Definition
Total number of persons who worked or received pay from the establishment during the survey reference period.
Include
• working owners with or without regular pay
• salaried directors, managers and executives
• regular and non-regular workers, e.g. probationary, casual, contractual/project-based, seasonal, paid apprentices/learners
• persons on paid vacation, sick, maternity, paternity, service incentive leave and other paid leaves
• persons working away from the establishment but paid by and under its control, e.g. bus drivers
• workers on strike
• unpaid workers without regular pay who work for at least 1/3 of the working time normal to the establishment including apprentices without compensation or student on-the-job trainees
Exclude
• silent or inactive partners
• members of the board of directors paid solely for attendance at meetings
• workers on indefinite leave
• laid off workers for six (6) months or more
• persons purely on commission and without employer control
• consultants
• persons on retainer basis
• contract out/agency hired workers
• homeworkers
