This means that Persons Not In the Labour Force will be conducted in September 2013 and then again in February 2014. In February 2015 the new integrated Participation, Job Search and Mobility survey will begin. Key milestones in the implementation are outlined below.

Early-to-mid 2014	Development and testing
Feb 2014	Collect existing JSE and PNILF/UEW content in February
July 2014	JSE not conducted in July
Sep 2014	PNILF/UEW not conducted in September
Feb 2015	Collection of new Participation, Job Search and Mobility survey
Late 2015	Release results

Multipurpose Household Survey

Improvements to the Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation MPHS topic from the content review have been implemented for enumeration from July 2012. Key milestones in the implementation are outlined below.

July 2012	Commence Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation
June 2013	Conclude enumeration
Dec 2013	Release results

REVISED PROGRAM

The following table sets out the revised supplementary survey program compared with the prior program, for the next three years.

		Old program	New program
2012-13
	July 2012	Job Search Experience	Job Search Experience
	Aug 2012	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership
	Sep 2012	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers
	Nov 2012	Forms of Employment; Working Time Arrangements	Forms of Employment; Working Time Arrangements
	Feb 2013	Labour Force Experience	Labour Mobility
2013-14
	July 2013	Job Search Experience	Job Search Experience
	Aug 2013	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership
	Sep 2013	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers
	Nov 2013	Forms of Employment	Forms of Employment
	Feb 2014	Labour Mobility	Job Search Experience; Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers
2014-15
	July 2014	Job Search Experience
	Aug 2014	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership; Multiple Job-Holders	Characteristics of Employment (core); Characteristics of Employment (expanded - trade union membership, contracting, labour hire)
	Sep 2014	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers
	Nov 2014	Forms of Employment; Labour Hire; Locations of Work
	Feb 2015	Labour Force Experience	Participation, Job Search and Mobility
2015-16
	July 2015	Job Search Experience
	Aug 2015	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership; Multiple Job-Holders	Characteristics of Employment (core); Characteristics of Employment (expanded - job flexibility, security and scheduling)
	Sep 2015	Persons Not in the Labour Force; Underemployed Workers
	Nov 2015	Forms of Employment; Labour Hire; Locations of Work
	Feb 2016	Labour Mobility	Participation, Job Search and Mobility

DISSEMINATION

It is recognised that dissemination of both the expanded content in the LFS and the new supplementary surveys is of considerable interest to users. As a result, a comprehensive dissemination strategy will be developed, in consultation with key users. This will consider the number and format of products, and will include microdata dissemination options.


FURTHER INFORMATION

A second information paper is planned to be released in 2014 following testing in late 2013 and early 2014. This subsequent paper will provide more detailed information on the content of each of the surveys and the dissemination of the statistics.

For further information, please contact the Labour Market Statistics Section on (02) 6252 7206 or email <labour.statistics@abs.gov.au>.

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