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Industrial Disputes

Quarter 4 2014

 Disputes in Progress
 DisputesWorkersDays lost
Quarter   
Q4 201356,3944,602
Q3 201443,41210,914
Q4 2014327,09224,777
Year
20131211,92414,965
20141131,66544,015

44,015 days lost to industrial disputes in 2014

Days lost per year
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During 2014 there were 44,015 days lost to industrial disputes. This compares with 14,965 days lost in 2013. See table 3 and graph opposite.

There were a total of eleven industrial disputes in 2014 compared with twelve in 2013. The eleven disputes in progress in 2014 involved 31,665 workers and eleven firms, whereas 11,924 workers and twelve firms were involved in industrial disputes in 2013. See table 3.

Two disputes in the Education sector accounted for 54% of the days lost in 2014, with 23,770 of the 44,015 total days lost. See table 2. 

 

            

  • There were three disputes in progress in the fourth quarter of 2014 involving 27,092 workers and three firms. See table 1.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

  • One industrial dispute began in the fourth quarter of 2014 and two disputes carried over from the third quarter. See table 1.

  

  • The one day teachers’ dispute in the fourth quarter involved 27,000 workers and it accounted for a total of 23,500 days lost. See table 1.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

Table 1 Industrial Disputes which began or were in progress in the fourth quarter of 2014
      
  Disputes in progress during Q4 2014
Economic sector (NACE Rev. 2)Disputes which began in Q4 2014Number of disputesNumber of firmsNumber of workersTotal days lost
      
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing-----
B-E Industry-1178390
F Construction-1114887
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles-----
H Transportation and storage -----
I Accommodation and food service activities-----
J Information and communication-----
K-L Financial, insurance and real estate activities-----
M Professional, scientific and technical activities-----
H Administrative and support service activities -----
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security-----
P Education111127,00023,500
Q Human health and social work activities-----
R-U Other NACE activities -----
All NACE Economic Sectors Q4 201413327,09224,777
1 The teachers' dispute above has been classified for statistical purposes as involving one employer, although over 700 individual schools were involved       
        
Table 2 Industrial Disputes which began or were in progress in 2014
      
  Disputes in progress during 2014
Economic sector (NACE Rev. 2)Disputes which began in 2014Number of disputesNumber of firmsNumber of workersTotal days lost
      
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing-----
B-E Industry44464114,696
F Construction111141,004
G Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles-----
H Transportation and storage 2223,2003,917
I Accommodation and food service activities-----
J Information and communication-----
K-L Financial, insurance and real estate activities-----
M Professional, scientific and technical activities-----
H Administrative and support service activities -----
O Public administration and defence; compulsory social security111600600
P Education22227,17023,770
Q Human health and social work activities-----
R-U Other NACE activities 1114028
All NACE Economic Sectors 201411111131,66544,015
Table 3 Industrial Disputes which began or were in progress in each quarter, 2009-2014  
       
  Disputes in progress
YearQuarterDisputes which began1Number of disputes 2Number of firms involved 2Number of workers involved 2Total days lost
       
2009Quarter 113312,02011,327
 Quarter 26661,4963,289
 Quarter 3111315811,64666,826
 Quarter 4388266,334248,151
 Total 20092123168278,228329,593
       
2010Quarter 16883304,217
 Quarter 2 233221,136
 Quarter 33441561,222
 Quarter 41113127
 Total 20101214145116,602
       
2011Quarter 13333352,451
 Quarter 2233462572
 Quarter 31111793
 Quarter 4222580579
 Total 20118881,3843,695
       
2012Quarter 111175161
 Quarter 23331,4457,754
 Quarter 3111400571
 Quarter 400000
 Total 20125551,9208,486
       
2013Quarter 1222107228
 Quarter 23332,4083,417
 Quarter 33443,0326,718
 Quarter 44556,3944,602
 Total 201312121211,92414,965
       
2014Quarter 1222178310
 Quarter 26771,6818,014
 Quarter 32443,41210,914
 Quarter 413327,09224,777
 Total 201411111131,66544,015
1 See Scope and Days Lost in Background Notes for more information on criteria for inclusion of disputes.
2 The quarterly totals in these columns will not always add to the annual total since an Industrial Dispute can be in progress in more than one quarter.

Background Notes

Sources

The information on Industrial Disputes is based on details supplied by the Industrial Relations Section, Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (http://www.djei.ie/employment/industrialrelations/) and on information collected directly from other sources by the Central Statistics Office.

Scope

Disputes are included in this release if they involve a stoppage of work lasting for at least one day and the total time lost is 10 or more person-days.

Days Lost

In calculating days lost, it is assumed that work would have continued if no dispute had occurred. No allowance is made for loss of work from unemployment or other causes (such as bad weather) which might have happened even if there was no dispute. The number of days lost is calculated by multiplying the number of persons involved by the number of normal working days during which they were involved in the dispute. Persons working for approximately 40 hours per week are assumed to be working the equivalent of a 5 day week even if the work is spread over more than 5 days.

Disputes in Progress

The tables show data on disputes which began and disputes which were in progress in each quarter. The quarterly figures for the number of disputes in progress and for the number of firms and workers involved will not always add to the annual total, since an industrial dispute can be in progress in more than one quarter.

Reference Quarters

The reference quarters for Industrial Disputes results are:

Q1 - January to March, Q2 - April to June, Q3 - July to September and Q4 - October to December.

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