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Data dictionary

Data dictionary for NSW Dept. Communities and Justice/FACSIAR Data Governance Committee (Registration Authority) showing concepts registered as Standard on .

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Concepts
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Employee: NSW agency or occupation specific award, Industrial award code X(10) Data Element A supplementary award or agreement that determines the range of conditions of employment for an employee, as represented as a... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW award determining conditions of employment Data Element Concept The award, agreement or determination which provides an employee’s primary conditions of employment such as leave, overtime and allowance entitlements. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW award determining conditions of employment, Industrial award code X(10) Data Element The award, agreement or determination which provides an employee’s primary conditions of employment such as leave, overtime and allowance entitlements,... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW Award determining salary rate Data Element Concept The award, agreement or determination which provides for an employee’s base rate of pay. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW Award determining salary rate, Industrial award code X(10) Data Element The award, agreement or determination which provides for an employee’s base rate of pay, represented as code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW Award or contract hours Data Element Concept The hours an employee of the NSW public sector works as specified by an employment award or contract. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW Award or contract, Hours N[NN] Data Element The agreed hours of work for employees in the NSW public service, specified by an award, agreement or contract.  July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Occupation Data Element Concept A descriptor of an employee's habitual employment; business, trade, or calling. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Occupation, Code (ANZSCO) N(6) Data Element An identifier for an employee's occupation, as represented by a numeric code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Overtime hours Data Element Concept Overtime means all time worked before or after the ordinary daily hours of duty. Due to its character or special... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Overtime hours, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element The amount an employee was paid for overtime hours, recorded as a number or code representing a total amount of... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Overtime hours, Hours N[NN] Data Element The hours of overtime an employee has worked before or after the ordinary daily hours of duty, recorded as a... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Paid sick leave Data Element Concept Paid sick leave taken or accrued by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Paid sick leave, Leave hours taken X(8) Data Element Paid sick leave taken by an employee during a specified period, recorded as the total amount of leave hours taken. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Parental leave Data Element Concept Parental leave taken or accrued by an employee.   July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Parental leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of parental leave taken by an employee during a specified period, as represented by a number... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position code Data Element Concept The unique position code for an employee of an organisation. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position code, N(7) Data Element The unique position code for an employee, the components of which describe their duties, team location, services provided, and service... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Grade Data Element Concept The position grade or level of an employee, usually used to determine pay rates. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Grade, Level code X(10) Data Element The grade level of an employee's role or position, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Grade, Year YYYY Data Element The year of the grade for an employee's role or position, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Identifier Data Element Concept The identifier for a role or position currently assigned to/held by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Identifier, X(18) Data Element A unique identifier assigned to an employee's role or position, by an organisation's Human Resource Information System (HRIS), as represented... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Start Date Data Element Concept The date an employee was appointed to a position. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Start Date, N Data Element The date an employee was appointed to a position. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Title Data Element Concept The title by which a position is designated or known. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Position Title, Label X(50) Data Element The title which identifies the role or position currently occupied by an employee, or for separated employees, the last known... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Postcode Data Element Concept The postcode of an employee's address. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recreation leave Data Element Concept Recreation leave taken or accrued by an employee.  July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recreation leave, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element Recreation leave taken by an employee, recorded as a number or code representing the amount an employee was paid during... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recreation leave, Leave hours accrued X(8) Data Element The amount of recreation leave accrued by an employee during a specified period, represented as the total amount of leave... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recreation leave, Leave hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of recreation leave taken by an employee during a specified period, as represented by a number... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recruitment or skills allowance Data Element Concept Recruitment or skills allowances paid to attract or retain employees where skill shortages have a significant disruptive effect on service... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Recruitment or skills allowance, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element Allowance paid to attract or retain employees to address skill shortages that disrupt service delivery. Recorded as a number or... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Redundancy payment Data Element Concept Redundancy or severance pay received by employees when their job is terminated in a specified period. The amount of redundancy... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Redundancy payment, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element Redundancy or severance pay received by an employee when their job is terminated, as represented by a number or code... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Remote area allowance Data Element Concept Remote Area Allowance (RAA) that is paid to an employee, for the increased cost of living and the climatic conditions... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Remote area allowance, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element The total Remote Area Allowance paid to an employee during a specified period, recorded as a number or code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Salary maintenance Data Element Concept An employee who is declared excess by an agency when they no longer have a substantive position, is entitled to... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Salary maintenance, Code N Data Element Whether an employee was paid salary maintenance during a specified period, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Special leave Data Element Concept Special leave taken or accrued by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Special leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of special leave taken by the employee during a specified period, as represented by a number... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Special miscarriage leave Data Element Concept Special miscarriage leave taken by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Special miscarriage leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of special miscarriage leave taken by the employee during a specified period, as represented by a... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Substantive position remuneration Data Element Concept Total annual remuneration rate for an employee's substantive position. This refers to the award or contract rate for a role,... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Substantive position remuneration, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element Total annual remuneration rate for an employee's substantive position. This refers to the award or contract rate for a role,... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Superannuation Data Element Concept An employee's type of superannuation fund, or the percentage of salary paid by their employer into a nominated fund. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Superannuation, Fund type code N Data Element The type of superannuation scheme an employee belongs to, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Termination Cost Data Element Concept The compensation cost of terminating the employment of an individual employed by an organisation. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Termination Cost, Total Australian Currency N(8) Data Element The cost of terminating the employment of an individual, as represented by a number or code representing a total amount of... July 10, 2025 --