Element E506 - Work contract code
Description
A code which identifies whether a member of staff has a full-time work contract or fractional full-time work contract in respect of their current duties
Input Packets
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Scheduled Validations
Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 506 |
| Element Type: | String |
| Width: | 1 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 5.00 |
| Years version active: | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Allowable Values
| VALUE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 1 | Full-time work contract |
| 2 | Fractional full-time work contract |
The following additional codes are used in departmental datasets but are NOT to be used by higher education providers:
| VALUE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 3 | Casual work contract - estimated data reported in collection year |
| 4 | Casual work contract - actual data reported in year after collection year |
Summary
Work contract code was included in the Higher Education Staff data collection in 1988 as element 406. The element number changed to 506 to support the alignment with data elements in the student collection when HEPCAT was introduced in 2009.
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions 1
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2020 | 4.00 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade | Ministerial Notice document system upgrade | 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 |
| 2012 | 2014 | 3.00 | New versioning applied to data elements | No change in requirements - Implementation of new document management system. | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2009 | 2011 | 1.00 | Changed from E406 to E506 | Introduction of HEPCAT required reconciliation of element numbers. | 5 Dec 2008 | 5 Dec 2008 |
| Pre‑HESA: Work Contract Code was originally included in the Staff collection in 1988 as element number 406. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
