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Last Updated: 2025-11-14
Reference: XML Schema Elements for Earnings, Hours and Employment Cost Survey (IRL)

Reference: XML Schema Elements for Earnings, Hours and Employment Cost Survey (IRL)

When you run the integration, the schema file is output in the file named:
  • <Employer Registration Number>_<Reporting Year_Quarter>.xml
The
EHECS
element in the XML schema for the Central Statistics Office's Earnings, Hours and Employment Cost Survey (EHECS) includes these subelements:
Subelement
Description
Yr
The calendar year for the EHECS data submission.
Qtr
The calendar quarter for the EHECS data submission.
TypRt
Specifies whether the return is:
  • Amended
  • Original
SoftwareName
The software you're using to generate the EHECS data for submission, which is Workday.
SoftwareVersion
The version of the software you used when generating the data, such as the release version. Example: 20252, which is Workday's 2025R2 release version.
VendorName
Workday.
VendorPhone
Workday's phone number.
The
Company
element in the XML schema includes these subelements:
Subelement
Description
Name
Your company's name.
Addr[N]
Your company's address, recorded over 5 lines.
CBR
Your company's enterprise number.
The
Declaration
element in the XML schema includes these subelements:
Subelement
Description
Contact
The person contactable by the CSO.
Phone
Contact's phone number.
Email
Contact's email address.
Date
The date you generate the XML file.
Position
Contact's position in your company.
The
Data
element in the XML schema includes these subelements:
Subelement
Description
FstFtMg
Number of full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals employed as at the first day of the quarter.
FstFtCl
Number of full-time clerical, sales and service workers employed as at the first day of the quarter.
FstFtOt
Number of full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers employed as at the first day of the quarter.
LstFtMg
Number of full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals employed as at the last day of the quarter.
LstFtCl
Number of full-time clerical, sales and service workers employed as at the last day of the quarter.
LstFtOt
Number of full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers employed as at the last day of the quarter.
HireFtMg
Number of full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals hired during the quarter.
HireFtCl
Number of full-time clerical, sales and service workers hired during the quarter.
HireFtOt
Number of full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers hired during the quarter.
FstPtMg
Number of part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals employed as at the first day of the quarter.
FstPtCl
Number of part-time clerical, sales and service workers employed as at the first day of the quarter.
FstPtOt
Number of part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers employed as at the last day of the quarter.
LstPtMg
Number of part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals employed as at the last day of the quarter.
LstPtCl
Number of part-time clerical, sales and service workers employed as at the last day of the quarter.
LstPtOt
Number of part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers employed as at the last day of the quarter.
HirePtMg
Number of part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals hired during the quarter.
HirePtCl
Number of part-time clerical, sales and service workers hired during the quarter.
HirePtOt
Number of part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers hired during the quarter.
AppMg
Average number of apprentice or trainee managers, professionals and associate professionals engaged in the business during the quarter.
AppCl
Average number of apprentice or trainee clerical, sales and service workers engaged in the business during the quarter.
AppOt
Average number of apprentice or trainee production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers engaged in the business during the quarter.
OtPerMg
Average number of other persons in the managers, professionals and associate professionals category engaged in the business but not paid a regular wage during the quarter.
OtPerCl
Average number of other persons in the clerical, sales and service workers category engaged in the business but not paid a regular wage during the quarter.
OtPerOt
Average number of other persons in the production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers category engaged in the business but not paid a regular wage during the quarter.
NMWMg
The number of managers, professionals and associate professionals in receipt of the hourly national minimum wage, or a lower wage, at the end of the quarter.
NMWCl
The number of clerical, sales and service workers in receipt of the hourly national minimum wage, or a lower wage, at the end of the quarter.
NMWOt
The number of production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers in receipt of the hourly national minimum wage, or a lower wage, at the end of the quarter.
RegWgFtMg
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
RegWgFtCl
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to full-time clerical, sales and service workers.
RegWgFtOt
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
OvrtFtMg
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
OvrtFtCl
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to full-time clerical, sales and service workers.
OvrtFtOt
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
IrrBFtMg
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
IrrBFtCl
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to full-time clerical, sales and service workers.
IrrBFtOt
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
RegWgPtMg
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
RegWgPtCl
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
RegWgPtOt
The cost of payments, including maternity and sick pay, made regularly during the quarter to part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
OvrtPtMg
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
OvrtPtCl
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
OvrtPtOt
The cost of payments for hours worked in excess of normal hours to part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
IrrBPtMg
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
IrrBPtCl
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
IrrBPtOt
The cost of bonuses and allowances that aren't paid regularly in each pay period to part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
AppWgMg
The combined total of the regular wages and salaries, overtime, and irregular bonuses and allowances paid to apprentice or trainee managers, professionals and associate professionals.
AppWgCl
The combined total of the regular wages and salaries, overtime, and irregular bonuses and allowances paid to apprentice or trainee clerical, sales and service workers.
