TRENDS IN FEDERAL ENTERPRISE BARGAINING
SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2014
Table 1: Average Annualised Wage Increases (AAWI) Per Employee for
Agreements Approved in the September Quarter 2014
Collective agreements
approved in the
quarter.
All sectors
Private sector
Public sector
June
Quarter 2014
(%)
3.3
3.3
3.6
September
Quarter 2014
(%)
3.5
3.4
3.9
Change in
AAWI % Points
0.2
0.1
0.3
Table 2: Average Annualised Wage Increases (AAWI) Per Employee for
Agreements Current on the Last Day of the September Quarter 2014
.All current wage
agreements
All sectors
Private sector
Public sector
June
Quarter 2014
(%)
3.5
3.5
3.3
September
Quarter 2014
(%)
3.5
3.5
3.4
Change in
AAWI % Points
0.0
0.0
0.1
Table of Contents
Table 1: Average Annualised Wage Increases (AAWI) for Agreements Approved in the September Quarter 2014
Table 2:
(AAWI) for Agreements Current on the Last Day of the September Quarter 2014
Table 3: Agreements Approved in the Quarter by Sector
Table 4.
Current Agreements by Sector
Table 5:
Agreements Approved in the Quarter by Agreement Type
Table 6: Current Agreements by Agreement Type
Table 7: Wage Agreements, by ANZSIC Division, Formalised in the quarter
Table 8: Wage Agreements, by ANZSIC Division, Current on the last day of the quarter
Table 9: Wage Agreements, by ANZSIC Division, Expiring by quarter
Table 10: Federal Wage Agreements - Lodged in the quarter, by State
Table 11: Federal Wage Agreements - Current in the quarter, by State
Table 12: Federal Wage Agreements – Non-quantifiable, by reason
Table 13: Federal Wage Agreements – Lodged in the quarter, by union coverage
Table 14: Federal Wage Agreements – Current in the quarter, by union coverage
Table 15: Largest Federal Wage Agreements in the quarter
Table 16: Agreements lodged in the quarter, by state and ANZSIC Division
Table 17: Agreements current in the quarter, by state and ANZSIC Division
Trends Technical Notes
Significant Changes in the September Quarter 2014 Trends Report
The calculations for Average Annualised Wage Increase (AAWI) have been amended for the June
Quarter, 2014. Prior to this report, AAWI was calculated as a compounding figure. This made it a figure
relative to the wage at the start of the agreement, rather than an analysis of year-to-year increases.
The new formula used to calculate AAWI no longer compounds increases.
𝑁
1
𝑑
100 × {[∏(1 + 𝑟𝑖 )] − 1}
𝑖=1
ri = % increases of the ith time*
N = the number of increases over the life of the agreement
d = the effective duration of the agreement in years
All historical data has been revised to reflect this new calculation.
In addition, tables that were known in previous Trends reports as Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3 have
each been split into two separate tables.
Further Information
Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining is available online at:
http://employment.gov.au/trends-federal-enterprise-bargaining
The Department recommends that Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining data be read in conjunction
with the Technical Notes (appended to this document), which describe the methodology for the
calculation of the data and provide a guide to interpreting the data tables.
For other queries, please contact ebtrends@employment.gov.au
Disclaimer
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TRENDS IN ENTERPRISE BARGAINING REPORT
SEPTEMBER QUARTER, 2014
SUMMARY
Overall wages growth under federal enterprise agreements1 – September quarter 2014 (Tables 1 and 2
of the Trends report)

Wages growth under federal agreements approved in the September quarter 2014
increased marginally.
o
The Average Annualised Wage Increase (AAWI) in the September quarter 2014
was 3.5 per cent2, up from 3.3 per cent in the June quarter 2014 and from 3.4 per
cent from a year ago in the September quarter 2013.
o
The increase is due to higher wages growth in both the public and private sectors
– details below.
Comparison of AAWI and the ABS Wage Price Index (WPI)
CHART 1: WPI and AAWI – September quarter 2011 to September quarter 2014
Chart 1 shows that the AAWI has remained relatively stable around 3.5 per cent since mid-2012,
subject to some fluctuations due to changes in the industry mix from quarter to quarter, but the WPI
has fallen steadily before flattening out at a new, lower level over the same period.

The AAWI/WPI gap that opened up over 2013 continued during the September quarter 2014.
The AAWI was 3.5 per cent while the annual increase in the Trend WPI for the September
quarter 2014 was 2.5 per cent.

A comparison between the AAWI and WPI outcomes needs to be treated with some caution
however because, although AAWI outcomes have been consistently higher than the WPI, they
are different measures of wages growth. The WPI compares the price of wages at two points in
time while the AAWI measures wage growth over the life of enterprise agreements.
1 All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
2.
The AAWI does not take into account those agreements for which, for various reasons, it is not possible to calculate an average wage
increase. This qualification is more relevant to some quarters than others.
Federal Enterprise Agreements – Proportion of Australian labour market covered

Federal enterprise agreements covered 34.3 per cent of all non-managerial employees as at
May 2012 (latest available ABS data)
See Footnote 3 for more details.
AAWI for agreements current as at 30 September 2014 (Table 4 of the Trends report)
CHART 2: Approved and Current Agreements AAWI – September quarter 2011 to September quarter
2014

Chart 2 shows that the All Industries AAWI for the 19 049 agreements current as at 30
September 2014 (a measure of trend wages growth) was 3.5 per cent, unchanged from 30 June
2014.

The AAWI for current agreements has been declining gradually since the September quarter
2012 due to the new agreements having, overall, a lower AAWI than the agreements they
replace.
Private Sector wages growth – September quarter 2014 (Table 3 of the Trends report)

Chart 3 measures the AAWI for private sector agreements approved in the quarter over the last
three years. The AAWI for private sector agreements current as at the end of each quarter is
provided for comparison.

The chart shows that the AAWI for private sector enterprise agreements approved in the
September quarter 2014 was 3.4 per cent, up marginally from 3.3 per cent in the June quarter
2014, and unchanged from the 3.4 per cent increase in the September quarter 2013.

The private sector AAWI of 3.4 per cent is lower than the 3.7 per cent average for the private
sector since 2009 which is around the time that economic activity in Australia started to recover
from the Global Financial Crisis.
CHART 3: Private Sector AAWI - Approved and Current Agreements – September 2011 to September
2014

The small increase in the private sector AAWI in the September quarter 2014 was due to higher
AAWIs in industries such as construction (4.7 per cent), administrative and support services
(3.7 per cent) and health care and social assistance (3.4 per cent). These were offset partly by
industries with lower AAWIs such as mining (2.5 per cent), information media and
telecommunications (2.6 per cent), accommodation and food services and retail trade (2.8 per
cent).

Some of the larger private sector agreements with higher AAWIs were:
o
Bechtel Queensland LNG Projects Union Agreement 2014 – 3800 employees (5.0
percent)
o
Helping Hand Aged Care Incorporated Residential and Home Care Enterprise
Agreement 2014 – 1058 employees (4.7 per cent)
o
Blue Cross Community and Residential Care Services Group, ANMF and HSU
Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 1881 employees (4.1 per cent)
Public sector wages growth – September quarter 2014 (Table 3 of the Trends report)

The AAWI for public sector agreements approved in the September quarter 2014 was 3.9 per
cent, up from 3.6 per cent in the June quarter 2014 and up from 3.3 per cent in the September
quarter 2013.

The increase in the September quarter 2014 was due to university and some local government
agreements with increases around 4 per cent or more. This was offset partly by a mix of
agreements covering ACT Government employees, some local government councils/shires, and
various smaller state government agencies under the federal system with annualised wage
increases ranging from 1.1 per cent to 3.5 per cent.


At the agreement level, the following agreements particularly influenced the rise in the
September quarter 2014 public sector AAWI:
o
Flinders University Enterprise Agreement 2014 to 2017 – 4693 employees (4.2 per
cent);
o
The University of Western Australia Professional and General Staff Agreement 2014 –
2171 employees (4.1 per cent)
o
Town of Bassendean Enterprise Agreement 2014-2017 – 140 employees (4.1 per cent)
Other public sector agreements which partially offset the effect of particularly the university
agreements on the public sector AAWI for the September quarter 2014 included:
o
ACT Public Sector ACT Fire & Rescue Enterprise Agreement 2013 – 2017 – 348
employees (3.1 per cent)
o
Barwon Region Water Corporation Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 283 employees (2.1
per cent)
o
Devonport City Council Enterprise Agreement 2014 – 183 employees (1.7 per cent).
State/Territories wages growth – September quarter 2014 (Table 10 of the Trends report)

By state and territory, AAWIs were highest in Queensland at 3.9 per cent and lowest in
Tasmania at 2.8 per cent.
Wages growth for agreements that cover union/s and agreements with no union/s covered –
September quarter 2014 (Table 13 of the Trends report)4

Agreements approved in the September quarter 2014 that formally covered unions had an
AAWI of 3.5 per cent whereas those with no unions formally covered had an AAWI of 2.9 per
cent.
Level of agreement making - as at 30 September 2014 (Table 4 of the Trends report)

Aggregate
o

There were 19 049 agreements current as at 30 September 2014, covering around 2.3
million employees. This is down by around 1 700 agreements and 200 000 employees
on the 20 756 agreements, covering 2.5 million employees, that were current as at 30
June 2014.
Agreement making in the September quarter 2014
o
A total of 1514 agreements were approved in the September quarter 2014, covering
an estimated 223 600 employees, which is lower than the average of 1782
agreements approved each quarter since the Fair Work Act commenced on 1 July
2009.

