There were 239 industrial disputes in the manufacturing industry in calendar year 2000. These disputes involved 62,000 employees and resulted in the loss of over 146,000 working days (table 19.12). Compared with 1999, this represented a rise of almost 15% in the number of disputes. This is the third successive year that the number of industrial disputes in the manufacturing industry has risen. However, the number of manufacturing employees involved in industrial disputes in 2000 fell markedly (by 46%) from the number in 1999, and this was also reflected by a fall (of 21%) in the number of working days lost.
The manufacturing industry accounted for 34% of all industrial disputes during 2000, compared with 28% in 1999. Manufacturing industry employees involved in industrial disputes made up 19% of all employees involved in disputes during 2000, compared to 25% for 1999 and only 12% experienced in 1998. Working days lost due to manufacturing industrial disputes accounted for 31% of all working days lost during 2000, representing only a small increase on the 28% share recorded in 1999, but substantially higher than the 1998 share (18%).
19.12 INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES |
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| Year | Manufacturing | All industries |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (no.) |
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| 1996 | 112 | 543 |
| 1997 | 78 | 447 |
| 1998 | 125 | 519 |
| 1999 | 208 | 731 |
| 2000 | 239 | 698 |
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EMPLOYEES INVOLVED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY (’000) |
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| 1996 | 48.8 | 577.7 |
| 1997 | 65.8 | 310.1 |
| 1998 | 41.2 | 348.4 |
| 1999 | 113.9 | 461.1 |
| 2000 | 62.0 | 325.4 |
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WORKING DAYS LOST (’000) |
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| 1996 | 103.5 | 928.5 |
| 1997 | 145.6 | 534.2 |
| 1998 | 95.3 | 526.3 |
| 1999 | 184.5 | 650.5 |
| 2000 | 146.2 | 469.1 |
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| Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia (6322.0). |
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