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Objective 2 : Reducing undeclared work

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Indicators to assess Description of the indicator Source of the indicator
The users of PHS on the undeclared market The number of users of PHS on the undeclared market before the use of formal PHS
  • Eurobarometer; a direct survey with interviews with 26 755 EU citizens aged 15 and older and living in the 28 EU Member States.
  • On the basis of Eurobarometer data, it is possible to identify the share of the undeclared PHS market. However, to have a clear view on the number of PHS users buying services on the undeclared market before, it is necessary to carry out a survey of PHS users . In this survey, a question concerning use of PHS in the undeclared market before use of PHS on the declared market should be included. However, these data must be analysed with caution and most of the time are an underestimation of the phenomena, as respondents do not always provide truthful answers to this type of question.
The undeclared PHS workers The number of workers that worked on the undeclared labour market before their employment in the formal PHS market
  • Eurobarometer; a direct survey with interviews with 26 755 EU citizens aged 15 and older and living in the 28 EU Member States.
  • On the basis of Eurobarometer data, it is possible to identify the share of the undeclared PHS market. However, to have a clear view on the number of PHS workers working in the undeclared market before, it is necessary to carry out a survey of PHS workers. In this survey, a question concerning the previous working situation (including undeclared labour) of the PHS worker should be included. Again, these data must be analysed with caution and most of the time are an underestimation of the phenomena as respondents do not always provide truthful answers to this type of question.