A major contributing factor is that only 400 construction agreements were
approved in the September quarter 2014. The industry is in between its major
bargaining periods.
CHART 4: Current Agreements and Employee Coverage – September 2011 to September 2014
FOOTNOTES
1. Estimates of average wage increases are calculated for those federal enterprise agreements
that provide quantifiable wage increases over the life of the agreement. Enterprise agreements
for which average percentage wage increases could not be quantified (e.g. those introducing a
new salary structure) are excluded from these estimates.
AAWI data includes only increases to the base rate of pay, and does not take into account
allowances and bonus payments that are paid separately from the base wage.
2. Trend AAWI data:
The AAWI for agreements approved in a quarter can be more volatile because the quarterly
pool of agreements, normally around 1800 to 2000, is relatively small and therefore susceptible
to the influence of either large agreements or overrepresentation by agreements from whichever
industries are in the middle of their bargaining cycles at the time.
The table below summarise various trend AAWI measures which indicate the underlining
direction of wage growth for agreements over the year to the September quarter 2014. For
comparison, the headline quarterly AAWI is included in the last row of the table.
December
quarter 2013
March
quarter 2014
June
quarter
2014
September
quarter 2014
Change in AAWI
between last two
quarters
Current
Agreements
AAWI*
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.5
0.0
Weighted
AAWI**
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.3
-0.3
Rolling
Average
AAWI
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
-0.1
Headline
quarterly
AAWI***
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.5
0.2
* The current agreements AAWI measures the average of wages increases contained in the 19 049 current agreements (that is agreement which had
not passed their nominal expiry date or terminated) as at 30 September 2014.
** The weighting removes any “overrepresentation” or “underrepresentation” by industries in a particular quarter by having regard to their relative size
in the current agreements’ “pool”.
*** Headline quarterly AAWI has been included for comparison purposes. It is the average of wages increases contained in the 1514 agreements
approved in the September quarter 2014.
3. Context for the Trends in Enterprise Agreements data on wages growth in federally registered
enterprise agreements:
i. over one-third of all non-managerial employees in the Australian labour market
(as measured by the ABS 2012 Employee Earnings and Hours (EEH) survey)
are covered by federal enterprise agreements;
ii. the growth in coverage by federally registered agreements measured by the
most;
iii. recent ABS EEH surveys is:
All non-managerial employees (%)
Award
Collective Agreement (Federally Registered)
Collective Agreement (State Registered)
Collective Agreement (Unregistered)
Individual Agreement (Registered and
unregistered)
2006
21.0
28.5
12.8
3.2
2008
18.1
29.0
13.2
0.7
2010
16.4
33.1
12.4
0.0
34.5
39.1
38.0
2012
17.8
34.3
10.6*
37.3
* The May 2012 ABS EEH Survey does not break up State Registered and Unregistered Collective Agreements
Source for Table: ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Cat. No. 6306.0, May 2006, August 2008,
May 2010 and May 2012, unpublished data. Please note that this is not intended to be analysed as
a time series.
4. An agreement is identified as being “union” where the decision approving the agreement notes
in accordance with s201(2) of the Fair Work Act 2009 that the agreement covers the union(s)
which has/have given notice under s183(1) that it/they want the agreement to cover them. It is
recognised that this is a proxy measure as the data measures coverage rather than bargaining
presence.
Table 3: Agreements Approved in the Quarter by Sector – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE
NOMINATED QUARTER
Public sector agreements
Public sector AAWI(%)
Public sector duration
Public sector employees ('000)
Private sector agreements
Private sector AAWI(%)
Private sector duration
Private sector employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
92
3.4
1.4
85.0
1816
3.7
2.6
212.6
1908
3.6
2.2
297.6
78
3.6
2.6
133.1
1850
3.9
2.3
129.2
1928
3.7
2.5
262.2
66
3.8
2.4
35.0
2040
4.3
2.7
141.5
2106
4.2
2.6
176.5
52
3.1
2.6
123.1
2135
4.2
2.5
134.6
2187
3.6
2.5
257.7
43
2.7
3.2
52.1
1998
3.7
2.9
149.0
2041
3.4
2.9
201.1
42
3.2
1.8
17.3
1850
3.2
2.7
373.4
1892
3.2
2.6
390.7
32
3.7
3.2
21.5
1308
3.6
2.5
118.9
1340
3.6
2.6
140.5
34
3.1
2.3
22.4
1461
3.4
2.4
107.9
1495
3.3
2.4
130.3
46
3.3
3.3
119.4
2168
3.4
3.1
262.8
2214
3.4
3.2
382.2
61
3.3
2.7
79.7
1586
3.5
2.4
171.2
1647
3.4
2.5
251.0
44
3.7
2.9
69.8
1195
3.4
2.8
112.3
1239
3.5
2.8
182.1
45
3.6
2.9
36.1
1265
3.3
2.8
106.3
1310
3.3
2.9
142.4
39
3.9
2.7
42.7
1475
3.4
2.4
180.9
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 4: Agreements Current on the Last Day of the Quarter by Sector – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE
NOMINATED QUARTER
Public sector agreements
Public sector AAWI(%)
Public sector duration
Public sector employees ('000)
Private sector agreements
Private sector AAWI(%)
Private sector duration
Private sector employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
577
4.1
2.7
553.5
22115
3.7
3.0
1940.1
22692
3.8
2.9
2493.6
612
4.0
2.6
612.4
21817
3.7
2.9
1947.2
22429
3.8
2.9
2559.6
637
4.0
2.6
580.9
22270
3.8
2.9
1933.2
22907
3.8
2.9
2514.1
652
3.8
2.6
687.8
22817
3.8
2.9
1965.6
23469
3.8
2.8
2653.4
596
3.5
2.7
633.4
22624
3.8
3.1
1694.3
23220
3.7
3.0
2327.7
604
3.5
2.7
606.7
22973
3.7
3.0
1951.3
23577
3.6
2.9
2558.0
603
3.5
2.8
592.3
22369
3.7
3.0
1934.4
22972
3.6
2.9
2526.7
617
3.4
2.8
592.8
22635
3.7
2.9
1876.1
23252
3.6
2.9
2468.9
517
3.4
3.0
579.7
22543
3.6
3.0
1905.8
23060
3.5
3.0
2485.5
544
3.3
3.0
639.7
22697
3.6
3.0
1964.9
23241
3.5
3.0
2604.6
550
3.3
3.0
692.7
21878
3.6
3.0
1928.3
22428
3.5
3.0
2621.0
575
3.3
3.0
704.4
20181
3.5
2.9
1819.0
20756
3.5
2.9
2523.5
411
3.4
3.1
546.1
18638
3.5
2.9
1772.4
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 5: Agreements Approved in the Quarter by Agreement Type – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields AAWI(%)
Multi-enterprise greenfields duration
Multi-enterprise greenfields employees ('000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields AAWI(%)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields duration
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields employees ('000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields AAWI(%)
Single-enterprise greenfields duration
Single-enterprise greenfields employees ('000)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields AAWI(%)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields duration
Single-enterprise non-greenfields employees ('000)
All agreements
All AAWI(%)
All duration
All employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
1
4.4
1.3
0.7
3
3.2
0.1
40.0
135
4.4
2.5
4.9
1769
3.7
2.6
252.0
1908
3.6
2.2
297.6
0
*
0.0
0.0
9
3.0
2.6
9.1
164
4.5
2.9
8.2
1755
3.7
2.4
244.9
1928
3.7
2.5
262.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
4
4.1
2.5
1.2
164
4.5
3.0
7.2
1938
4.2
2.6
168.0
2106
4.2
2.6
176.5
3
7.2
2.4
0.2
15
3.5
1.4
11.4
195
5.0
2.8
8.9
1974
3.5
2.6
237.2
2187
3.6
2.5
257.7
1
*
1.0
0.3
6
2.5
3.1
45.4
205
4.7
2.8
6.6
1829
3.7
2.9
148.8
2041
3.4
2.9
201.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
7
4.0
2.5
9.5
161
4.6
2.7
6.2
1724
3.2
2.7
375.0
1892
3.2
2.6
390.7
0
*
0.0
0.0
3
2.7
1.8
3.5
149
5.2
3.0
5.7
1188
3.6
2.6
131.3
1340
3.6
2.6
140.5
0
*
0.0
0.0
7
4.4
3.0
0.4
172
4.6
2.8
6.5
1316
3.2
2.3
123.4
1495
3.3
2.4
130.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
7
3.3
2.3
0.6
248
4.5
2.7
8.5
1959
3.3
3.2
373.1
2214
3.4
3.2
382.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
7
2.6
2.7
30.3
181
4.9
2.7
5.9
1459
3.4
2.5
214.7
1647
3.4
2.5
251.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
3
3.3
2.0
3.6
181
4.6
2.8
8.5
1055
3.5
2.8
170.0
1239
3.5
2.8
182.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
4
2.4
3.8
2.6
136
4.4
2.4
4.4
1170
3.3
2.9
135.5
1310
3.3
2.9
142.4
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
2.5
3.1
2.8
126
3.7
2.9
5.1
1386
3.5
2.5
215.7
