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Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Record 2014/15 - Employment basis - Q5

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Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Record 2014/15

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Employment basis - Q5


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Typefield
Short nameEMPBASIS
Description

This data item describes the HE leaver's own assessment of the basis of their employment in the work they were doing on the census date.

Applicable toEngland Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Coverage

All HE leavers where Student.ALLACT is coded 1 or 2.

QuestionQ5. Which of the following best describes the basis on which you were employed on [the census date]?
Valid entries and labels
CodeLabel
01Self-employed/freelance
02Starting up own business
03On a permanent or open-ended contract
04On a fixed-term contract lasting 12 months or longer
05On a fixed-term contract lasting less than 12 months
06Voluntary work
07On an internship/placement
08Developing a professional portfolio/creative practice
09Temping (including supply teaching)
11On a zero hours contract
10Other
99Unknown
Notes

Only one box ticked by the HE leaver can be coded. Should the HE leaver tick more than one box, code the one nearest the top of the list as ordered in the valid entries.

The information captured relates to what the HE leaver considers to be their MAIN job.

A response to the question is required if the following codes were used for Q1 (Student.ALLACT): 1 'Working full-time' or 2 'Working part-time'.

Code 99 'Unknown' can only be used when code 03 'Telephone survey: third party', 05 'HEP's student record', or 06 'HEP third party' is returned in Student.STATUS.

Required for valid responseYes
To be asked of third partyYes
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Reason required

To record the employment circumstances of leavers six months after completing their courses. To analyse trends in labour market demand for HE leavers.

Part of
Field length2
Minimum occurrences1
Maximum occurrences1
Schema components
Element: EMPBASIS
OwnerHESA
Version1.0
Date modified2015-03-05
Change management notesAddition of valid entry 11 'On a zero hours contract' as per the 'Notification of changes for 2014/15' documentation. This valid entry will enable zero hours contracts to be identified as a basis of employment.

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