There were 221 industrial disputes in the manufacturing industry in calendar year 2001. These disputes involved 89,800 employees and resulted in the loss of over 195,400 working days (table 19.14). Compared with 2000, this represented a decrease of 7.5% in the number of disputes. This is the first decline in the number of industrial disputes in the manufacturing industry in four years. However, the number of manufacturing employees involved in industrial disputes in 2001 increased markedly (by 44.8%) from the number in 2000, and this was also reflected by an increase (of 33.7%) in the number of working days lost.
The manufacturing industry accounted for 32.7% of all industrial disputes during 2001, compared with 34.2% in 2000. Manufacturing industry employees involved in industrial disputes made up 39.8% of all employees involved in disputes during 2001, compared with 19.1% for 2000. Working days lost due to manufacturing industrial disputes accounted for 49.7% of all working days lost during 2001, representing a large increase on the 31.2% share recorded in 2000.
19.14 INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
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| Manufacturing | All industries |
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TOTAL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (no.) |
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1997 | 78 | 447 |
1998 | 125 | 519 |
1999 | 208 | 731 |
2000 | 239 | 698 |
2001 | 221 | 675 |
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EMPLOYEES INVOLVED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY (’000) |
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1997 | 65.8 | 310.1 |
1998 | 41.2 | 348.4 |
1999 | 113.9 | 461.1 |
2000 | 62.0 | 325.4 |
2001 | 89.8 | 225.7 |
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WORKING DAYS LOST (’000) |
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1997 | 145.7 | 534.2 |
1998 | 95.2 | 526.3 |
1999 | 184.6 | 650.6 |
2000 | 146.2 | 469.1 |
2001 | 195.4 | 393.1 |
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Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia (6321.0); ABS data available on request, Industrial Disputes Collection. |