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 6: Agreements Current in the Quarter by Agreement Type – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields AAWI(%)
Multi-enterprise greenfields duration
Multi-enterprise greenfields employees ('000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields AAWI(%)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields duration
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields employees ('000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields AAWI(%)
Single-enterprise greenfields duration
Single-enterprise greenfields employees ('000)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields AAWI(%)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields duration
Single-enterprise non-greenfields employees ('000)
Union collective agreements
Union collective AAWI(%)
Union collective duration
Union collective employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
3
4.4
1.5
0.8
55
3.5
2.9
48.9
798
4.0
2.9
34.3
11067
3.9
2.5
1676.6
1846
3.8
3.1
413.8
3
4.4
1.5
0.8
59
3.4
2.9
56.8
936
4.1
2.9
41.5
12272
3.8
2.5
1898.0
967
3.7
3.3
270.3
3
4.4
1.5
0.8
60
3.4
3.0
52.8
1058
4.1
3.0
47.0
13756
3.9
2.6
1994.7
598
3.6
3.3
151.5
6
4.9
1.7
1.0
75
3.4
2.7
64.1
1221
4.3
3.0
55.1
15379
3.8
2.6
2195.7
399
3.8
3.5
106.2
7
4.9
1.6
1.4
75
2.9
2.9
105.9
1351
4.3
3.0
58.6
16066
3.8
2.7
1922.4
225
3.8
3.9
46.6
7
4.9
1.6
1.4
81
3.0
2.9
108.1
1444
4.4
3.0
62.6
17104
3.6
2.7
2194.3
164
3.8
4.2
24.3
5
6.5
1.7
0.6
78
3.0
3.0
105.6
1441
4.4
3.1
63.3
17425
3.6
2.8
2193.1
125
3.9
4.3
20.1
3
6.9
1.7
0.5
75
3.0
3.0
104.2
1555
4.4
3.1
68.1
18016
3.6
2.8
2152.7
81
3.8
4.3
16.2
2
6.9
3.1
0.2
77
3.0
3.1
100.7
1657
4.4
3.1
71.2
18215
3.5
2.9
2200.4
29
3.7
5.0
4.3
2
6.9
3.1
0.16
77
3.0
3.0
118.0
1781
4.4
3.1
74.4
18581
3.5
2.9
2308.1
23
4.0
5.0
2.5
2
6.9
3.1
0.16
64
3.0
3.0
119.8
1807
4.4
3.2
75.9
18069
3.5
2.9
2332.0
20
5.1
5.0
1.5
2
6.9
3.1
0.16
66
3.0
3.0
121.8
1899
4.4
3.2
78.9
18146
3.5
2.9
2295.3
1
5.1
5.0
0.0
2
6.9
3.1
0.16
59
2.9
3.1
112.1
1882
4.5
3.1
74.9
17096
3.4
2.9
2131.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Employee collective agreements
Employee collective AAWI(%)
Employee collective duration
Employee collective employees ('000)
Union greenfields agreements
Union greenfields AAWI(%)
Union greenfields duration
Union greenfields employees ('000)
Employer greenfields agreements
Employer greenfields AAWI(%)
Employer greenfields duration
Employer greenfields employees ('000)
All agreements
All AAWI(%)
All duration
All employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
8554
3.5
4.4
292.9
158
3.6
3.9
5.6
211
2.7
4.6
20.7
22692
3.8
2.9
2493.6
7863
3.4
4.5
267.9
133
3.7
3.9
4.6
196
2.6
4.6
19.6
22429
3.8
2.9
2559.6
7158
3.3
4.5
246.0
101
3.5
4.0
3.8
173
2.8
4.6
17.5
22907
3.8
2.9
2514.1
6208
3.3
4.6
217.4
81
3.5
4.3
2.7
100
2.6
5.0
11.0
23469
3.8
2.8
2653.4
5343
3.2
4.8
180.2
62
3.4
4.5
2.3
91
2.5
5.0
10.3
23220
3.7
3.0
2327.7
4646
3.3
4.9
156.2
52
3.3
4.6
2.1
79
2.5
5.0
9.0
23577
3.6
2.9
2558.0
3798
3.3
4.9
136.1
37
3.2
4.9
1.5
63
2.4
5.0
6.3
22972
3.6
2.9
2526.7
3431
3.3
4.9
119.8
35
3.2
4.9
1.5
56
2.3
5.0
6.0
23252
3.6
2.9
2468.9
3001
3.4
5.0
101.9
29
3.1
5.0
1.3
50
2.3
5.0
5.5
23060
3.5
3.0
2485.5
2707
3.2
5.0
94.9
26
3.1
5.0
1.3
44
2.1
5.0
5.2
23241
3.5
3.0
2604.6
2405
3.3
5.0
86.2
20
3.2
5.0
0.7
41
2.1
5.0
4.7
22428
3.5
3.0
2621.0
631
2.8
5.0
26.5
8
4.4
5.0
0.3
3
*
5.0
0.5
20756
3.5
2.9
2523.5
9
2.1
5.1
0.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
6.0
0.0
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 7: Agreements Approved in the Quarter by Industry – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing agreements
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing AAWI(%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing duration
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing employees ('000)
Mining agreements
Mining AAWI(%)
Mining duration
Mining employees ('000)
Manufacturing agreements
Manufacturing AAWI(%)
Manufacturing duration
Manufacturing employees ('000)
Non-metal manufacturing agreements
Non-metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Non-metal manufacturing duration
Non-metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Metal manufacturing agreements
Metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Metal manufacturing duration
Metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services agreements
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services AAWI(%)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services duration
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services emps ('000)
Construction agreements
Construction AAWI(%)
Construction duration
Construction employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
15
3.6
2.1
1.3
45
4.5
3.0
5.2
359
3.9
2.5
20.6
195
3.7
2.6
11.7
164
4.2
2.4
9.0
44
4.4
2.3
4.3
537
4.8
2.7
8.3
14
3.7
2.5
1.4
47
4.6
3.0
2.9
334
3.9
2.6
24.2
216
3.8
2.6
15.7
118
3.9
2.8
8.5
38
4.3
2.2
8.4
684
5.3
3.0
12.0
9
3.8
3.0
1.1
48
4.4
3.2
3.6
328
3.8
2.4
17.8
195
3.9
2.5
9.6
133
3.8
2.2
8.2
57
3.6
2.6
13.1
879
5.6
3.0
18.9
15
3.5
2.8
0.3
48
5.5
3.0
5.2
330
3.8
2.2
17.5
193
4.0
2.5
7.3
137
3.6
2.1
10.1
50
4.9
2.2
4.1
1016
5.6
2.8
16.2
19
3.7
2.2
0.9
41
4.4
3.2
4.8
362
3.7
2.6
20.7
204
3.7
2.4
12.0
158
3.6
2.7
8.6
35
4.0
2.7
2.3
839
5.0
2.9
15.8
11
3.1
2.0
0.5
33
4.8
3.2
7.9
335
3.6
2.7
23.7
194
3.4
2.7
15.8
141
3.8
2.6
7.9
33
3.8
2.5
2.9
669
4.6
2.9
12.8
10
3.0
2.2
0.2
34
4.4
3.5
3.0
231
3.5
2.6
13.4
137
3.4
2.6
9.8
94
3.7
2.6
3.7
38
3.3
2.8
5.6
456
4.5
2.8
8.5
5
3.0
1.0
0.1
47
3.5
3.4
4.8
226
3.4
2.6
10.6
142
3.3
2.5
6.9
84
3.5
2.7
3.7
25
3.3
1.5
10.8
548
4.9
2.5
9.8
17
2.8
2.7
0.7
40
3.6
3.1
4.3
332
3.3
2.6
26.5
195
3.4
2.8
14.4
137
3.2
2.4
12.0
26
3.6
3.7
4.8
613
4.8
2.6
10.2
8
3.5
3.0
0.3
36
3.5
3.0
3.5
294
3.3
2.6
17.4
171
3.2
2.6
9.8
123
3.4
2.5
7.7
33
3.6
2.8
3.7
482
4.5
2.5
7.5
10
3.2
2.2
0.6
35
4.0
3.0
4.6
190
3.0
2.7
16.8
113
3.0
2.7
9.3
77
3.0
2.7
7.5
32
4.2
2.8
3.0
369
4.2
3.0
6.5
6
2.7
3.3
0.4
41
3.3
3.6
5.9
214
3.0
2.8
17.0
128
2.9
2.9
11.6
86
3.3
2.6
5.5
31
3.7
2.7
4.9
417
3.9
2.8
7.4
16
3.0
3.0
0.8
58
2.5
3.4
6.2
298
2.9
2.8
18.3
202
3.0
2.7
11.7
96
2.9
3.0
6.6
33
2.9
1.6
5.3
400
4.6
3.0
16.0
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Wholesale Trade agreements
Wholesale Trade AAWI(%)
Wholesale Trade duration
Wholesale Trade employees ('000)
Retail Trade agreements
Retail Trade AAWI(%)
Retail Trade duration
Retail Trade employees ('000)
Accommodation and Food Services agreements
Accommodation and Food Services AAWI(%)
Accommodation and Food Services duration
Accommodation and Food Services emps ('000)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing agreements
Transport, Postal, Warehousing AAWI(%)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing duration
Transport, Postal, Warehousing employees ('000)
Information, Media, Telecomm. agreements
Information, Media, Telecomm AAWI(%)
Information, Media, Telecomm duration
Information, Media, Telecomm employees ('000)
Financial and Insurance Services agreements
Financial and Insurance Services AAWI(%)
Financial and Insurance Services duration
Financial and Insurance Services employees ('000)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate agreements
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate AAWI(%)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate duration
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate employees ('000)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services agts
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services AAWI(%)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services duration
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services emps ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
86
4.0
2.5
3.3
35
3.6
2.7
107.4
65
3.2
3.5
5.1
181
3.5
2.2
18.5
23
3.3
2.5
2.1
11
3.4
3.1
1.6
36
3.8
2.6
0.7
40
4.3
2.7
2.5
49
4.0
2.4
2.7
23
3.5
2.3
2.3
45
3.2
2.4
3.3
139
3.7
2.5
14.3
25
3.0
2.6
3.4
18
4.0
0.9
22.8
25
5.0
2.9
0.4
58
4.1
2.8
2.9
48
4.3
2.2
5.2
17
4.0
3.2
1.6
23
3.5
2.9
0.7
154
4.1
2.5
10.6
19
3.6
3.3
0.8
11
3.9
2.8
10.9
23
6.1
3.1
0.7
55
4.0
2.8
6.0
49
4.0
2.6
1.9
34
3.7
2.9
13.8
32
4.4
3.1
3.7
133
3.9
2.5
19.5
5
3.2
2.7
1.4
6
3.6
2.5
5.1
46
5.1
3.0
0.9
54
3.8
1.9
8.0
57
3.1
2.9
3.9
24
3.2
3.3
42.6
43
4.6
2.3
3.9
138
4.2
2.8
9.5
12
3.1
2.4
0.8
17
3.6
2.4
3.6
29
4.8
3.7
1.7
55
3.5
3.0
3.2
51
3.5
2.5
2.0
43
2.9
2.8
140.6
37
3.2
2.9
2.0
139
4.0
2.8
11.5
