MOHRI additional field descriptions
Some MOHRI fields have additional descriptions:
- Field 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Code (A/TSI Code)
- Field 9 Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Code
- Field 10 Disability Code
- Field 20 Public Service Classifications and Increments
- Field 22 Employment Category Guidelines
- Field 24 Employment Status Guidelines
- Field 45 Miscellaneous Special Leave
- Field 67 and 70 ASCED and FOE - Broad and Narrow Fields
- Field 68 and 71 Australian Qualifications Framework
- Standard MOHRI Date Format
Refer to the PL27 Lookup Tables for the valid codes for each MOHRI field.
Field 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Code (A/TSI Code)
Agencies categorising A/TSI into Aboriginal OR Torres Strait Islander are required to 'roll up' these categories into one code.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Non Indigenous |
| B | Indigenous |
| C | I do not wish to provide this information |
| blank | Question Unanswered (employee has been surveyed but chose not to respond to this question) |
| Z | No Census Form has been returned |
Field 9 Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Code
NESB1 = People who have migrated to Australia and whose first language is a language other than English.
NESB2 = The children of the people who migrated.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | English Speaking Background |
| 4 | NESB1 |
| 7 | NESB2 |
| N | I do not wish to provide this information |
| blank | Question Unanswered (employee has been surveyed but chose not to respond to this question) |
| Z | No Census Form has been returned |
Field 10 Disability Code
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 600 | Disability |
| 700 | No Disability |
| 999 | I do not wish to provide this information |
| blank | Question Unanswered (employee has been surveyed but chose not to respond to this question) |
| Z | No Census Form has been returned |
Field 20 Public Service Classifications and Increments
Refer to the PL27 Lookup Tables for Public Service Classifications and Increments.
Field 22 Employment Category Guidelines
This is a guideline for the interpretation of employment category for reasons of interpreting MOHRI data. It should not be construed as a legal or industrial definition.
Casual employment
Casual employees are not permanent employees and normally work less than full-time hours as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument.
Casual employment attracts the payment of a loading (as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument) in lieu of sick and recreation leave.
Casual employment is characterised by its ad hoc nature with each engagement standing alone. However, because of historical factors there are instances where employees have been employed as casuals on a regular and systematic basis over a long period of time.
This is normally not within the strict definition of the term and many such employees should be properly classified as temporaries or part-timers. The difference between casual employment and temporary employment is that casual employment attracts the loading in lieu of sick and recreation leave whereas temporaries are generally entitled to the same entitlements as full-time employees.
Temporary employment
Temporary employees are employed for fixed term engagements of specific periods of time. The circumstances for engaging temporary employees are many and include specific budget allocation for a particular project, replacing permanent employees who are absent from their substantive position or assistance required to meet peak workloads.
Temporary employees are generally employed on the same conditions as permanent employees as prescribed by the applicable industrial instrument.
Permanent employment
An employee who is employed on a continuing basis to perform ongoing functions, and works hours as specified in the award or agreement under which the employee is engaged.
Contract
Persons with an employment category of 'Contract' should fall into one of the following:
- engaged under Sections 121/122 of the Public Service Act 2008 or similar arrangements under applicable legislation; or
- SES and CEO officers engaged under Sections 110 and 92 respectively; or
- engaged by administrative arrangement outside the terms of industrial instruments other than by Sections 121/122 of the Public Service Act 2008 contracts or similar arrangements under other applicable legislation.
Field 24 Employment Status Guidelines
This is a guideline for the interpretation of employment status for reasons of interpreting MOHRI data and should not be construed as a legal or industrial definition.
The status is 'as at' the reporting date and 'extended leave' is greater than 8 weeks (56 calendar days).
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| A | on duty and not on extended leave |
| P | absent on extended paid leave |
| U | absent on extended unpaid leave |
| S | separated |
Field 45 Miscellaneous Special Leave
Those types of short periods of special leave, e.g. emergent, bereavement.
Other types of special leave (eg Parental Leave ie Maternity, Adoption, Paternity) as prescribed in Part 2 (Terms and Conditions) of the 'Family Leave Award - Queensland Public Sector' are NOT to be included in this section.
Field 67 and 70 ASCED and FOE - Broad and Narrow Fields
The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides more details.
Refer to the PL27 Lookup Tables for full list of valid ASCED codes.
Field 68 and 71 Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework Advisory Board provides further details.
Refer to the PL27 Lookup Tables for full list of valid AQF codes.
Standard MOHRI Date Format
Eight character field indicating date in the format DDMMYYYY where:
- D = Date
- M = Month
- Y = Year
Eg: 4 February 2001 = 04022001.
Note that no separators (eg '/') are required. Local validation may occur on each date field (eg cannot be a future date).
