PLEASE NOTE: These statistics include the 'National Week of Action' campaign which took place in the week of 27 June to 1 July. See ACTU 'NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION' CAMPAIGN for important information on the treatment of this dispute in ABS industrial disputes statistics.
JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | | Quarter | Year ended | |
| | March 2005 | June 2005 | June 2004 | June 2005 | |
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| Number of disputes | | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | r109 | 123 | 704 | 562 | |
| Total (no.) | r119 | 136 | 717 | 567 | |
| Employees involved | | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | r20.3 | 49.3 | 327.1 | 155.0 | |
| Total ('000) | r20.8 | 52.6 | 330.6 | 155.3 | |
| Working days lost ('000) | r45.1 | 51.7 | 552.2 | 241.9 | |
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| r revised |
Working days lost
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JUNE KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the June quarter 2005, there were 136 disputes, 17 more than in the March quarter 2005.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the June quarter 2005 was 52,600, an increase from 20,800 in the March quarter 2005.
- There were 51,700 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the June quarter 2005, an increase from 45,100 in the March quarter 2005.
- The Construction industry accounted for 19,400 (38%) of the total number of working days lost in the June quarter 2005. The Coal mining industry had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (61.6) for the quarter.
- In the June quarter 2005, Victoria accounted for 25,800 (50%) of working days lost. The Northern Territory had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (13.8) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended June 2005, there were 567 disputes, 150 less than in the year ended June 2004.
- During the year ended June 2005, there were 241,900 working days lost compared with 552,200 in the year ended June 2004.
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
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TABLES
1. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter |
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| Number of disputes | Employees involved | | |
| Commenced in period | Total | Newly involved | Total | Working days lost | |
| no. | no. | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
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| 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 | 188 | 194 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 93.3 | |
| December Quarter 2004 | 142 | 149 | 29.6 | 33.6 | 51.9 | |
| March Quarter 2005 | r109 | r119 | r20.3 | r20.8 | r45.1 | |
| June Quarter 2005 | 123 | 136 | 49.3 | 52.6 | 51.7 | |
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| r revised |
2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry |
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| | March Quarter 2005 | June Quarter 2005 | |
| | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| | '000 | | '000 | | |
| |
| Mining | | | | | |
| Coal mining | 8.7 | 367.2 | 1.7 | 61.6 | |
| Other | 1.5 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| Manufacturing | | | | | |
| Metal product; Machinery and equipment | 2.4 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 38.4 | |
| Other | 2.0 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 10.4 | |
| Construction | r25.7 | r43.5 | 19.4 | 32.8 | |
| Transport and storage; Communication services | r1.1 | r1.9 | 1.9 | 3.3 | |
| Education; Health and community services | 2.3 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 3.3 | |
| Other industries | r1.5 | r0.3 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
| All industries | r45.1 | r5.3 | 51.7 | 5.9 | |
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| r revised |
3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories |
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| March Quarter 2005 | June Quarter 2005 | |
| Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| '000 | | '000 | | |
| |
| New South Wales | r3.4 | r1.2 | 6.9 | 2.5 | |
| Victoria | 7.0 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 11.6 | |
| Queensland | r11.8 | r7.1 | 7.1 | 4.2 | |
| South Australia | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
| Western Australia | 21.3 | 24.4 | 9.0 | 10.2 | |
| Tasmania | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.1 | |
| Northern Territory | - | 0.5 | 1.2 | 13.8 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | - | - | - | 0.1 | |
| Australia | r45.1 | r5.3 | 51.7 | 5.9 | |
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| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| r revised |
4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a) |
| |
| | December Quarter 2004 | March Quarter 2005 | |
| | 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 | 15 | 4.9 | 16.0 | 13 | 2.2 | 14.9 | |
| Employment conditions (EB) | 4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.1 | 4.0 | |
| Other EB related | 5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
| Non-EB related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 10 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 8 | 3.2 | 16.0 | |
| Employment conditions | 5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | np | 0.5 | 1.7 | |
| Health and safety | 44 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 27 | 3.5 | 4.9 | |
| Job security | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | |
| Managerial policy | 27 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 23 | 3.9 | 4.5 | |
| Union issues | 18 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 15 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |
| Other non-EB related | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | np | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| Total | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | 106 | 18.9 | 51.3 | |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | |
| |
| Up to and including 1 day | 90 | 19.4 | 11.3 | 56 | 9.8 | 6.8 | |
| Over 1 day and up to and including 2 days | 26 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 21 | 2.8 | 4.0 | |
| Over 2 and less than 5 days | 14 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 17 | 2.8 | 9.4 | |
| 5 and less than 10 days | 5 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 6 | 2.8 | 16.5 | |
| 10 days and over | 4 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 6 | 0.7 | 14.5 | |
| Total | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | 106 | 18.9 | 51.3 | |
REASON WORK RESUMED | |
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| Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 15 | 4.1 | 12.7 | 25 | 3.4 | 9.4 | |
| State legislation | 12 | 0.9 | 1.5 | np | 1.0 | 1.9 | |
| Federal legislation | 20 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 14 | 5.4 | 21.8 | |
| Pre-determined return to work | 18 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 10 | 1.8 | 4.7 | |
| Resumption without negotiation | 60 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 39 | 5.8 | 6.4 | |
| Mediation | 14 | 2.6 | 10.1 | 10 | 1.4 | 6.5 | |
| Other reasons | - | - | - | np | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Total | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | 106 | 18.9 | 51.3 | |
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| - 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 |
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