33
3.5
2.8
31.3
11
3.1
2.3
41.3
33
2.4
3.7
1.7
56
4.2
2.9
4.5
32
3.4
2.6
1.8
23
3.2
2.5
7.7
26
3.0
3.7
5.4
122
4.3
2.9
8.0
8
3.5
2.5
1.6
11
3.0
1.9
26.4
26
4.6
2.8
0.4
35
4.2
3.0
1.8
39
3.5
2.7
1.9
26
3.0
3.4
5.8
42
3.1
3.5
3.0
132
3.8
2.8
14.9
10
2.7
2.7
0.5
10
3.5
2.6
0.9
19
4.0
2.6
0.4
31
3.7
3.3
3.1
78
3.1
3.1
5.8
43
3.0
2.8
40.7
47
3.3
3.9
91.6
142
3.2
3.3
41.8
10
2.7
3.0
1.1
23
3.1
2.9
5.6
33
4.4
3.0
0.7
65
4.6
3.0
3.2
59
3.4
2.6
4.0
25
4.0
3.0
4.0
33
2.7
3.7
7.1
108
3.7
3.1
24.0
13
2.6
1.2
3.5
20
3.2
0.8
24.1
33
4.2
3.0
0.6
42
3.3
2.5
3.8
36
2.5
2.8
2.2
17
3.0
3.6
7.6
33
3.2
2.8
2.0
99
3.7
3.0
11.8
17
2.5
2.2
3.7
11
2.9
2.4
3.2
30
4.1
3.3
0.4
34
3.7
2.9
2.5
39
2.4
3.4
4.0
26
3.2
3.2
2.1
31
2.8
2.9
3.0
105
3.1
3.0
9.8
6
2.1
1.9
2.4
9
2.1
3.5
2.5
22
4.1
2.9
0.4
40
3.7
3.1
2.9
69
3.3
2.7
4.1
32
2.9
2.9
14.4
46
2.9
2.0
27.5
110
3.4
2.8
6.8
9
2.6
1.5
1.0
23
3.2
1.8
35.8
35
3.1
3.2
1.1
36
3.4
2.6
1.3
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Administrative and Support Services agreements
Administrative and Support Services AAWI(%)
Administrative and Support Services duration
Administrative and Support Services employees ('000)
Public Administration and Safety agreements
Public Administration and Safety AAWI(%)
Public Administration and Safety duration
Public Administration and Safety employees ('000)
Education agreements
Education AAWI(%)
Education duration
Education employees ('000)
Health and Community Services agreements
Health and Community Services AAWI(%)
Health and Community Services duration
Health and Community Services employees ('000)
Arts and Recreation Services agreements
Arts and Recreation Services AAWI(%)
Arts and Recreation Services duration
Arts and Recreation Services employees ('000)
Other Services agreements
Other Services AAWI(%)
Other Services duration
Other Services employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
49
4.2
2.8
3.5
92
3.1
2.7
33.4
81
4.8
2.1
14.3
152
3.3
0.8
60.0
12
2.8
2.2
2.8
45
4.2
2.6
2.6
1908
3.6
2.2
297.6
79
4.5
3.0
4.0
91
3.6
2.7
123.6
55
4.1
2.4
4.4
145
3.2
2.4
24.4
15
3.1
2.3
2.2
44
4.2
2.4
2.9
1928
3.7
2.5
262.2
78
4.8
2.6
4.6
65
3.8
2.4
27.3
94
4.5
2.4
9.2
123
3.7
2.7
30.9
26
3.4
2.3
4.8
49
6.0
2.5
8.8
2106
4.2
2.6
176.5
76
4.6
3.2
3.8
58
3.8
2.3
50.3
75
3.0
1.0
28.9
105
2.8
3.2
73.6
18
3.5
2.2
1.2
37
4.9
2.0
2.4
2187
3.6
2.5
257.7
70
5.3
2.5
4.1
45
3.7
2.9
8.5
40
3.8
2.0
3.4
146
2.7
3.0
66.8
27
3.2
2.6
3.4
42
3.6
2.8
1.4
2041
3.4
2.9
201.1
49
3.6
2.7
9.4
66
3.2
1.7
16.9
73
2.9
2.4
29.4
148
3.1
2.8
44.5
23
3.3
2.9
4.2
49
3.7
2.1
3.7
1892
3.2
2.6
390.7
43
4.0
1.9
1.9
43
3.1
3.2
13.0
51
4.0
2.8
16.3
105
3.5
2.5
21.9
20
3.3
2.6
2.5
26
3.2
2.7
1.2
1340
3.6
2.6
140.5
42
3.6
2.7
3.5
42
3.4
2.6
6.0
44
2.6
0.9
22.9
154
3.2
2.6
24.2
9
2.2
3.6
3.9
44
3.8
2.7
3.1
1495
3.3
2.4
130.3
83
3.8
2.9
4.2
52
3.6
3.2
15.7
58
4.0
3.2
76.2
481
3.2
2.3
32.3
23
3.4
2.8
10.7
48
3.0
2.1
6.3
2214
3.4
3.2
382.2
65
4.0
2.8
5.4
65
3.3
3.0
31.4
92
3.6
2.4
65.4
188
2.9
2.6
33.0
11
3.9
2.5
6.9
40
2.9
2.0
5.2
1647
3.4
2.5
251.0
58
4.1
2.9
2.7
60
3.6
2.9
13.9
62
3.7
2.9
67.4
107
3.6
2.7
27.8
10
2.9
1.9
1.3
29
3.1
1.8
4.0
1239
3.5
2.8
182.1
62
3.7
2.4
4.3
52
3.1
2.8
15.4
36
3.9
2.9
23.4
128
3.4
2.7
30.3
12
2.9
2.9
3.5
33
3.5
3.0
2.7
1310
3.3
2.9
142.4
60
3.7
2.4
7.0
48
3.3
2.8
7.9
55
3.9
2.6
39.6
126
3.4
2.6
25.2
14
3.2
2.8
1.8
46
3.1
2.6
3.6
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. The manufacturing category has been disaggregated into metals and non-metals industries.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 8: Agreements Current in the Quarter by Industry – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing agreements
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing AAWI(%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing duration
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing employees ('000)
Mining agreements
Mining AAWI(%)
Mining duration
Mining employees ('000)
Manufacturing agreements
Manufacturing AAWI(%)
Manufacturing duration
Manufacturing employees ('000)
Non-metal manufacturing agreements
Non-metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Non-metal manufacturing duration
Non-metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Metal manufacturing agreements
Metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Metal manufacturing duration
Metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services agreements
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services AAWI(%)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services duration
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services emps ('000)
Construction agreements
Construction AAWI(%)
Construction duration
Construction employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
641
3.4
4.0
16.4
635
4.1
3.5
46.1
3410
3.7
2.8
210.1
2094
3.6
2.8
123.3
1316
3.8
2.8
86.7
373
4.2
2.6
46.9
5881
4.6
3.3
119.2
629
3.5
3.9
17.1
629
4.1
3.5
44.9
3416
3.7
2.8
207.0
2088
3.7
2.8
128.2
1328
3.8
2.8
78.8
379
4.2
2.5
48.3
5538
4.5
3.4
112.0
614
3.5
3.9
17.3
649
4.1
3.5
46.5
3489
3.7
2.8
209.9
2118
3.7
2.8
127.7
1371
3.9
2.8
82.1
414
4.0
2.5
60.0
5977
4.7
3.4
122.8
607
3.5
3.9
16.5
648
4.3
3.5
49.9
3546
3.8
2.8
215.0
2149
3.7
2.8
127.6
1397
3.8
2.7
87.4
436
4.1
2.5
62.1
6584
4.9
3.4
129.6
604
3.5
3.8
16.9
649
4.3
3.5
52.6
3493
3.8
2.8
207.2
2107
3.7
2.8
123.0
1386
3.9
2.8
84.2
416
4.1
2.5
55.4
6956
5.0
3.4
135.4
580
3.5
3.7
15.5
646
4.4
3.5
58.5
3576
3.8
2.9
211.8
2133
3.7
2.9
126.7
1443
3.9
2.9
85.1
426
4.1
2.7
49.0
7235
5.0
3.3
138.2
562
3.5
3.7
15.2
645
4.4
3.5
59.7
3546
3.8
2.9
209.5
2120
3.7
2.9
127.3
1426
3.9
2.9
82.2
438
4.1
2.7
51.9
7265
5.0
3.3
137.4
550
3.5
3.7
14.9
653
4.4
3.5
61.4
3509
3.7
2.9
204.5
2103
3.7
2.9
124.9
1406
3.8
2.9
79.6
450
3.9
2.5
62.2
7548
5.0
3.3
142.3
544
3.5
3.7
14.3
629
4.3
3.5
60.4
3390
3.7
2.9
200.8
2033
3.6
2.9
121.9
1357
3.7
2.8
78.9
414
3.9
2.7
58.1
7680
5.0
3.3
141.6
513
3.5
3.8
13.4
631
4.3
3.5
61.8
3383
3.6
2.9
200.7
2004
3.6
2.9
121.3
1379
3.7
2.8
79.4
420
3.7
2.6
56.1
7840
5.0
3.2
143.0
469
3.4
3.8
12.5
615
4.3
3.5
61.2
3266
3.5
2.9
199.1
1910
3.5
2.9
118.7
1356
3.6
2.8
80.4
417
3.6
2.7
55.5
7806
5.0
3.2
140.7
213
3.4
3.4
7.6
543
4.1
3.4
58.1
3078
3.5
2.8
197.8
1800
3.4
2.9
118.9
1278
3.6
2.8
79.0
421
3.6
2.7
59.3
7495
4.9
3.0
134.4
145
3.3
3.1
6.3
519
4.0
3.4
59.0
2814
3.4
2.9
185.7
1707
3.3
2.9
111.9
1107
3.4
2.8
73.8
376
3.5
2.6
57.2
7161
5.0
3.0
136.1
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Wholesale Trade agreements
Wholesale Trade AAWI(%)
Wholesale Trade duration
Wholesale Trade employees ('000)
Retail Trade agreements
Retail Trade AAWI(%)
Retail Trade duration
Retail Trade employees ('000)
Accommodation and Food Services agreements
Accommodation and Food Services AAWI(%)
Accommodation and Food Services duration
Accommodation and Food Services emps ('000)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing agreements
Transport, Postal, Warehousing AAWI(%)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing duration
Transport, Postal, Warehousing employees ('000)
Information, Media, Telecomm. agreements
Information, Media, Telecomm AAWI(%)
Information, Media, Telecomm duration
Information, Media, Telecomm employees ('000)
Financial and Insurance Services agreements
Financial and Insurance Services AAWI(%)
Financial and Insurance Services duration
Financial and Insurance Services employees ('000)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate agreements
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate AAWI(%)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate duration
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate employees ('000)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services agts
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services AAWI(%)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services duration
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services emps ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
491
3.6
2.5
44.3
1961
3.4
2.9
407.5
1705
3.7
3.4
194.7
1497
3.7
2.9
168.7
229
3.3
2.8
54.1
321
3.4
2.7
141.4
470
3.7
3.7
9.1
453
4.0
3.3
23.5
504
3.6
2.5
44.8
1912
3.4
2.9
401.8
1608
3.7
3.4
192.5
1519
3.6
2.9
176.5
222
3.3
2.8
51.8
332
3.4
2.4
162.5
477
3.8
3.7
9.0
492
4.0
3.3
25.5
519
3.6
2.5
48.5
1852
3.4
2.9
399.5
1534
3.7
3.3
189.4
1574
3.7
2.9
181.1
195
3.3
2.8
48.0
329
3.4
2.5
172.6
487
4.2
3.6
9.6
529
4.0
3.2
30.0
534
3.7
2.5
49.0
1784
3.5
2.9
