Problems related to the application of the category of workers as an indicator of service development, on the basis of Śląskie Province

Abstract

The goal of the study was to present problems related to the application of data concerning workers for the analysis of services. The issue was presented on the basis of Śląskie Province. The study led to the following conclusions:
‒ particular types of data on workers, such as research performed by businesses, or BEAL, or drawn from the REGON system reveal little difference;
‒ a full range of data on workers is non-existent even at the early level of economic sectors in municipalities;
‒ regardless of what type of data is used in analyses, they still do not guarantee that their results are correct.
Therefore it seems necessary that National Bureau for Statistics take action to remedy the quality of data on workers, including expansion of their range by workers employed in businesses of under 9 people. A certain solution that would not imply more statistical workload on the part of employers and, at the same time, higher cost level incurred by the Bureau could be integration of information in the existing databases on workers run by Social Security System, IRS, or Social Security System for Farmers.