AppWgOt
The combined total of the regular wages and salaries, overtime, and irregular bonuses and allowances paid to apprentice or trainee production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
CHrsFtMg
The number of regular hours for which full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
CHrsFtCl
The number of regular hours for which full-time clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
CHrsFtOt
The number of regular hours for which full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
OTHrFtMg
The number of overtime hours for which full-time managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
OTHrFtCl
The number of overtime hours for which full-time clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
OTHrFtOt
The number of overtime hours for which full-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
CHrsPtMg
The number of regular hours for which part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
CHrsPtCl
The number of regular hours for which part-time clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
CHrsPtOt
The number of regular hours for which part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
OTHrPtMg
The number of overtime hours for which part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
OTHrPtCl
The number of overtime hours for which part-time clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
OTHrPtOt
The number of overtime hours for which part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
CHrsApMg
The number of regular hours for which apprentice or trainee managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
CHrsApCl
The number of regular hours for which apprentice or trainee clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
CHrsApOt
The number of regular hours for which apprentice or trainee production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
OTHrApMg
The number of overtime hours for which apprentice or trainee managers, professionals and associate professionals were paid.
OTHrApCl
The number of overtime hours for which apprentice or trainee clerical, sales and service workers were paid.
OTHrApOt
The number of overtime hours for which apprentice or trainee production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers were paid.
PenMg
Employer contributions to the pension funds of managers, professionals and associate professionals.
PenCl
Employer contributions to the pension funds of clerical, sales and service workers.
PenOt
Employer contributions to the pension funds of production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
PRSIMg
Employer's Pay Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions for full- and part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
PRSICl
Employer's PRSI contributions for full- and part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
PRSIOt
Employer's PRSI contributions for full- and part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
IncCtMg
Employer's income continuity insurance contributions for full- and part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
IncCtCl
Employer's income continuity insurance contributions for full- and part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
IncCtOt
Employer's income continuity insurance contributions for full- and part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
RedMg
Both statutory and non-statutory redundancy payments made to full- and part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals.
RedCl
Both statutory and non-statutory redundancy payments made to full- and part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
RedOt
Both statutory and non-statutory redundancy payments made to full- and part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
OtSocMg
Cost of other payments to full- and part-time managers, professionals and associate professionals. Example: Study grants.
OtSocCl
Cost of other payments to full- and part-time clerical, sales and service workers.
OtSocOt
Cost of other payments to full- and part-time production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
SSecApMg
Total cost of social security contributions for apprentices or trainee managers, professionals and associate professionals.
SSecApCl
Total cost of social security contributions for apprentices or trainee clerical, sales and service workers.
SSecApOt
Total cost of social security contributions for apprentices or trainee production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
CarMg
Cost to the employer of managers, professionals and associate professionals' private use of company vehicles.
CarCl
Cost to the employer of clerical, sales and service workers' private use of company vehicles.
CarOt
Cost to the employer of production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers' private use of company vehicles.
StksMg
Cost to the employer of stock options and share purchase schemes for managers, professionals and associate professionals.
StksCl
Cost to the employer of stock options and share purchase schemes for clerical, sales and service workers.
StksOt
Cost to the employer of stock options and share purchase schemes for production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
VHIMg
Cost to the employer of voluntary sickness insurance for managers, professionals and associate professionals.
VHICl
Cost to the employer of voluntary sickness insurance for clerical, sales and service workers.
VHIOt
Cost to the employer of voluntary sickness insurance for production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
HseMg
Cost to the employer of staff housing for managers, professionals and associate professionals.
HseCl
Cost to the employer of staff housing for clerical, sales and service workers.
HseOt
Cost to the employer of staff housing for production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
OtBenMg
Cost to the employer of other free and subsidised benefits for managers, professionals and associate professionals.
OtBenCl
Cost to the employer of other free and subsidised benefits for clerical, sales and service workers.
OtBenOt
Cost to the employer of other free and subsidised benefits for production, transport workers, craft and tradespersons, and other manual workers.
Rfund
All amounts received that refund or part-refund the cost of wages, salaries, or training for all employees.
  • Workday doesn't return data on job vacancies (VacMg, VacCl, VacOt subelements) or company change of address (ChgAd).
  • The XML file may contain these subelements, which are no longer required by the CSO and for which Workday doesn't return values:
    • ALFtMg, ALFtCl, ALFtOt, ALPtMg, ALPtCl, ALPtOt.
    • MatFtMg, MatFtCl, MatFtOt, MatPtMg, MatPtCl, MatPtOt.
    • SicFtMg, SicFtCl, SicFtOt, SicPtMg, SicPtCl, SicPtOt.
    • OtLFtMg, OtLFtCl, OtLFtOt , OtLPtMg, OtLPtCl, OtLPtOt.
    • LApMg, LApCl, LApOt.
    • LibIns subelement.
    • TrExp, OtExp, TrSub, OtSub.