380.8
1465
3.7
3.3
189.6
1602
3.7
2.8
197.2
175
3.3
2.8
48.0
261
3.4
2.4
175.7
510
4.5
3.7
9.0
564
3.9
2.9
36.2
543
3.7
2.5
51.1
1685
3.5
3.2
254.8
1297
3.5
3.3
169.8
1577
3.7
2.9
189.5
165
3.2
3.0
36.5
190
3.4
2.9
126.8
518
4.6
3.7
10.3
583
3.9
2.9
35.6
574
3.6
2.5
52.3
1572
3.2
3.1
385.4
1145
3.5
3.3
161.5
1620
3.7
2.8
192.7
176
3.4
2.9
58.5
191
3.2
2.7
158.7
541
4.2
3.7
11.8
628
3.9
2.9
39.1
575
3.6
2.5
52.9
1251
3.2
3.0
381.1
1007
3.5
3.3
157.3
1629
3.7
2.8
190.8
174
3.4
2.9
59.6
195
3.2
2.7
153.7
514
4.2
3.6
10.9
634
3.9
2.9
39.4
571
3.6
2.6
52.6
1182
3.2
3.0
380.5
990
3.5
3.8
72.4
1676
3.7
2.8
201.5
176
3.4
2.9
59.7
197
3.2
2.7
151.2
501
4.2
3.5
10.8
647
3.9
3.0
41.2
586
3.6
3.1
30.9
1092
3.2
3.0
388.2
925
3.5
3.9
156.6
1602
3.7
3.0
178.8
156
3.4
2.9
50.0
187
3.2
2.7
151.1
501
4.1
3.5
10.9
657
3.9
3.0
41.8
604
3.6
3.1
32.1
1051
3.2
3.0
385.6
827
3.3
3.9
147.8
1612
3.7
3.0
197.7
158
3.4
2.8
52.6
192
3.2
2.4
171.7
470
4.2
3.5
10.6
664
4.0
3.2
39.4
600
3.5
3.1
32.9
863
3.2
3.0
387.4
735
3.3
3.9
145.4
1562
3.7
3.0
189.8
167
3.3
2.8
55.7
185
3.1
2.3
141.5
438
4.2
3.5
10.1
663
4.0
3.2
38.9
553
3.4
3.0
33.6
510
3.1
3.0
288.9
559
3.0
3.9
137.8
1453
3.6
3.0
166.9
156
3.3
2.7
56.4
175
3.0
2.3
141.7
391
4.2
3.4
9.2
602
4.0
3.1
39.0
538
3.3
3.1
32.2
345
3.0
2.9
285.1
470
2.9
3.5
153.2
1298
3.6
3.1
153.7
136
3.3
2.7
48.6
153
2.9
2.4
148.7
353
4.1
3.4
9.3
539
3.9
3.1
35.0
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Administrative and Support Services agreements
Administrative and Support Services AAWI(%)
Administrative and Support Services duration
Administrative and Support Services employees ('000)
Public Administration and Safety agreements
Public Administration and Safety AAWI(%)
Public Administration and Safety duration
Public Administration and Safety employees ('000)
Education agreements
Education AAWI(%)
Education duration
Education employees ('000)
Health and Community Services agreements
Health and Community Services AAWI(%)
Health and Community Services duration
Health and Community Services employees ('000)
Arts and Recreation Services agreements
Arts and Recreation Services AAWI(%)
Arts and Recreation Services duration
Arts and Recreation Services employees ('000)
Other Services agreements
Other Services AAWI(%)
Other Services duration
Other Services employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
804
3.5
3.8
73.6
636
3.6
2.8
169.5
625
4.4
2.5
388.9
1686
3.7
2.6
293.4
330
3.3
3.1
58.7
544
3.5
3.3
27.7
22692
3.8
2.9
2493.6
838
3.6
3.8
74.5
686
3.5
2.7
269.8
660
4.4
2.5
372.0
1713
3.8
2.6
264.7
318
3.2
3.1
55.4
557
3.6
3.2
29.4
22429
3.8
2.9
2559.6
864
3.9
3.8
70.5
709
3.6
2.7
284.6
609
4.6
2.4
278.2
1683
3.8
2.6
253.1
318
3.3
3.0
58.4
562
4.2
3.1
33.9
22907
3.8
2.9
2514.1
822
4.0
3.8
65.3
729
3.6
2.7
329.4
667
4.4
2.3
297.4
1656
3.5
2.8
312.6
320
3.3
3.0
55.2
559
4.3
3.0
34.9
23469
3.8
2.8
2653.4
853
4.2
3.8
65.1
701
3.6
2.7
325.5
633
4.1
2.4
185.3
1508
3.3
2.9
330.3
305
3.3
3.0
45.4
544
4.3
3.1
34.1
23220
3.7
3.0
2327.7
854
4.1
3.6
71.3
742
3.6
2.6
338.1
677
3.9
2.4
186.3
1540
3.2
2.9
349.3
309
3.3
3.0
44.7
545
4.3
3.0
35.3
23577
3.6
2.9
2558.0
848
4.1
3.6
71.0
738
3.5
2.6
343.8
642
4.0
2.7
157.9
1470
3.2
2.9
353.2
310
3.3
3.0
46.1
529
4.3
2.9
35.0
22972
3.6
2.9
2526.7
851
4.1
3.4
67.0
757
3.5
2.6
346.4
670
3.7
2.5
160.8
1475
3.2
2.9
355.9
306
3.1
3.0
46.2
543
4.2
2.9
37.3
23252
3.6
2.9
2468.9
790
4.0
3.4
57.0
680
3.5
2.8
306.3
673
3.5
2.8
204.3
1722
3.1
2.9
349.7
298
3.1
3.1
46.0
534
4.0
2.8
38.8
23060
3.5
3.0
2485.5
815
4.0
3.4
60.8
697
3.5
2.8
328.0
739
3.5
2.8
252.8
1805
3.0
2.9
362.1
284
3.2
3.0
48.1
536
3.8
2.8
40.1
23241
3.5
3.0
2604.6
796
4.0
3.4
57.6
719
3.5
2.8
335.6
658
3.6
2.9
297.9
1772
3.1
2.9
374.5
188
3.2
3.0
43.8
509
3.7
2.7
41.0
22428
3.5
3.0
2621.0
743
4.0
3.0
52.4
714
3.5
2.8
345.5
670
3.6
2.9
318.4
1825
3.1
2.9
395.6
171
3.2
2.9
41.1
484
3.7
2.6
39.8
20756
3.5
2.9
2523.5
697
4.0
2.9
51.8
539
3.5
3.1
156.9
659
3.7
2.9
351.5
1705
3.1
3.0
372.4
153
3.2
2.9
39.6
449
3.2
2.6
36.2
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. The manufacturing category has been disaggregated into metals and non-metals industries.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 9: Agreements current in March 2014 quarter, by quarter of expiry – September Quarter 2014 – September Quarter 2017
FOR ALL CURRENT AGREEMENTS
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing agreements
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing AAWI(%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing employees ('000)
Mining agreements
Mining AAWI(%)
Mining employees ('000)
Manufacturing agreements
Manufacturing AAWI(%)
Manufacturing employees ('000)
Non-metal manufacturing agreements
Non-metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Non-metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Metal manufacturing agreements
Metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services agreements
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services AAWI(%)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services emps ('000)
Construction agreements
Construction AAWI(%)
Construction employees ('000)
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Sep-15
Dec-15
Mar-16
Jun-16
Sep-16
Dec-16
Mar-17
Jun-17
Sep-17
73
3.7
1.5
68
4.7
5.4
288
3.5
16.5
178
3.3
10.6
110
3.8
5.9
50
4.3
4.3
284
4.4
6.0
34
3.7
1.8
34
4.1
2.7
263
3.5
14.8
173
3.6
7.1
90
3.5
7.7
41
3.3
20.4
766
5.1
13.4
11
3.6
0.2
55
4.4
5.4
400
4.0
18.9
231
4.0
10.4
169
4.1
8.5
36
4.1
2.2
2301
6.1
34.0
12
2.9
0.8
48
4.4
3.5
346
3.8
22.0
210
3.6
14.6
136
4.0
7.4
58
3.4
8.1
487
4.5
10.4
8
3.7
0.3
37
4.1
3.7
197
3.2
14.4
107
3.2
5.6
90
3.2
8.7
30
4.2
1.2
339
4.9
6.2
8
3.6
0.6
48
4.8
6.4
214
3.5
18.9
125
3.4
13.5
89
3.8
5.4
23
3.9
1.1
837
5.1
15.8
3
2.5
0.1
26
4.0
2.7
162
3.5
10.5
83
3.3
6.1
79
3.7
4.5
18
4.4
0.9
364
4.5
6.8
12
3.3
0.6
42
3.6
4.3
248
3.2
17.6
167
3.3
10.5
81
3.2
7.1
25
3.4
2.4
269
4.0
6.0
11
3.1
0.3
28
4.2
3.0
179
3.1
14.6
96
3.1
7.8
83
3.2
6.8
32
3.5
1.6
253
3.5
6.3
5
3.0
0.1
32
3.2
4.7
151
3.0
7.9
99
3.1
5.2
52
2.9
2.7
22
4.0
7.3
237
3.8
4.5
3
3.4
0.2
21
3.8
4.4
79
3.2
5.9
51
3.2
4.8
28
3.0
1.1
15
3.7
0.7
164
3.9
3.1
4
3.4
0.1
33
3.6
4.1
73
3.1
5.0
41
2.9
2.3
32
3.2
2.6
13
2.5
0.6
210
3.6
3.6
8
2.7
0.2
14
2.4
1.4
57
2.9
4.8
37
2.9
3.8
20
2.6
1.0
11
3.9
3.9
174
3.9
3.1
FOR ALL CURRENT AGREEMENTS
Wholesale Trade agreements
Wholesale Trade AAWI(%)
Wholesale Trade employees ('000)
Retail Trade agreements
Retail Trade AAWI(%)
Retail Trade employees ('000)
Accommodation and Food Services agreements
Accommodation and Food Services AAWI(%)
Accommodation and Food Services emps ('000)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing agreements
Transport, Postal, Warehousing AAWI(%)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing employees ('000)
Information, Media, Telecomm. agreements
Information, Media, Telecomm AAWI(%)
Information, Media, Telecomm employees ('000)
Financial and Insurance Services agreements
Financial and Insurance Services AAWI(%)
Financial and Insurance Services employees ('000)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate agreements
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate AAWI(%)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate employees ('000)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services agreements
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services AAWI(%)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services emps ('000)
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Sep-15
Dec-15
Mar-16
Jun-16
Sep-16
Dec-16
Mar-17
Jun-17
Sep-17
48
4.1
3.1
169
2.9
11.3
103
3.3
9.9
165
3.9
9.0
14
3.1
4.8
27
4.0
23.7
59
3.9
0.8
29
3.7
2.0
40
4.3
1.6
44
3.7
5.0
75
3.1
3.1
115
4.0
4.6
18
3.1
6.2
14
2.6
47.0
18
4.4
0.5
54
4.3
3.8
69
4.0
2.3
39
3.6
6.6
22
2.9
0.9
103
4.0
5.1
6
3.9
0.3
7
3.5
9.3
64
6.0
1.2
83
4.5
3.2
46
3.5
1.8
21
3.1
113.4
37
3.1
2.6
187
4.2
22.0
31
2.7
3.3
19
3.2
5.8
53
4.2
0.7
58
4.0
4.9
40
3.8
1.7
24
2.7
37.2
34
3.0
4.4
99
3.6
7.6
7
3.5
24.0
9
3.2
1.7
17
3.9
0.4
32
3.9
1.8
38
3.4
2.6
21
3.4
1.1
28
3.2
2.1
102
3.9
8.0
17
3.4
6.9
5
4.0
5.4
28
4.8
0.5
63
4.3
4.2
40
3.4
1.1
34
3.7
3.7
19
3.0
1.0
99
4.3
4.6
5
2.6
0.6
9
2.7
5.9
17
4.8
1.4
30
4.2
1.8
58
3.0
4.5
22
3.2
59.5
24
3.1
2.5
132
3.5
19.1
13
2.3
2.6
18
3.6
3.3
15
3.9
0.3
24
3.1
2.2
40
3.3
4.7
22
2.8
25.0
27
2.5
0.9
65
3.2
3.3
9
2.5
0.7
9
3.0
6.2
21
3.7
0.5
22
3.2
0.9
27
3.1
1.2
14
3.0
4.0
31
2.9
3.1
