SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter | Year ended | |
| | June 2006 | September 2006 | September 2005 | September 2006 | |
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Number of disputes | | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | r21 | 39 | 520 | 243 | |
| Total (no.) | r24 | 43 | 527 | 255 | |
Employees involved | | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | r37.6 | 6.2 | 168.0 | 164.8 | |
| Total ('000) | r37.7 | 6.5 | 172.0 | 165.4 | |
Working days lost ('000) | r28.2 | 20.2 | 199.2 | 159.4 | |
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r revised |
Working days lost
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the September quarter 2006, there were 43 disputes, 19 more than in the June quarter 2006.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the September quarter 2006 was 6,500, a decrease from 37,700 in the June quarter 2006.
- There were 20,200 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the September quarter 2006, a decrease from 28,200 in the June quarter 2006.
- The Metal product and Machinery and equipment manufacturing industries accounted for 10,700 (53%) of the total number of working days lost in the September quarter 2006. The Coal mining industry had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (38.5) for the quarter.
- In the September quarter 2006, Victoria accounted for 12,600 (62%) of working days lost. The Australian Capital Territory had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (15.4) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended September 2006, there were 255 disputes, 272 less than in the year ended September 2005.
- During the year ended September 2006, there were 159,400 working days lost compared with 199,200 in the year ended September 2005.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
December 2006 | 15 March 2007 |
March 2007 | 7 June 2007 |
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.
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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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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 | 99 | 101 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 30.1 | |
June Quarter 2006 | r21 | r24 | r37.6 | r37.7 | r28.2 | |
September Quarter 2006 | 39 | 43 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 20.2 | |
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r revised |
2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry |
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| | June Quarter 2006 | September 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 | 1.4 | 48.1 | 1.2 | 38.5 | |
| Other | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 5.3 | |
Manufacturing | | | | | |
| Metal product; Machinery and equipment | 5.0 | 13.2 | 10.7 | 28.5 | |
| Other | r0.8 | r1.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | |
Construction | 4.6 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | |
Transport and storage; Communication services | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
Education; Health and community services | 14.0 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | |
Other industries | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.5 | |
All industries | r28.2 | r3.2 | 20.2 | 2.3 | |
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r revised |
3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories |
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| June Quarter 2006 | September 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 | 16.5 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | |
Victoria | r8.2 | r3.7 | 12.6 | 5.7 | |
Queensland | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | |
South Australia | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | |
Western Australia | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |
Tasmania | - | - | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
Northern Territory | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
Australian Capital Territory | 1.2 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 15.4 | |
Australia | r28.2 | r3.2 | 20.2 | 2.3 | |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
r revised |
4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a) |
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| | March Quarter 2006 | June Quarter 2006 | |
| | 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 | 19 | 8.9 | 12.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | |
| Employment conditions | 7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | - | - | - | |
| Other EB related | 3 | 1.2 | 8.6 | np | - | - | |
Non-EB related | | | | | | | |
| Remuneration | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | - | - | - | |
| Employment conditions | 9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | - | - | - | |
| Health and safety | 13 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Job security | 12 | 1.3 | 0.6 | np | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Managerial policy | 30 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | |
| Union issues | np | 0.2 | 1.0 | np | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Other non-EB related | np | 0.4 | 0.2 | np | 33.1 | 23.0 | |
Total | 100 | 19.0 | 35.4 | 20 | 40.5 | 30.9 | |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | |
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Up to and including 1 day | 60 | 10.1 | 6.0 | 15 | 34.2 | 23.6 | |
Over 1 day and up to including 2 days | 21 | 7.0 | 8.0 | np | 6.0 | 6.5 | |
Over 2 and less than 5 days | 13 | 0.9 | 2.7 | np | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
5 and less than 10 days | np | 0.2 | 1.7 | - | - | - | |
10 days and over | np | 0.7 | 17.1 | - | - | - | |
Total | 100 | 19.0 | 35.4 | 20 | 40.5 | 30.9 | |
REASON WORK RESUMED | |
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Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 22 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
State legislation | 13 | 1.4 | 1.1 | - | - | - | |
Federal legislation | 15 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | |
Pre-determined return to work | 12 | 2.3 | 2.4 | np | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Resumption without negotiation | 30 | 10.2 | 21.5 | 8 | 34.4 | 24.3 | |
Mediation | 8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | np | 5.3 | 5.8 | |
Other reasons | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 100 | 19.0 | 35.4 | 20 | 40.5 | 30.9 | |
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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 |