Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/8Show full title

(2) Sub-module ‘Working conditions for self-employed people’

Name/Column	Code	Description	Filter
REASSE		Main reason for becoming self-employed	STAPRO = 1,2
213		Main reason for becoming self-employed when starting to work as self-employed in the current job
	1	Could not find a job as an employee
	2	The respondent's former employer requested the respondent to become self-employed
	3	It is the usual practice in the respondent's field
	4	A suitable opportunity presented itself
	5	Continued the family business
	6	Did not want to or plan to become self-employed, but started working as self-employed for another reason than listed previously
	7	Wanted to be self-employed because of flexible working hours
	8	Wanted to be self-employed for other reason
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer/Don't know
SEDIFFIC		Main difficulty as self-employed	STAPRO = 1,2
214		Self-perceived main difficulty in working as self-employed during the last 12 months
	0	Lack of influence on setting the price of own work
	1	Lack of access to financing for the business
	2	Delayed payments or non-payments
	3	Inappropriate levels of administrative burden
	4	Lack of income in case of sickness
	5	Periods of financial hardship
	6	Periods of having no customer, no assignments or project to work on
	7	Other difficulty
	8	Had no difficulties
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer/Don't know
REASNOEM		Main reason for not having employees	STAPRO = 2
215		Self-perceived main reason for not having any employees
	0	Respondent primarily wants to employ him/herself
	1	There is not enough work
	2	Difficult to find suitable staff
	3	Legal framework is too complicated
	4	High social contributions
	5	Not possible in the respondent's occupation
	6	Respondent prefers to work with sub-contractors or associates
	7	The respondent's client/s want(s) the respondent to do the work
	8	Other reason
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer/Don't know
BPARTNER		Working with business partners	STAPRO = 1,2
216		Working with a co-owner and/or in a network of other self-employed
	1	Works together with a co-owner
	2	Works together with other self-employed in a network
	3	Both
	4	Neither
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer/Don't know
PLANEMPL		Planned hiring of employees or subcontractors	STAPRO = 1,2
217		Plans to employ or sub-contract in the next 12 months
	1	Plans to employ only permanent employees
	2	Plans to employ only temporary employees
	3	Plans to employ both permanent and temporary employees
	4	Plans to only hire subcontractors
	5	Plans to hire subcontractors and employ employees
	6	Does not plan to hire employees or subcontractors
	9	Not applicable (not included in the filter)
	Blank	No answer/Don't know