64
3.1
38.1
3
3.0
0.3
5
3.1
1.4
18
2.4
1.6
24
3.8
2.2
16
3.1
0.9
8
5.1
0.6
23
2.5
4.3
42
4.1
4.8
3
2.5
0.1
5
2.8
0.3
6
3.4
0.1
14
4.9
0.8
20
3.6
0.9
19
3.1
3.3
30
2.8
92.8
74
3.6
21.0
4
2.6
0.5
8
3.1
1.9
6
4.4
0.1
32
3.3
2.6
13
3.1
1.7
13
2.6
2.7
33
3.4
1.0
26
3.6
1.4
0
*
0.0
7
2.9
0.4
17
4.4
0.4
28
3.9
1.8
FOR ALL CURRENT AGREEMENTS
Sep-14
Dec-14
Mar-15
Jun-15
Sep-15
Dec-15
Mar-16
Jun-16
Sep-16
Dec-16
Mar-17
Jun-17
Sep-17
Administrative and Support Services agreements
Administrative and Support Services AAWI(%)
Administrative and Support Services employees ('000)
Public Administration and Safety agreements
Public Administration and Safety AAWI(%)
Public Administration and Safety employees ('000)
Education agreements
Education AAWI(%)
Education employees ('000)
Health and Community Services agreements
Health and Community Services AAWI(%)
Health and Community Services employees ('000)
Arts and Recreation Services agreements
Arts and Recreation Services AAWI(%)
Arts and Recreation Services employees ('000)
Other Services agreements
Other Services AAWI(%)
Other Services employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors employees ('000)
51
3.5
3.6
38
3.4
19.6
38
4.2
4.9
86
3.3
10.5
18
2.9
1.5
41
3.9
1.5
1649
3.6
139.9
66
4.8
3.9
42
3.5
4.6
221
3.6
31.9
114
3.4
19.5
12
3.1
1.7
56
3.6
6.1
2027
3.6
192.6
145
5.4
4.2
38
4.3
2.1
24
4.4
2.2
82
3.8
31.7
18
3.2
1.9
39
3.6
2.1
3542
4.6
133.9
58
3.5
12.0
68
3.7
14.4
63
3.0
49.6
608
3.3
49.6
24
3.5
4.6
69
3.2
5.5
2293
3.3
335.1
31
3.8
1.2
39
3.9
7.8
32
3.1
8.3
69
3.2
13.1
13
3.1
2.3
26
2.7
5.8
1083
3.3
143.2
57
4.6
4.4
53
4.2
23.6
83
3.3
7.3
101
2.7
59.8
14
3.3
4.3
55
3.3
2.8
1795
3.5
175.8
29
4.0
1.3
20
3.4
10.6
28
3.1
2.8
57
2.5
59.5
4
3.1
1.2
23
4.2
0.6
987
3.0
117.2
58
3.7
4.5
83
3.3
24.2
33
4.2
37.7
146
3.1
31.4
10
3.0
2.4
35
3.7
3.7
1267
3.4
228.8
25
3.2
1.6
31
3.6
5.8
16
3.2
9.3
75
3.1
14.3
16
3.7
9.9
15
2.7
1.0
896
3.2
109.9
22
3.8
4.4
27
2.8
9.5
40
3.2
100.9
95
3.3
17.4
8
2.8
1.2
22
3.1
1.2
847
3.2
210.9
21
4.0
1.7
16
3.3
2.4
28
4.0
23.4
43
2.7
17.5
6
3.7
0.2
10
3.5
0.8
523
3.5
72.0
23
2.9
1.5
35
3.2
22.3
17
3.7
26.1
75
3.9
17.5
6
2.5
7.5
15
3.4
0.8
697
3.4
212.0
48
3.8
2.3
10
3.1
13.7
2
3.0
0.1
33
3.7
5.2
2
*
0.1
14
2.8
0.5
510
3.3
44.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. The manufacturing category has been disaggregated into metals and non-metals industries.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 10: Agreements Approved in the Quarter by State – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN
THE NOMINATED QUARTER
ACT agreements
ACT AAWI(%)
ACT duration
ACT employees ('000)
NSW agreements
NSW AAWI(%)
NSW duration
NSW employees ('000)
NT agreements
NT AAWI(%)
NT duration
NT employees ('000)
Qld agreements
Qld AAWI(%)
Qld duration
Qld employees ('000)
SA agreements
SA AAWI(%)
SA duration
SA employees ('000)
Tas agreements
Tas AAWI(%)
Tas duration
Tas employees ('000)
Vic agreements
Vic AAWI(%)
Vic duration
Vic employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
42
3.1
2.3
3.4
352
4.1
2.5
21.0
28
4.4
2.5
4.2
278
3.8
2.5
19.9
115
3.6
2.5
6.8
44
3.4
2.3
4.0
663
3.5
1.1
71.6
34
3.6
2.1
9.4
378
3.5
2.4
36.6
13
3.2
2.8
3.5
303
4.3
2.8
17.4
113
3.9
2.5
6.4
47
3.5
2.1
4.3
703
4.4
3.1
40.9
28
3.7
1.5
12.1
294
3.7
2.5
20.5
18
3.9
2.9
0.7
318
4.0
2.6
28.8
89
3.8
2.3
6.1
42
3.5
2.5
2.0
973
4.8
2.7
37.4
33
3.6
2.1
8.4
316
3.2
1.6
47.1
20
3.8
2.6
1.4
350
4.1
2.3
25.6
78
4.6
2.3
8.9
26
3.5
1.9
1.8
974
3.3
3.4
77.1
39
3.6
2.5
1.6
339
3.7
2.4
24.1
47
4.4
2.9
3.0
365
3.7
2.8
17.3
83
3.7
2.4
4.7
35
3.8
2.4
2.1
689
3.2
3.0
75.0
35
3.6
1.9
2.0
298
3.2
2.1
30.1
35
3.7
2.8
1.5
374
3.2
2.6
54.2
107
3.9
2.2
8.1
38
3.1
2.2
3.2
586
3.5
2.8
48.9
22
3.6
2.9
1.2
205
3.3
2.7
21.2
37
5.2
3.6
1.9
232
3.3
2.5
22.2
73
3.6
2.6
3.8
37
3.6
2.2
1.9
435
3.4
2.8
25.3
36
3.7
2.5
0.9
237
2.8
1.6
45.6
36
4.3
2.9
1.5
270
3.6
2.8
18.8
133
4.0
2.0
7.1
25
3.3
2.3
1.5
369
3.5
2.7
18.0
45
4.0
2.8
0.9
395
3.4
2.5
22.3
33
4.1
3.1
1.6
418
3.1
2.4
26.6
132
3.3
2.4
8.0
40
2.7
2.5
2.4
643
3.6
3.1
103.8
21
4.0
1.7
2.7
310
3.3
2.0
33.5
39
5.1
3.1
1.2
291
3.5
2.4
18.6
99
3.1
2.1
11.1
39
2.8
1.6
3.2
485
3.5
2.8
82.4
29
3.6
2.8
9.8
208
3.6
2.6
36.4
26
4.5
3.7
0.5
184
3.1
2.5
24.5
69
2.9
2.7
5.6
26
2.8
2.6
1.5
324
3.7
3.0
43.1
39
2.8
3.1
9.9
217
3.1
2.8
16.1
25
3.2
3.2
0.7
217
3.1
2.5
20.7
85
3.5
3.3
10.4
30
3.3
2.5
2.5
328
3.7
2.7
35.4
23
3.1
2.7
1.7
282
3.1
2.6
30.5
32
3.5
2.8
1.8
220
3.9
2.3
43.2
103
3.4
2.4
7.0
35
2.8
2.5
3.5
422
3.6
2.7
48.8
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN
THE NOMINATED QUARTER
WA agreements
WA AAWI(%)
WA duration
WA employees ('000)
Multi-state agreements
Multi-state AAWI(%)
Multi-state duration
Multi-state employees ('000)
Other agreements
Other AAWI(%)
Other duration
Other employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
178
4.2
2.8
10.0
208
3.5
2.6
156.7
0
*
0.0
0.0
1908
3.6
2.2
297.6
185
4.4
2.8
9.2
151
3.5
2.3
134.3
1
5.0
3.8
0.1
1928
3.7
2.5
262.2
215
4.6
2.7
12.4
125
4.1
2.9
56.4
4
4.2
3.2
0.2
2106
4.2
2.6
176.5
262
4.6
2.8
13.6
127
3.7
2.3
73.8
1
3.3
2.0
0.0
2187
3.6
2.5
257.7
248
4.2
2.8
13.0
195
3.4
3.2
60.3
1
3.0
3.0
0.0
2041
3.4
2.9
201.1
215
3.9
3.1
14.9
203
3.1
2.7
227.6
1
3.0
2.7
0.3
1892
3.2
2.6
390.7
154
4.7
3.2
11.0
145
4.1
2.4
51.9
0
*
0.0
0.0
1340
3.6
2.6
140.5
200
4.0
3.1
12.6
189
3.7
2.8
24.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
1495
3.3
2.4
130.3
313
3.8
3.1
28.6
195
3.2
3.4
187.9
0
*
0.0
0.0
2214
3.4
3.2
382.2
191
4.0
3.1
10.7
172
3.2
2.4
87.5
0
*
0.0
0.0
1647
3.4
2.5
251.0
216
4.3
2.8
17.2
157
3.3
3.0
43.5
0
*
0.0
0.0
1239
3.5
2.8
182.1
196
3.6
2.9
11.8
172
3.3
3.1
34.4
1
*
3.0
0.4
1310
3.3
2.9
142.4
174
3.8
3.0
16.8
223
3.4
2.3
70.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. Figures for State and Territory agreements are based on intra-State agreements only.
5. Multiple State agreements are those covering more than one State and include Australia-wide agreements.
6. Other includes agreements operating in Australian external territories and agreements where the State/Territory status has not been identified.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 11: Agreements Current in the Quarter by State – September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN
THE NOMINATED QUARTER
ACT agreements
ACT AAWI(%)
ACT duration
ACT employees ('000)
NSW agreements
NSW AAWI(%)
NSW duration
NSW employees ('000)
NT agreements
NT AAWI(%)
NT duration
NT employees ('000)
Qld agreements
Qld AAWI(%)
Qld duration
Qld employees ('000)
SA agreements
SA AAWI(%)
SA duration
SA employees ('000)
Tas agreements
Tas AAWI(%)
Tas duration
Tas employees ('000)
Vic agreements
Vic AAWI(%)
Vic duration
Vic employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
483
3.8
3.1
20.0
4299
3.9
2.8
303.4
282
3.7
3.1
20.3
4859
3.9
3.1
310.6
1598
3.8
2.8
85.3
693
3.5
2.8
35.2
5267
4.0
2.9
534.2
483
3.7
2.7
28.3
4196
3.8
2.7
319.1
274
3.6
3.0
23.2
4780
4.0
3.1
299.8
1612
3.8
2.8
87.0
690
3.5
2.7
37.2
5245
4.1
2.9
496.4
472
3.7
2.4
38.9
4151
3.8
2.9
294.5
271
3.5
3.0
23.1
4763
4.0
3.0
309.2
1607
3.8
2.8
87.3
680
3.5
2.7
36.3
5786
4.2
2.9
422.9
467
3.7
2.3
45.5
4126
3.7
2.7
316.8
281
3.6
3.0
23.7
4722
4.0
3.0
316.5
1584
3.9
2.7
91.5
669
3.5
2.7
36.1
6346
4.1
2.9
479.2
461
3.6
2.3
43.7
3993
3.6
2.8
300.0
308
3.7
3.0
25.4
4672
4.0
3.1
278.0
1479
4.0
2.9
78.5
617
3.5
2.9
31.8
6406
3.8
3.1
449.5
475
3.6
2.3
44.8
3979
3.6
2.7
302.5
331
3.7
3.0
25.6
4717
3.8
3.0
304.7
1455
4.0
2.8
81.1
591
3.5
2.8
30.6
6640
3.7
3.1
454.0
440
3.6
2.3
44.3
3840
3.6
2.8
285.1
340
3.8
3.0
25.5
4622
3.7
3.1
297.5
1339
3.9
2.8
78.6
567
3.5
2.8
30.2
6510
3.7
3.1
447.3
454
3.6
2.3
44.7
3845
3.5
2.7
317.8
362
3.8
3.0
26.8
4685
3.7
3.1
292.2
1380
3.9
2.8
76.4
563
3.5
2.7
31.0
6588
3.7
3.1
441.9
412
3.5
2.8
24.7
3746
3.4
2.8
284.1
370
3.9
3.2
23.2
4697
3.6
3.1
289.6
1339
3.7
2.8
69.1
515
3.4
2.8
27.7
6703
3.6
3.1
492.6
409
3.5
2.7
26.9
3768
3.4
2.7
292.8
385
4.0
3.2
24.0
4687
3.6
3.0
290.1
1307
3.7
2.7
75.0
504
3.4
2.7
28.2
6878
3.6
3.1
551.4
404
3.5
2.7
35.9
3545
3.5
2.8
296.9
381
4.0
3.2
22.1
4416
3.5
3.0
289.5
1192
3.6
2.7
73.1
460
3.2
2.7
25.7
6844
3.6
3.1
572.9
376
3.4
2.8
44.6
3369
3.4
2.8
295.3
378
4.0
3.1
21.8
3848
3.5
2.9
277.9
1110
3.5
2.7
74.4
384
3.2
2.6
25.2
6637
3.6
3.1
585.7
306
3.4
2.8
36.2
2880
3.4
2.7
273.2
368
4.2
3.2
16.9
3499
3.5
2.7
288.7
1012
3.4
2.7
67.9
323
3.2
2.8
19.7
6315
3.6
3.1
590.3
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN
THE NOMINATED QUARTER
WA agreements
