The data collected is used to monitor and report on executive employment, remuneration and compliance with government executive employment policy.
All organisations that are required to respond to the PEER survey are advised when the survey is underway and are provided with access details.
| Code | Definition |
| A | Resignation – To Victorian Public Service employment |
| B | Resignation – To (non-VPS) Victorian public sector employment |
| C | Resignation – To Commonwealth Government employment |
| D | Resignation – To Private sector employment |
| E | Resignation – To Other employment (Community Sector, Local Govt, Other State Govt etc) |
| F | Resignation – Personal reasons |
| G | Took a Voluntary Departure Package (VDP) |
| H | Resignation – Unknown reason |
| I | Retirement |
| M | End of contract |
| N | Machinery of government transfer to another organisation |
| O | Redeployment to another organisation |
| Q | Redundancy (retrenchment, took a separation package e.g. ASP, ISP, TSP) |
| R | Dismissal (other employer-initiated separation e.g. unsatisfactory work performance, misconduct) |
| S | Death |
| T | Involuntary separation – Unknown reason |
| V | Secondment end |