TABLES


1. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter
Number of disputes
Employees involved
Commenced in period
Total
Newly involved
Total
Working days lost
no.
no.
'000
'000
'000
September Quarter 2006
40
44
6.2
6.6
20.2
December Quarter 2006
40
50
59.8
60.6
54.2
March Quarter 2007
32
33
3.5
3.6
6.9
June Quarter 2007
28
32
3.5
4.5
7.1
September Quarter 2007
41
45
5.3
5.9
11.3
December Quarter 2007
33
36
23.6
23.7
24.4
March Quarter 2008
36
39
42.0
42.3
42.8
June Quarter 2008
52
60
59.9
69.0
86.5
September Quarter 2008
48
56
9.7
60.5
36.2

2. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, Industry
June Quarter 2008
September Quarter 2008
Working days lost
Working days lost per thousand employees
Working days lost
Working days lost per thousand employees
'000
'000
Mining
Coal mining
-
-
1.6
46.5
Other
-
-
0.2
1.7
Manufacturing
Metal product; Machinery and equipment
10.1
27.3
0.2
0.5
Other
0.4
0.6
3.2
5.2
Construction
1.4
2.0
7.1
10.4
Transport and storage; Communication services
1.5
2.4
1.3
2.1
Education; Health and community services
65.6
35.8
17.9
9.8
Other industries
7.5
1.5
4.6
0.9
All industries
86.5
9.2
36.2
3.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

3. Industrial disputes which occurred during the quarter, States and territories
June Quarter 2008
September Quarter 2008
Working days lost
Working days lost per thousand employees
Working days lost
Working days lost per thousand employees
'000
'000
New South Wales
51.2
16.8
14.7
5.0
Victoria
14.3
6.0
10.2
4.4
Queensland
6.7
3.6
6.0
3.1
South Australia
9.8
14.5
4.3
6.3
Western Australia
1.4
1.4
0.4
0.4
Tasmania
0.3
1.4
0.2
1.0
Northern Territory
2.8
28.0
0.4
4.2
Australian Capital Territory
-
-
-
-
Australia
86.5
9.2
36.2
3.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a)
March Quarter 2008
June Quarter 2008
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
Enterprise Bargaining (EB) related
Remuneration
5
0.6
0.3
6
0.9
0.5
Employment conditions
4
13.2
10.7
8
20.6
30.1
Other EB related
1
-
0.1
1
-
-
Non-EB related
Remuneration
2
0.1
0.1
3
0.5
0.6
Employment conditions
2
0.2
0.2
3
0.6
0.2
Health and safety
6
0.8
2.0
9
0.9
1.3
Job security
2
6.4
4.6
4
0.3
0.2
Managerial policy
9
0.9
0.8
13
1.9
10.0
Union issues
-
-
-
2
0.2
0.2
Other non-EB related
-
-
-
3
0.5
0.3
Total
31
22.2
18.6
52
26.5
43.4
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED
Up to and including 1 day
25
20.5
14.9
35
5.1
3.0
Over 1 day and up to including 2 days
4
1.3
2.4
10
20.4
30.1
Over 2 and less than 5 days
2
0.3
1.3
5
0.2
0.7
5 and less than 10 days
-
-
-
1
0.2
0.8
10 days and over
-
-
-
1
0.7
8.8
Total
31
22.2
18.6
52
26.5
43.4
REASON WORK RESUMED
Negotiation without intervention of a third party
7
0.8
1.0
8
1.6
9.4
State legislation
1
0.1
0.1
3
0.3
0.9
Federal legislation
7
1.5
2.3
6
1.3
1.1
Pre-determined return to work
9
19.2
13.8
26
22.9
31.7
Resumption without negotiation
2
0.4
1.3
5
0.2
0.2
Mediation
5
0.2
0.2
4
0.1
0.1
Other reasons
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
31
22.2
18.6
52
26.5
43.4
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) See Explanatory Notes, paragraph 12