DECEMBER QUARTER 2004 KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the December quarter 2004, there were 148 disputes, 46 less than in the September quarter 2004.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes decreased from 56,200 in the September quarter 2004 to 33,600 in the December quarter 2004.
- There were 51,900 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the December quarter 2004, a decrease of 41,400 from the September quarter 2004.
- The Construction industry accounted for 29,900 (58%) of the total number of working days lost in the December quarter 2004. The Construction industry also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (52.8) for the quarter.
- In the December quarter 2004, Victoria accounted for 18,800 (36%) of working days lost. Western Australia had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (20.1) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended December 2004, there were 691 disputes, 48 more than in the year ended December 2003.
- During the year ended December 2004, there were 379,800 working days lost, 59,600 less than in the year ended December 2003.
Working days lost
DECEMBER QUARTER 2004 KEY FIGURES
 | | Quarter
| Year ended
| |
| | September Quarter 2004 | December Quarter 2004 | December 2003 | December 2004 | |
| |
| Number of disputes | | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | r188 | 141 | 634 | 681 | |
| Total (no.) | r194 | 148 | 643 | 691 | |
| Employees involved | | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 56.0 | 29.6 | 274.6 | 193.3 | |
| Total ('000) | 56.2 | 33.6 | 275.6 | 194.0 | |
| Working days lost ('000) | 93.3 | 51.9 | 439.4 | 379.8 | |
| |
| r revised |
TABLES
1. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter |
| |
| Number of disputes
| Employees involved
| | |
| Commenced in period | Total | Newly involved | Total | Working days lost | |
| no. | no. | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
| |
| December Quarter 2002 | 181 | 198 | 37.7 | 41.1 | 69.6 | |
| March Quarter 2003 | 153 | 162 | 29.2 | 30.1 | 66.3 | |
| June Quarter 2003 | 129 | 141 | 26.2 | 29.7 | 55.5 | |
| September Quarter 2003 | 180 | 193 | 104.4 | 107.9 | 166.2 | |
| December Quarter 2003 | 172 | 187 | 114.9 | 116.3 | 151.5 | |
| March Quarter 2004 | 177 | 187 | 44.6 | 45.2 | 80.4 | |
| June Quarter 2004 | 175 | 190 | 63.2 | 65.0 | 154.2 | |
| September Quarter 2004 | r188 | r194 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 93.3 | |
| December Quarter 2004 | 141 | 148 | 29.6 | 33.6 | 51.9 | |
| |
| r revised |
2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry |
| |
| | September Quarter 2004
| December Quarter 2004
| |
| | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| | '000 | | '000 | | |
| |
| Mining | | | | | |
| Coal mining | 4.4 | 235.5 | 0.2 | 11.0 | |
| Other | 0.5 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 33.7 | |
| Manufacturing | | | | | |
| Metal product; Machinery and equipment | 9.7 | 27.5 | 4.5 | 13.2 | |
| Other | 1.1 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 13.5 | |
| Construction | 36.9 | 71.1 | 29.9 | 52.8 | |
| Transport and storage; Communication services | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 4.8 | |
| Education; Health and community services | 5.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | |
| Other industries | 32.5 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| All industries | 93.3 | 11.3 | 51.9 | 6.1 | |
| |
3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories |
| |
| September Quarter 2004
| December Quarter 2004
| |
| Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| '000 | | '000 | | |
| |
| New South Wales | 37.8 | 14.0 | 10.9 | 3.9 | |
| Victoria | 26.8 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 8.7 | |
| Queensland | 8.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | |
| South Australia | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| Western Australia | 16.6 | 20.6 | 17.1 | 20.1 | |
| Tasmania | 1.2 | 6.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Northern Territory | 1.6 | 18.4 | 0.2 | 1.9 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 0.1 | 0.5 | - | 0.2 | |
| Australia | 93.3 | 11.3 | 51.9 | 6.1 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a) |
| |
| | June Quarter 2004
| September Quarter 2004
| |
| | Number of disputes | Employees involved | Working days lost | Number of disputes | Employees involved | Working days lost | |
| | no. | '000 | '000 | no. | '000 | '000 | |
CAUSE OF DISPUTE | |
| |
| Enterprise Bargaining (EB) related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 13 | 87.4 | 215.9 | 26 | 7.1 | 19.5 | |
| Employment conditions (EB) | 14 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | |
| Other EB related | 5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 11 | 5.0 | 7.9 | |
| Non-EB related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 12 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 13 | 2.1 | 3.6 | |
| Employment conditions | 9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
| Health and safety | 49 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 76 | 16.3 | 16.8 | |
| Job security | 13 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 5 | 6.8 | 23.7 | |
| Managerial policy | 36 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 26 | 2.6 | 2.8 | |
| Union issues | 22 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 14 | 3.3 | 4.8 | |
| Other non-EB related | 11 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5 | 5.3 | 3.3 | |
| Total | 184 | 129.0 | 256.5 | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | |
| |
| Up to and including 1 day | 110 | 37.3 | 21.8 | 104 | 39.7 | 26.7 | |
| Over 1 day and up to and including 2 days | 46 | 14.7 | 21.3 | 39 | 8.9 | 12.8 | |
| Over 2 and less than 5 days | 23 | 76.4 | 210.2 | 33 | 10.4 | 36.6 | |
| 5 and less than 10 days | np | 0.6 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | |
| 10 days and over | np | - | 0.1 | 4 | 0.3 | 12.1 | |
| Total | 184 | 129.0 | 256.5 | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | |
REASON WORK RESUMED | |
| |
| Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 42 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 42 | 7.1 | 11.8 | |
| State legislation | np | 0.9 | 1.1 | 16 | 1.8 | 1.9 | |
| Federal legislation | 23 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 26 | 8.7 | 36.2 | |
| Pre-determined return to work | 26 | 92.3 | 215.8 | 25 | 29.0 | 24.2 | |
| Resumption without negotiation | 76 | 22.3 | 17.2 | 66 | 12.2 | 13.1 | |
| Mediation | 10 | 1.1 | 2.6 | np | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Other reasons | np | 0.1 | - | np | 0.4 | 6.3 | |
| Total | 184 | 129.0 | 256.5 | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| (a) See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 12 |
NOTES
INTRODUCTION
This publication presents quarterly statistics on industrial disputes in Australia, obtained from the Industrial Disputes collection.
REVISIONS
Revisions have been made to the quarterly series as a result of disputes being identified after the release of the previous issue and as a result of correcting errors in previously reported data.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Peta Sheehan on Perth (08) 9360 5159. As well as the statistics included in this publication, other data from the Industrial Disputes collection are available either as time series spreadsheets (see links below) or, on request, as customised reports. If you wish to discuss individual requests please telephone Peta Sheehan.
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