MARCH QUARTER 2005 KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the March quarter 2005, there were 116 disputes, 33 less than in the December quarter 2004.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the March quarter 2005 was 20,000, a decrease from 33,600 in the December quarter 2004.
- There were 44,400 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the March quarter 2005, a decrease from 51,900 in the December quarter 2004.
- The Construction industry accounted for 25,600 (58%) of the total number of working days lost in the March quarter 2005. The Coal mining industry had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (367.2) for the quarter.
- In the March quarter 2005, Western Australia accounted for 21,300 (48%) of working days lost. Western Australia also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (24.4) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended March 2005, there were 625 disputes, 45 less than in the year ended March 2004.
- During the year ended March 2005, there were 343,700 working days lost compared with 453,500 in the year ended March 2004.
Working days lost
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MARCH QUARTER 2005 KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter
| Year ended
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| | December Quarter 2004 | March Quarter 2005 | March 2004 | March 2005 | |
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Number of disputes | | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | r142 | 106 | 658 | 611 | |
| Total (no.) | r149 | 116 | 670 | 625 | |
Employees involved | | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 29.6 | 19.6 | 290.1 | 168.2 | |
| Total ('000) | 33.6 | 20.0 | 293.6 | 170.0 | |
Working days lost ('000) | 51.9 | 44.4 | 453.5 | 343.7 | |
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r revised |
TABLES
1. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter |
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| Number of disputes
| Employees involved
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| Commenced in period | Total | Newly involved | Total | Working days lost | |
| no. | no. | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
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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 | 188 | 194 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 93.3 | |
December Quarter 2004 | r142 | r149 | 29.6 | 33.6 | 51.9 | |
March Quarter 2005 | 106 | 116 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 44.4 | |
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r revised |
2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry |
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| | December Quarter 2004
| March Quarter 2005
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| | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| | '000 | | '000 | | |
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Mining | | | | | |
| Coal mining | 0.2 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 367.2 | |
| Other | 2.7 | 33.7 | 1.5 | 17.1 | |
Manufacturing | | | | | |
| Metal product; Machinery and equipment | 4.5 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 7.1 | |
| Other | 8.9 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | |
Construction | 29.9 | 52.8 | 25.6 | 43.4 | |
Transport and storage; Communication services | 2.7 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | |
Education; Health and community services | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.5 | |
Other industries | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
All industries | 51.9 | 6.1 | 44.4 | 5.2 | |
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3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories |
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| December Quarter 2004
| March Quarter 2005
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| Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | Working days lost | Working days lost per thousand employees | |
| '000 | | '000 | | |
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New South Wales | 10.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | |
Victoria | 18.8 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 3.2 | |
Queensland | 4.2 | 2.5 | 10.7 | 6.4 | |
South Australia | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |
Western Australia | 17.1 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 24.4 | |
Tasmania | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.4 | |
Northern Territory | 0.2 | 1.9 | - | 0.5 | |
Australian Capital Territory | - | 0.2 | - | - | |
Australia | 51.9 | 6.1 | 44.4 | 5.2 | |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a) |
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| | September Quarter 2004
| December Quarter 2004
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| | 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 | |
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Enterprise Bargaining (EB) related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 26 | 7.1 | 19.5 | 15 | 4.9 | 16.0 | |
| Employment conditions (EB) | 5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
| Other EB related | 11 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
Non-EB related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 13 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 10 | 1.6 | 5.1 | |
| Employment conditions | 6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | |
| Health and safety | 76 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 44 | 7.9 | 10.9 | |
| Job security | 5 | 6.8 | 23.7 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| Managerial policy | 26 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 27 | 3.8 | 3.1 | |
| Union issues | 14 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 18 | 8.5 | 6.9 | |
| Other non-EB related | 5 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
Total | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | |
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Up to and including 1 day | 104 | 39.7 | 26.7 | 90 | 19.4 | 11.3 | |
Over 1 day and up to and including 2 days | 39 | 8.9 | 12.8 | 26 | 5.5 | 8.2 | |
Over 2 and less than 5 days | 33 | 10.4 | 36.6 | 14 | 2.9 | 9.6 | |
5 and less than 10 days | 7 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 5 | 1.2 | 6.2 | |
10 days and over | 4 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 4 | 0.7 | 9.3 | |
Total | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | |
REASON WORK RESUMED | |
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Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 42 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 15 | 4.1 | 12.7 | |
State legislation | 16 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 12 | 0.9 | 1.5 | |
Federal legislation | 26 | 8.7 | 36.2 | 20 | 2.1 | 4.5 | |
Pre-determined return to work | 25 | 29.0 | 24.2 | 18 | 4.0 | 3.7 | |
Resumption without negotiation | 66 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 60 | 16.1 | 12.1 | |
Mediation | np | 1.0 | 2.0 | 14 | 2.6 | 10.1 | |
Other reasons | np | 0.4 | 6.3 | - | - | - | |
Total | 187 | 60.3 | 95.5 | 139 | 29.7 | 44.5 | |
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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 |
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 Gordon Wragg 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 Gordon Wragg.