4. Industrial disputes which ended during the quarter(a) |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December Quarter 2006 | March Quarter 2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Number of disputes | Employees involved | Working days lost | Number of disputes | Employees involved | Working days lost | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | no. | '000 | '000 | no. | '000 | '000 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
CAUSE OF DISPUTE | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Enterprise Bargaining (EB) related | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Remuneration | 14 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Employment conditions | 12 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 3.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other EB related | np | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Non-EB related | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Remuneration | np | - | - | - | - | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Employment conditions | - | - | - | np | - | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Health and safety | 5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Job security | np | 0.3 | 0.5 | np | 0.2 | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Managerial policy | 10 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Union issues | - | - | - | np | 0.1 | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Other non-EB related | np | 56.1 | 44.0 | np | 0.2 | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Total | 49 | 61.9 | 56.0 | 28 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
WORKING DAYS LOST PER EMPLOYEE INVOLVED | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Up to and including 1 day | 28 | 58.0 | 45.1 | 21 | 2.3 | 1.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Over 1 day and up to including 2 days | 7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | np | - | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Over 2 and less than 5 days | 5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
5 and less than 10 days | np | - | 0.3 | np | - | 0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
10 days and over | np | 0.2 | 4.4 | np | - | 3.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Total | 49 | 61.9 | 56.0 | 28 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
REASON WORK RESUMED | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Negotiation without intervention of a third party | 11 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
State legislation | 5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Federal legislation | 4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Pre-determined return to work | 11 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Resumption without negotiation | 10 | 57.3 | 45.8 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Mediation | 8 | 1.0 | 4.3 | np | - | - | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Other reasons | - | - | - | np | - | 3.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Total | 49 | 61.9 | 56.0 | 28 | 2.6 | 5.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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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 |