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FACSIAR Data Governance Committee (active_public)

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
Name Definition Registered from Registered until
Employee: Extended leave Data Element Concept Extended leave taken or accrued by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Extended leave, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element Extended leave taken by an employee, recorded as a number or code representing the amount an employee was paid during... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Extended leave, Hours accrued X(8) Data Element The amount of extended leave accrued by an employee during a specified period, represented as the total amount of leave... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Extended leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of extended leave taken by an employee during a specified period, as represented by a number... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: FACS leave Data Element Concept Family and Community Services (FACS) leave taken or accrued by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: FACS leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of Family and Community Services (FACS) leave taken by an employee during a specified period, as... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Fertility treatment leave Data Element Concept Fertility treatment leave taken by an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Fertility treatment leave, Hours taken X(8) Data Element The number of hours of fertility treatment leave taken by an employee during a specified period, as represented by a number... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: First language spoken Data Element Concept The language an employee of an organisation first spoke as a child (as distinct from the preferred language, or language... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: First language spoken, Code N Data Element The language an employee first spoke as a child (as distinct from the preferred language, or language usually spoken at... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Frontline position Data Element Concept An employee who works in a frontline position. These are positions which spend 70% or more of their time providing services... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Frontline position, Flag N Data Element Whether an employee works in a frontline position, (positions which spend 70% or more of their time providing services to... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Gender Data Element Concept The gender of an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Gender, Code X(5) Data Element The social, cultural or psychological gender traits that an employee of an organisation expresses, experiences or identifies with, as represented... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Government Employee Number Data Element Concept The GEN (Government Employee Number) assigned to an employee by the Public Service Commission, to be retained by the employee... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Government Employee Number, Identifier X(12) Data Element An individual's Government Employee Number (GEN) which is a unique reference code assigned to each employee by the Public Service... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Higher duties Data Element Concept An employee acting in roles above their usual grade/level can receive higher duties as part of a temporary assignment. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Higher duties, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element The total higher duties paid to an employee in a temporary acting arrangement, during a specified period, recorded as a... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Highest education level, Code N Data Element The highest level of formal education an employee of an organisation has completed, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Highest level of education or qualification Data Element Concept The highest level of education or qualification achieved by an employee of an organisation. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Hours worked Data Element Concept The amount of time in hours that an employee worked for in paid employment in a specified period. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Hours worked, Hours N[NN] Data Element The number of paid hours an employee is contracted to work, recorded as a count or measure of whole hours. July 10, 2025 --
Employee Identifier Property A sequence of characters which identify an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Identifier Data Element Concept A sequence of characters which identify an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Identifier, X(10) Data Element A unique identifier assigned to an employee by an agency or organisation. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Indigenous Status Data Element Concept Indigenous Status is a measure of whether an employee of an organisation identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait... July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Indigenous Status, Code N Data Element A code that represents whether an employee of an organisation identifies as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Leave loading Data Element Concept Leave loading paid to an employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Leave loading, Actual Earnings, X(10) Data Element The total amount of leave loading paid to an employee during a specified period, recorded as a number or code. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Locality Name Data Element Concept The name of the suburb, town or city associated with the address of an Employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: Locality Name, Text X Data Element The name of the suburb, town or city associated with the address of an Employee. July 10, 2025 --
Employee movement type code NNN Value Domain A code list representing the movement of an employee to, from, or within a public sector organisation/agency.  July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW agency or occupation specific award Data Element Concept A supplementary award or agreement that determines a range of conditions of employment for an employee of an organisation. July 10, 2025 --
Employee: NSW agency or occupation specific award, Classification Code X(10) Data Element The NSW award classification under which an employee is paid, as represented by a code. July 10, 2025 --
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 --