MARCH KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter | Year ended |
| | December 2005 | March 2006 | March 2005 | March 2006 |
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Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 84 | 98 | 614 | 451 |
| Total (no.) | 96 | 100 | 628 | 464 |
Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 102.1 | 18.5 | 168.9 | 238.8 |
| Total ('000) | 102.6 | 18.6 | 170.7 | 242.0 |
Working days lost ('000) | 81.0 | 29.6 | 344.4 | 212.8 |
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Working days lost
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MARCH KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the March quarter 2006, there were 100 disputes, 4 more than in the December quarter 2005.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the March quarter 2006 was 18,600, a decrease from 102,600 in the December quarter 2005.
- There were 29,600 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the March quarter 2006, a decrease from 81,000 in the December quarter 2005.
- The Metal product and Machinery and equipment manufacturing industries accounted for 11,000 (37%) of the total number of working days lost in the March quarter 2006. The Metal product and Machinery and equipment manufacturing industries also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (29.8) for the quarter.
- In the March quarter 2006, Victoria accounted for 13,400 (45%) of working days lost. The Australian Capital Territory had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (7.1) for the quarter, followed closely by Victoria (6.0).
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended March 2006, there were 464 disputes, 164 less than in the year ended March 2005.
- During the year ended March 2006, there were 212,800 working days lost compared with 344,400 in the year ended March 2005.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2006 | 7 September 2006 |
September 2006 | 7 December 2006 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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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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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 | 109 | 119 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 45.1 | |
June Quarter 2005 | 125 | 138 | 50.1 | 53.4 | 52.8 | |
September Quarter 2005 | 144 | 150 | 68.1 | 68.4 | 49.3 | |
December Quarter 2005 | 84 | 96 | 102.1 | 102.6 | 81.0 | |
March Quarter 2006 | 98 | 100 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 29.6 | |
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2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry |
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| | December Quarter 2005 | March Quarter 2006 | |
| | 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 | 1.1 | 39.5 | 0.1 | 3.9 | |
| Other | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
Manufacturing | | | | | |
| Metal product; Machinery and equipment | 15.0 | 38.9 | 11.0 | 29.8 | |
| Other | 6.4 | 10.3 | 4.1 | 6.7 | |
Construction | 23.0 | 40.1 | 3.5 | 5.7 | |
Transport and storage; Communication services | 5.7 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 12.4 | |
Education; Health and community services | 25.5 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | |
Other industries | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
All industries | 81.0 | 9.3 | 29.6 | 3.4 | |
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3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories |
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| December Quarter 2005 | March Quarter 2006 | |
| 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 | 24.7 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 1.8 | |
Victoria | 33.8 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 6.0 | |
Queensland | 7.9 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 3.5 | |
South Australia | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
Western Australia | 12.0 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
Tasmania | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | |
Northern Territory | 1.1 | 12.4 | - | 0.3 | |
Australian Capital Territory | - | 0.2 | 1.2 | 7.1 | |
Australia | 81.0 | 9.3 | 29.6 | 3.4 | |
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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 2005 | December 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 | |
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Enterprise Bargaining (EB) related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 26 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 27 | 11.7 | 11.7 | |
| Employment conditions (EB) | np | - | - | np | 0.8 | 5.9 | |
| Other EB related | np | 0.2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | |
Non-EB related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| Employment conditions | 13 | 1.4 | 2.4 | np | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
| Health and safety | 34 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 19 | 3.1 | 7.1 | |
| Job security | 9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
| Managerial policy | 39 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 26 | 3.0 | 2.8 | |
| Union issues | 10 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Other non-EB related | np | 62.3 | 31.1 | 4 | 83.1 | 53.4 | |
Total | 138 | 89.1 | 60.7 | 94 | 103.8 | 82.8 | |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | |
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Up to and including 1 day | 75 | 80.4 | 41.6 | 52 | 97.1 | 60.7 | |
Over 1 day and up to and including 2 days | 36 | 5.1 | 8.1 | 27 | 4.4 | 7.0 | |
Over 2 and less than 5 days | 22 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 10 | 1.6 | 6.2 | |
5 and less than 10 days | np | 0.1 | 1.0 | np | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
10 days and over | np | - | 0.3 | np | 0.2 | 5.4 | |
Total | 138 | 89.1 | 60.7 | 94 | 103.8 | 82.8 | |
REASON WORK RESUMED | |
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Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 35 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 18 | 3.2 | 4.3 | |
State legislation | 10 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
Federal legislation | 16 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 15 | 2.0 | 10.1 | |
Pre-determined return to work | 25 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 18 | 5.2 | 5.0 | |
Resumption without negotiation | 40 | 75.6 | 39.8 | 25 | 90.7 | 58.5 | |
Mediation | 9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | np | 1.7 | 3.7 | |
Other reasons | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | np | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
Total | 138 | 89.1 | 60.7 | 94 | 103.8 | 82.8 | |
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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 |