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NES

 NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SURVEY

The National Employment Survey is a major workplace and earnings survey conducted by the Central Statistics Office. The survey provides more detailed comparisons than previously available of the factors that influence employees’ earnings.
The National Employment Survey is being conducted annually, to provide comparable annual results.

 

To access this report go to Utilities >CSO - NES

 

Please complete the following mandatory fields:

 

  • Enter CSO Enterprise Number (ie. CBR Number) in box provided

  • Enter Contact details

  • Enter Phone number

  • Enter Email address

  • Enter Position in the company

  • Enter Date

  • Enter Comment if applicable

  • Enter Sample Percentage (the CSO will advise the fraction to use when they contact the employer at the start of the survey)

  • Select the Reference Period (Month specified to appear on the survey)

  • Enter Return Type (original or amended)

 

Once all appropriate fields are complete:

 

  • Click Prepare

  • Click Save 

  • Enter the Status Code for the employee (employee's NES occupational status code)

  • Enter type of Employment Contract (Fixed tern, trainee, etc.)

  • Enter Hours of other paid absence

  • Click Next

  • The contents of the NES file will be displayed in your Internet browser together with a detailed explanation of each statistic. You are now ready to upload the NES file online, simply logon to the CSO secure deposit box - Go to https://lodgedata.cso.ie

 

 

UPLOADING YOUR NES FILE TO CSO

 

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

 

  • Enter Username

  • Enter Password (Password is case sensitive)

  • Click drop down arrow next to CSO Survey Name

  • Select National Employment Survey (NES)

  • Click Browse

  • Select C: drive

  • Open CSO folder

  • Select survey - normally in the format EN12345678_2016_NES_21042015_170624.xml

  • Add any comments you wish to send with the attached file

  • Click Lodge Data button to complete data lodgement of NES

 

 
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