WA AAWI(%)
WA duration
WA employees ('000)
Multi-state agreements
Multi-state AAWI(%)
Multi-state duration
Multi-state employees ('000)
Other agreements
Other AAWI(%)
Other duration
Other employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
3012
4.4
3.3
158.7
2193
3.6
2.8
1025.5
6
3.3
2.9
0.3
22692
3.8
2.9
2493.6
2950
4.3
3.3
159.1
2193
3.5
2.7
1109.3
6
4.8
4.3
0.2
22429
3.8
2.9
2559.6
3022
4.4
3.3
164.2
2146
3.6
2.7
1137.3
9
4.7
3.8
0.5
22907
3.8
2.9
2514.1
3110
4.4
3.3
168.8
2154
3.6
2.7
1174.8
10
4.4
3.6
0.5
23469
3.8
2.8
2653.4
3116
4.4
3.3
165.0
2158
3.5
2.9
955.4
10
4.3
3.3
0.4
23220
3.7
3.0
2327.7
3140
4.2
3.3
167.9
2238
3.4
2.9
1146.1
11
3.6
3.0
0.7
23577
3.6
2.9
2558.0
3041
4.3
3.4
169.9
2262
3.4
2.8
1147.5
11
3.6
3.0
0.7
22972
3.6
2.9
2526.7
3046
4.3
3.4
169.9
2318
3.4
2.8
1067.5
11
3.6
3.0
0.7
23252
3.6
2.9
2468.9
3054
4.2
3.4
181.0
2214
3.4
3.0
1092.8
10
3.5
3.1
0.7
23060
3.5
3.0
2485.5
3046
4.1
3.4
175.4
2250
3.4
2.9
1140.2
7
3.5
3.1
0.7
23241
3.5
3.0
2604.6
3009
4.1
3.3
179.9
2170
3.4
2.9
1124.3
7
3.5
3.1
0.7
22428
3.5
3.0
2621.0
2584
4.1
3.2
167.2
2062
3.3
2.9
1030.4
8
3.5
3.0
1.1
20756
3.5
2.9
2523.5
2384
4.0
3.1
158.5
1956
3.3
3.0
866.0
6
3.6
3.1
1.0
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. Figures for State and Territory agreements are based on intra-State agreements only.
5. Multiple State agreements are those covering more than one State and include Australia-wide agreements.
6. Other includes agreements operating in Australian external territories and agreements where the State/Territory status has not been identified.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 12: Federal Wage Agreements – Non-quantifiable, by reason
Non-quantifiable reason
Linked to minimum wage
Linked to CPI
Inconsistent Increase
Agreement Type
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Sub-total agreements
Sub-total employees (‘000)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Sub-total agreements
Sub-total employees (‘000)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Sub-total agreements
Sub-total employees (‘000)
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
111
5.2
1
0.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
112
11.3
30
2.2
2
0.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
32
1.4
49
12.2
21
0.8
2
26.3
0
0.0
72
170.5
66
1.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
112
5.3
23
1.3
1
0.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
32
2.2
28
5.2
15
0.6
0
0.0
0
0.0
72
39.3
94
3.5
2
0.1
1
1.7
0
0.0
66
1.4
26
0.9
2
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
24
1.3
26
3.8
7
0.2
1
0.7
0
0.0
43
5.8
101
11.1
2
0.4
1
0.3
0
0.0
97
5.3
43
1.9
6
0.2
0
0.0
0
0.0
28
0.9
79
22.2
14
0.3
0
0.0
0
0.0
34
4.7
Non-quantifiable reason
Agreement Type
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Performance Linked
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Sub-total agreements
Sub-total employees (‘000)
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Other Reason
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Sub-total agreements
Sub-total employees (‘000)
Total non-quantifiable agreements
Total employees covered by non-quantifiable agreements
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
9
23.6
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
9
1.6
213
17.5
6
0.5
1
1.2
0
0.0
220
19.2
445
204
4
0.4
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
9
23.6
109
9.5
4
0.7
0
0.0
0
0.0
113
10.3
338
80.7
5
0.1
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
4
0.4
163
11.8
8
0.2
0
0.0
0
0.0
171
12
308
20.9
7
30.7
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
5
0.1
191
19.2
5
0.3
0
0.0
0
0.0
196
19.5
360
30.5
Non-quantifiable reason
Agreement Type
Single-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Single-enterprise greenfields agreements
Single-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Quantifiable agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields emps (‘000)
Multi-enterprise greenfields agreements
Multi-enterprise greenfields emps (‘000)
Total quantifiable agreements
Total employees covered by quantifiable agreements
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
1047
154.1
151
4.5
4
2.8
0
0.0
1202
161.4
824
152.1
161
7.1
3
3.6
0
0.0
988
162.8
855
115.3
117
3.8
2
0.2
0
0.0
974
119.3
962
130.5
99
4.0
1
2.5
0
0.0
1062
137
1 Non-quantifiable wage agreements are those which do not provide a consistent wage increase for all employees or link wage increases to other methods. Refer to the technical notes for further
explanation.
Table 13: Federal Wage Agreements – Approved in the quarter, by union coverage, September Quarter 2011 – September
Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE
NOMINATED QUARTER
Agreements (union covered)
AAWI(%)(union covered)
Duration (union covered)
Employees ('000) (union covered)
Agreements (no union covered)
AAWI(%)(no union covered)
Duration (no union covered)
Employees ('000) (no union covered)
All agreements
Overall AAWI(%)
Overall duration
All employees ('000)
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
1391
3.6
2.2
280.6
517
3.4
3.2
17.0
1908
3.6
2.2
297.6
1497
3.7
2.4
250.1
431
3.6
2.8
12.2
1928
3.7
2.5
262.2
1714
4.2
2.6
162.7
392
3.7
2.9
13.8
2106
4.2
2.6
176.5
1771
3.6
2.5
245.5
416
3.6
3.2
12.3
2187
3.6
2.5
257.7
1484
3.4
2.9
182.2
557
3.1
3.3
18.9
2041
3.4
2.9
201.1
1401
3.2
2.6
373.5
491
3.2
3.2
17.2
1892
3.2
2.6
390.7
961
3.7
2.6
130.5
379
3.3
3.2
9.9
1340
3.6
2.6
140.5
1067
3.3
2.3
117.3
428
3.2
3.1
12.9
1495
3.3
2.4
130.3
1639
3.4
3.2
357.0
575
3.1
3.1
25.2
2214
3.4
3.2
382.2
1155
3.4
2.4
236.1
492
3.2
3.3
14.8
1647
3.4
2.5
251.0
878
3.6
2.8
168.7
361
2.9
3.4
13.3
1239
3.5
2.8
182.1
885
3.4
2.8
122.3
425
2.9
3.4
20.1
1310
3.3
2.9
142.4
1022
3.5
2.4
203.3
492
2.9
3.4
20.3
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 14: Federal Wage Agreements – Current in the quarter, by union coverage, September Quarter 2011 – September Quarter
2014
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE
NOMINATED QUARTER
Agreements (union covered)
AAWI(%)(union covered)
Duration (union covered)
Employees ('000) (union covered)
Agreements (no union covered)
AAWI(%)(no union covered)
Duration (no union covered)
Employees ('000) (no union covered)
All agreements
Overall AAWI(%)
Overall duration
All employees ('000)
Notes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sep-11
Dec-11
Mar-12
Jun-12
Sep-12
Dec-12
Mar-13
Jun-13
Sep-13
Dec-13
Mar-14
Jun-14
Sep-14
9419
3.9
2.6
2043.1
13273
3.4
4.1
450.5
22692
3.8
2.9
2493.6
9492
3.8
2.6
2124.2
12937
3.4
4.1
435.4
22429
3.8
2.9
2559.6
10366
3.9
2.6
2090.9
12541
3.4
4.1
423.2
22907
3.8
2.9
2514.1
11600
3.8
2.6
2254.6
11869
3.4
4.0
398.8
23469
3.8
2.8
2653.4
11908
3.7
2.7
1960.0
11312
3.4
4.1
367.7
23220
3.7
3.0
2327.7
12712
3.6
2.7
2206.4
10865
3.4
4.1
351.6
23577
3.6
2.9
2558.0
12795
3.6
2.8
2195.3
10177
3.4
4.0
331.4
22972
3.6
2.9
2526.7
13239
3.6
2.7
2147.2
10013
3.3
4.0
321.8
23252
3.6
2.9
2468.9
13355
3.6
2.9
2170.7
9705
3.3
3.9
314.8
23060
3.5
3.0
2485.5
13878
3.5
2.8
2297.4
9363
3.3
3.9
307.2
23241
3.5
3.0
2604.6
13867
3.5
2.9
2334.2
8561
3.2
3.9
286.8
22428
3.5
3.0
2621.0
14130
3.5
2.9
2293.9
6626
3.2
3.6
229.6
20756
3.5
2.9
2523.5
13239
3.5
2.9
2116.7
5810
3.1
3.4
201.8
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
* Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Under the Fair Work Act 2009, a union can be covered by an agreement even if it was not involved in the bargaining process. This data does not distinguish between coverage and bargaining
presence.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 15: Enterprise Agreements Lodged in the September Quarter 2014 Covering 2000 or More Employees
Agreement
ID
Title
Employees
AAWI
AE409100
NAB Enterprise Agreement 2014
29619
*
AE410193
Pizza Hut Queensland - SDA Employee Relations Agreement 2014
15625
*
AE410374
Monash University Enterprise Agreement (Academic and Professional
Staff) 2014
12882
AE409870
Bechtel Queensland LNG Projects Union Agreement 2014
AE410100
ANZSIC
States
Financial and Insurance
Services
Accommodation and Food
Services
MultiState
Qld
4.4
Education and Training
Vic
8200
5.0
Construction
Qld
Masters Agreement 2014
5029
3.0
Retail Trade
MultiState
AE409369
Flinders University Enterprise Agreement 2014 to 2017
4693
4.0
Education and Training
MultiState
AE410007
KFC Team Members' Enterprise Agreement - Queensland and Tweed
