Service type outlet—hours worked (volunteer/unpaid staff), total hours NNNNN
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type:![]() | Data Element |
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Short name:![]() | Hours worked volunteer/unpaid staff |
METEOR identifier:![]() | 497565 |
Registration status:![]() |
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Definition:![]() | The total number of hours worked by all volunteer/unpaid staff in a service type outlet. |
Context:![]() | To assist in the analysis of staffing inputs and to enable a comparison of the staffing requirements of different service types. It is important to include volunteers due to the significant contribution they make within many organisations. |
Data Element Concept:![]() | Service type outlet—hours worked |
Value domain attributes | |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class:![]() | Total |
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Data type:![]() | Number |
Format:![]() | NNNNN |
Maximum character length:![]() | 5 |
Unit of measure:![]() | Hour (h) |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | Total hours expressed as 00000, 00001, 00425 etc. |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use:![]() | This item is asking for actual staff hours worked by volunteer staff, not the rostered hours or full-time equivalent staff. |
Collection methods:![]() | In some collections this metadata item may be collected for a specified week. Other collections may specify a 'usual' week or an average week calculated from a number of weeks or the entire year. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation:![]() | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references:![]() | Has been superseded by Service type outlet—unpaid staff hours worked, total hours NNNNN
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Implementation in Data Set Specifications:![]() | Disability, Superseded 28/09/2016 Implementation start date: 01/07/2015 Implementation end date: 30/06/2016 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this refers to hours worked by volunteer/unpaid staff refers to the actual total hours worked by staff, volunteers or students and others who do not receive payment for the work which they perform on behalf of the service type outlet. It collects hours worked, not full-time equivalents or rostered weekly hours. It includes hours worked on behalf of the service type outlet both directly delivered to service users, and indirectly to service users (e.g. indirect hours such as related committee meetings). This data element is collected twice within the Disability Services Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS):
Staff hours should be rounded up to the nearest whole hour. Inclusions and exclusions for the calculation of unpaid/volunteer staff hours:
For funded agencies with multiple service type outlets (and where staff hours per service type outlet are not known), all staff should be apportioned across service type outlets. To apportion staff across different service type outlets it is recommended that agencies:
A funded agency may receive funding from multiple sources, however for DS NMDS purposes, only those services provided using NDA funds should be recorded. Where a funded agency is unable to differentiate all data according to funding source (i.e. NDA or other), they are asked to provide full details (in this case, staff hours) regardless of funding source. If the service type outlet is funded to provide service type 2.06 Case management, local coordination and development, the following rules for calculating staff hours apply:
If the service type outlet sub-contracts the provision of part or all of a service type (other than 2.06) they are funded to provide to another agency:
Disability, Superseded 15/12/2017 Implementation start date: 01/07/2016 Implementation end date: 30/06/2017 DSS specific information: In the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS), this refers to hours worked by volunteer/unpaid staff refers to the actual total hours worked by staff, volunteers or students and others who do not receive payment for the work which they perform on behalf of the service type outlet. It collects hours worked, not full-time equivalents or rostered weekly hours. It includes hours worked on behalf of the service type outlet both directly delivered to service users, and indirectly to service users (e.g. indirect hours such as related committee meetings). This data element is collected twice within the Disability Services National Minimum Data Set (DS NMDS):
Staff hours should be rounded up to the nearest whole hour. Inclusions and exclusions for the calculation of unpaid/volunteer staff hours:
For funded agencies with multiple service type outlets (and where staff hours per service type outlet are not known), all staff should be apportioned across service type outlets. To apportion staff across different service type outlets it is recommended that agencies:
A funded agency may receive funding from multiple sources, however for DS NMDS purposes, only those services provided using NDA funds should be recorded. Where a funded agency is unable to differentiate all data according to funding source (i.e. NDA or other), they are asked to provide full details (in this case, staff hours) regardless of funding source. If the service type outlet is funded to provide service type 2.06 Case management, local coordination and development, the following rules for calculating staff hours apply:
If the service type outlet sub-contracts the provision of part or all of a service type (other than 2.06) they are funded to provide to another agency:
Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Superseded 13/08/2015 Community Services (retired), Standard 10/04/2013 Disability, Superseded 13/08/2015 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 Disability, Standard 13/08/2015 |