What procedures should be followed in order to track members of staff whose contract is for an activity where the SOC code is in groups 1, 2, or 3?
If a member of staff whose contract is for an activity where the SOC code is in groups 1, 2, or 3 has already been allocated a HESA Staff identifier by a previous institution, then that identifier should be returned instead of allocating a new staff identifier (and, ideally, where a member of staff is employed by two institutions concurrently, then the same staff identifier should be used by both institutions). In order to accomplish this linkage, institutions will need to obtain the HESA staff identifier from the previous employer. HESA is not in a position to offer a central look-up service, as the staff record is anonymous. However, in order to help inter-institution liaison, HESA circulates a Staff Liaison Contacts Directory for operational purposes. Institutions are also encouraged to provide staff who are leaving the institution with details of their staff identifier so they can pass this to a future employer.
