MARCH KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter | Year ended |
| | December 2011 | March 2012 | March 2011 | March 2012 |
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Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 59 | 36 | 204 | 190 |
| Total (no.) | 74 | 43 | 212 | 200 |
Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 46.7 | 6.2 | 52.2 | 129.5 |
| Total ('000) | 51.6 | 6.7 | 53.8 | 131.4 |
Working days lost ('000) | 54.3 | 35.8 | 117.5 | 257.6 |
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Working days Lost
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MARCH KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the March quarter 2012, there were 43 disputes, 31 less than in the December quarter 2011.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the March quarter 2012 was 6,700, a decrease from 51,600 in the December quarter 2011.
- There were 35,800 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the March quarter 2012, a decrease from 54,300 in the December quarter 2011.
- The Coal mining industry accounted for 15,400 (43%) of the total number of working days lost in the March quarter 2012. The Coal mining industry had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (286.9) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended March 2012, there were 200 disputes, 12 fewer than in the year ended March 2011.
- During the year ended March 2012, there were 257,600 working days lost compared with 117,500 in the year ended March 2011.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2012 | 6 September 2012 |
September 2012 | 6 December 2012 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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