Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
192. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of increased work intensity by main employment sectors for each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30806/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not collect data on work intensity. The most recent available data is from Eurofound, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. Eurofound’s European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) provides a wide-ranging picture of the everyday reality of men and women at work across countries, occupations, sectors and age groups. The Survey asks a number of questions related to work intensity and the data is published on the Eurostat website. Data is collected for this survey every 5 years and is currently available for 2005, 2010 and 2015. The 2020/2021 survey results are expected this year.
Table 1 shows the percentage of workers that feel they are able to choose their methods of work or to influence their pace of work in Ireland and on average across the EU28 countries. For Ireland this percentage has dropped from 82.1% in 2005 to 78.7% in 2015 and is close to the EU28 average of 80.2%.
Table 1: Ability to choose method of work and influence pace of work
|
- |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
|
European Union - 28 countries |
78.1 |
78.2 |
80.2 |
|
Ireland |
82.1 |
73.2 |
78.7 |
Source: Eurostat
Table 2 shows the percentage of employees having to work at very high speed or to tight deadlines for Ireland and on average for EU28 countries. For Ireland, this percentage has increased from 40% in 2005 to 48.1% in 2015 and Ireland is slightly above the EU 28 average on this indicator.
Table 2: Having to work at very high speed or to tight deadlines
|
- |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
|
European Union - 28 countries |
46.9 |
44.2 |
44.9 |
|
Ireland |
40.0 |
52.7 |
48.1 |
Source: Eurostat
A breakdown of these results by economic sector is not available at this time.
