FEW specification

Employment Start Date: Field

Definition

The employment start date for the member of staff

Reason Required

To better understand retention rates.

Schema Definitions

XML Entity Name
EmploymentStartDate
Field Length
10
Data type
xs:date
Minimum occurrences
1
Maximum occurrences
1
Part of
StaffData

Collection Requirements

  • Collected for all Staff Members

Valid Entries

A valid date, using the date pattern YYYY-MM-DD.

Notes

Providers must return an employment start date for all staff members. The validation rules will enforce the completion of the employment start date. If a staff member has had a number of periods of employment with the provider, then the start date should be the start date of the latest period of employment

Use the original employment start date from the transferring from employer in the case of TUPE transfers and modification orders.

The collection only concerns an individual’s employment within FE. Therefore, if an employee has transitioned into role related to the delivery of an FE provision from another role within the organisation. Then employment start date of their role within FE should be given in this field.