EHECS (EARNINGS, HOURS & EMPLOYMENT COSTS SURVEY)

The Central Statistics Office are conducting quarterly earnings survey which will eventually replace all other short-term earnings surveys currently being carried out by the CSO. The survey covers all sectors of the economy with the exception of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing. 

PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY

The Earnings, Hours & Employment Costs Survey enables the Central Statistics Office to compile regular and timely labour cost indices for the purpose of monitoring change in labour costs in Ireland and across the European Union.

• To access this report go to Employees > More - Create CSO EHECS File
  
  

Step 1

• Enter CSO Enterprise Number in box provided
  
  
• Choose Quarter
  
  
  

Other fields that may need to be completed if applicable: 

• Employer's liability insurance premiums paid in quarter (No longer required by the CSO - leave field blank)
  
  
• Training costs (excluding apprentice/trainee wages) (No longer required by the CSO - leave field blank)
  
  
• Recruitment costs (No longer required by the CSO - leave field blank)
  
  
• Training subsidies received (e.g. Fás)
  
  
• Other subsidies received (e.g. IDA employment subsidies)
  
  
• Refunds from Department of Social and Family Affairs and Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
  
  
  
  

Click "Next"

Step 2

Complete applicable fields 

• Maternity leave, sick leave or other leave hours paid for all full time & part time employees (No longer required by the CSO - leave field blank)
  
  
• Apprentice/Trainee hours paid
  
  
• Income continuance insurance
  
  
• Redundancy payments
  
  
• Number of job vacancies at end of quarter
  
  

• Click "Next"

Step 3

Please complete the following fields:

• Contact Name
  
  
• Phone number
  
  
• Email address
  
  
• Position in the company
  
  
• Comment if applicable
  
  
• Enter Date
  
  
  

Click "Save File" 

UPLOADING YOUR EHECS FILE TO CSO 

Go to https://lodgedata.cso.ie > Click Login

• Enter Username (Password is case sensitive)
  
  
• Enter Password (Password is case sensitive)
  
  
• Click drop down arrow next to CSO Survey Name
  
  
• Select Earnings, hours & employment cost survey form (EHECS)
  
  
• Click Browse
  
  
• Select C: drive
  
  
• Open CSO folder
  
  
• Select survey - normally in the format EN12345678_2017_1_10042015170023.xml
  
  
• Add any comments you wish to send with the attached file
  
  
• Click Lodge Data button to complete data lodgement of EHECS