6324.0 - Work-Related Injuries, Australia, Sep 2000

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/10/2001

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Explanatory Notes Glossary Data Source	Applied for workers' compensation To have formally applied for workers' compensation by completing an application for compensation. Current job Refers to the current tasks, duties and employer in the persons main job (i.e. the job in which they work the most hours). Dependants All family members under 15 years of age; all sons or daughters aged 15-19 attending school or aged 15-24 attending a tertiary educational institution full-time, except those classified as husbands, wives or lone parents. Employed persons All persons aged 15 years and over who, during the reference period: worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind in a job or business, or on a farm (comprising employees, employers and own account workers); or worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a farm (i.e. contributing family workers); or were employees who had a job but were not at work and were on paid leave, on leave without pay for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week, stood down without pay because of bad weather or plant breakdown at their place of employment for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week, on strike or locked out, on workers' compensation and expecting to be returning to their job, or receiving wages or salary while undertaking full-time study; or were employers, own account workers or contributing workers who had a job, business or farm, but were not at work. Experienced a work-related injury in the last twelve months Whether the respondent personally suffered, and became aware of, a work-related injury or illness in the last twelve months. Full-time workers Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and others who, although usually worked less than 35 hours, worked 35 hours or more during then reference week. Industry Classified according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC), 1993 (Cat. no. 1292.0). In this publication, industry relates to the job in which the respondent experienced their most recent work-related injury or illness and is shown at the ANZSIC Division level. Job Any employment, full-time or part-time, lasting two weeks or more. Labour force status A classification of the civilian population aged 15 and over into employed, unemployed or not in the labour force. The definitions conform closely to the international standard definitions adopted by the International Conferences of Labour Statisticians. Leave entitlements The entitlement of employees to either paid holiday leave or paid sick leave in their main job. Long service leave Provision by an employer or industry body of paid long service leave to an employee. Main English-speaking country Comprises the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, the United States of America and New Zealand. Number of days/shifts absent The total number of full days absent in the last twelve months (as at the time of interview), as a result of the work-related injury. This includes all time spent on medical consultation, hospitalisation and rest due to the illness/injury. Occupation Classified according to ASCO - Australian Standard Classification of Occupations, Second Edition (Cat. no. 1220.0). In this publication, occupation relates to the job in which the respondent experienced their most recent work-related injury or illness. Part-time workers Employed persons who usually work less than 35 hours a week and who did so during the reference week. Persons in the labour force Persons aged 15 years and over who meet the criteria that would enable them to be classified as being in the labour force, that is, either employed or unemployed. Persons not in the labour force Persons aged 15 years and over who do not meet the criteria to be classified as being either employed or unemployed. Relationship in household Two or more related persons (relationship includes blood, marriage or adoption) usually resident in the same household at the time of the survey. A family comprises a married couple or a family head as defined in Labour Force, Australia (Cat. no. 6203.0), together with any persons having any of the following relationships to them: sons or daughters of any age, if not married and with no children of their own present; or other relatives if not accompanied by a spouse, sons or daughters, or parents of their own; or any children under 15 years of age who do not have a parent present. Sources of financial assistance Sources of financial assistance refers to any party from which the person received financial assistance to cover medical expenses (including Medicare) or income loss incurred due to their illness or injury.person received Unemployed Persons aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week and: had actively looked for full-time or part-time work at any time in the four weeks up to the end of the reference week and: were available for work in the reference week, or would have been available except for temporary illness (i.e. lasting for less than four weeks to the end of the reference week);or were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the reference week and would have started in the reference week if the job had been available then; or were waiting to be called back to a full-time or part-time job from which they had been stood down without pay for less than four weeks up to the end of the reference week (including the whole of the reference week) for reasons other than bad weather or plant breakdown. Workers' compensation Workers' compensation includes: payments by an insurer or other liable party for costs related to a work-related injury or illness. medical payments, incapacity payments (income maintenance and salary top-up), rehabilitation payments, travel payments and legal payments. Any ‘settlement’ or ‘judgement of claim’. Work-related injury or illness Any injury, illness or disease where an employee suffers either physically or mentally from a condition that has arisen out of, or in the course of the employee's employment. Work-related injuries and illnesses may include: Cuts, sprains, fractures, etc. Back strain or other back injuries Repetitive strain injury (RSI) and Occupational Overuse Syndrome (OOS) Stress-related illnesses which have resulted from pressure or tension at work Injuries occurring during lunch-time activities, e.g. sport Injuries resulting from accidents occurring on the way to/from work Industrial deafness Any other injury/illness that is work-related. 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