JUNE KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter | Year ended |
| | March 2011 | June 2011 | June 2010 | June 2011 |
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Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 31 | 43 | 225 | 199 |
| Total (no.) | 37 | 53 | 231 | 209 |
Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 10.5 | 12.8 | 60.2 | 52.7 |
| Total ('000) | 11.1 | 14.6 | 62.6 | 54.5 |
Working days lost ('000) | 19.7 | 66.2 | 126.5 | 159.8 |
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Working days lost
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JUNE KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the June quarter 2011, there were 53 disputes, 16 more than in the March quarter 2011.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the June quarter 2011 was 14,600, an increase from 11,100 in the March quarter 2011.
- There were 66,200 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the June quarter 2011, an increase from 19,700 in the March quarter 2011.
- The Construction industry accounted for 34,200 (52%) of the total number of working days lost in the June quarter 2011.
- In the June quarter 2011, Queensland accounted for 29,300 (44%) of working days lost.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended June 2011, there were 209 disputes, 22 fewer than in the year ended June 2010.
- During the year ended June 2011, there were 159,800 working days lost compared with 126,500 in the year ended June 2010.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
September 2011 | 1 December 2011 |
December 2011 | 8 March 2012 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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