Heads (NSW) 2014 - 2017
4229
*
Accommodation and Food
Services
MultiState
AE409176
Queensland University of Technology Enterprise Agreement (Professional
Staff) 2014 - 2017
4177
3.7
Education and Training
Qld
AE408978
Essential Energy Enterprise Agreement 2013
3791
2.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and
Waste Services
NSW
AE409056
Queensland University of Technology Enterprise Agreement (Academic
Staff) 2014 - 2017
3589
3.7
Education and Training
Qld
AE409766
Macquarie University Academic Staff Enterprise Agreement 2014
3288
3.7
Education and Training
NSW
AE409890
Ramsay Health Care New South Wales and Health Services Union (HSU)
New South Wales Enterprise Agreement 2014
2947
3.0
Health Care and Social
Assistance
NSW
Agreement
ID
Title
Employees
AAWI
ANZSIC
States
AE409956
BWA Group Services Pty Ltd (Bankwest) Enterprise Agreement 2014
2552
3.6
Financial and Insurance
Services
Aus
AE409229
Master Grocers Australia Limited and Shop, Distributive and Allied
Employees' Association Enterprise Agreement 2014
2519
2.5
Retail Trade
Vic
AE409856
University of Technology, Sydney Professional Staff Agreement 2014
2390
3.4
Education and Training
NSW
AE409470
Serco Immigration Services Agreement 2014
2389
4.0
Administrative and Support
Services
MultiState
AE409556
The University of Western Australia Professional and General Staff
Agreement 2014
2171
3.9
Education and Training
WA
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 16: Agreements lodged in the quarter, by state and ANZSIC Division, September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing agreements
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing AAWI(%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing duration
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing employees ('000)
Mining agreements
Mining AAWI(%)
Mining duration
Mining employees ('000)
Manufacturing agreements
Manufacturing AAWI(%)
Manufacturing duration
Manufacturing employees ('000)
Non-metal manufacturing agreements
Non-metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Non-metal manufacturing duration
Non-metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Metal manufacturing agreements
Metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Metal manufacturing duration
Metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services agreements
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services AAWI(%)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services duration
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services emps ('000)
Construction agreements
Construction AAWI(%)
Construction duration
Construction employees ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
2.3
2.0
0.0
1
2.3
2.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
4.1
1.7
0.0
6
4.0
2.0
0.1
4
2.9
2.8
0.1
13
2.6
3.1
1.2
72
3.1
2.8
4.2
44
3.2
2.8
3.1
28
2.9
2.6
1.1
5
2.7
1.0
3.8
61
3.9
2.7
1.4
0
*
0.0
0.0
3
3.0
3.1
0.3
1
*
4.0
0.0
1
*
4.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
3.2
3.0
0.0
20
4.3
3.8
0.2
4
3.0
4.0
0.4
12
2.2
3.2
1.1
41
2.9
3.2
3.2
29
2.9
3.4
2.3
12
2.7
2.7
1.0
8
3.0
2.8
0.3
54
4.8
3.0
9.5
1
2.8
2.3
0.0
2
3.5
4.0
0.0
27
2.4
2.5
2.1
18
2.6
2.3
1.6
9
2.1
3.2
0.5
4
4.0
3.6
0.2
22
4.1
2.9
0.3
3
3.0
0.9
0.2
1
2.8
4.0
0.1
12
2.9
2.5
0.3
10
2.9
2.5
0.3
2
2.9
2.8
0.0
1
2.6
4.0
0.0
2
2.2
1.7
0.1
3
3.3
2.8
0.1
3
2.6
3.1
0.0
117
3.0
2.7
7.1
85
2.9
2.4
4.0
32
3.1
3.1
3.1
4
3.6
3.3
0.1
91
5.2
1.9
0.8
1
3.0
2.9
0.0
13
*
3.6
2.2
14
3.4
2.9
0.8
8
3.4
2.4
0.2
6
3.4
3.0
0.6
8
3.4
3.3
0.8
59
3.7
3.3
1.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
11
2.9
3.7
1.2
13
3.6
3.1
0.5
6
3.9
2.4
0.2
7
2.9
3.7
0.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
85
4.4
3.6
2.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
16
3.0
3.0
0.8
58
2.5
3.4
6.2
298
2.9
2.8
18.3
202
3.0
2.7
11.7
96
2.9
3.0
6.6
33
2.9
1.6
5.3
400
4.6
3.0
16.0
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Wholesale Trade agreements
Wholesale Trade AAWI(%)
Wholesale Trade duration
Wholesale Trade employees ('000)
Retail Trade agreements
Retail Trade AAWI(%)
Retail Trade duration
Retail Trade employees ('000)
Accommodation and Food Services agreements
Accommodation and Food Services AAWI(%)
Accommodation and Food Services duration
Accommodation and Food Services emps ('000)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing agreements
Transport, Postal, Warehousing AAWI(%)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing duration
Transport, Postal, Warehousing employees ('000)
Information, Media, Telecomm. agreements
Information, Media, Telecomm AAWI(%)
Information, Media, Telecomm duration
Information, Media, Telecomm employees ('000)
Financial and Insurance Services agreements
Financial and Insurance Services AAWI(%)
Financial and Insurance Services duration
Financial and Insurance Services employees ('000)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate agreements
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate AAWI(%)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate duration
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate employees ('000)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services agreements
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services AAWI(%)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services duration
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services emps ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
2.2
3.7
0.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
2.8
2.8
0.1
11
3.8
2.4
0.8
1
*
4.0
0.0
8
2.9
3.1
2.5
20
3.3
2.6
1.1
1
1.8
2.8
0.0
3
2.6
3.0
0.1
5
2.9
3.5
0.1
8
3.1
1.8
0.3
1
*
1.8
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
4.0
0.0
1
*
0.9
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
2.8
0.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
8
3.1
3.4
0.3
2
2.0
3.6
0.0
6
3.4
1.3
15.8
21
3.4
2.9
1.4
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
*
4.0
0.1
14
2.4
3.7
0.3
6
3.1
3.2
0.1
6
3.1
2.7
0.1
1
*
4.0
0.0
5
*
4.0
0.0
8
3.2
2.7
0.6
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
3.0
3.0
0.0
1
4.5
1.6
0.1
1
*
1.0
0.0
2
2.9
2.2
0.0
1
*
2.7
0.1
1
3.0
2.9
0.3
1
2.5
2.1
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
4.0
0.0
19
3.1
2.8
1.2
12
2.5
2.9
3.8
9
2.4
2.7
1.0
25
3.1
3.2
1.5
2
3.0
1.5
0.1
5
2.7
3.7
0.1
7
4.9
2.8
0.1
10
3.6
2.2
0.4
10
3.0
2.6
0.4
7
3.9
3.6
1.3
7
*
3.2
0.4
12
3.7
2.6
1.0
2
2.0
1.3
0.3
1
*
3.0
0.8
4
3.8
3.7
0.1
2
3.6
3.7
0.2
12
3.1
2.8
1.2
8
3.0
2.7
9.1
7
2.9
2.9
7.3
22
3.5
2.8
1.1
4
2.8
1.6
0.6
10
3.2
1.7
34.4
4
2.6
3.0
0.4
7
3.4
3.0
0.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
69
3.3
2.7
4.1
32
2.9
2.9
14.4
46
2.9
2.0
27.5
110
3.4
2.8
6.8
9
2.6
1.5
1.0
23
3.2
1.8
35.8
35
3.1
3.2
1.1
36
3.4
2.6
1.3
FOR AGREEMENTS LODGED IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Administrative and Support Services agreements
Administrative and Support Services AAWI(%)
Administrative and Support Services duration
Administrative and Support Services employees ('000)
Public Administration and Safety agreements
Public Administration and Safety AAWI(%)
Public Administration and Safety duration
Public Administration and Safety employees ('000)
Education agreements
Education AAWI(%)
Education duration
Education employees ('000)
Health and Community Services agreements
Health and Community Services AAWI(%)
Health and Community Services duration
Health and Community Services employees ('000)
Arts and Recreation Services agreements
Arts and Recreation Services AAWI(%)
Arts and Recreation Services duration
Arts and Recreation Services employees ('000)
Other Services agreements
Other Services AAWI(%)
Other Services duration
Other Services employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
2
*
3.0
0.1
1
3.0
3.0
0.3
1
2.6
2.0
0.0
4
3.1
2.4
0.6
0
*
0.0
0.0
3
3.3
3.0
0.4
23
3.1
2.7
1.7
10
2.5
2.2
0.5
4
2.7
3.5
0.6
20
3.5
2.8
6.8
18
3.0
2.4
5.1
5
*
3.6
0.6
13
2.9
2.5
1.3
282
3.1
2.5
30.5
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
2.5
2.5
0.0
2
3.0
2.5
0.9
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
32
3.5
2.8
1.8
6
2.7
3.5
0.5
3
2.7
3.1
0.1
14
3.7
2.5
8.6
12
2.9
2.7
0.8
1
*
4.0
0.1
6
3.0
2.0
0.5
220
3.9
2.3
43.2
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
2.7
2.1
0.1
7
3.4
2.2
0.5
9
4.1
2.0
2.1
1
*
3.0
0.0
5
2.9
2.7
0.7
103
3.4
2.4
7.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
3
2.4
3.0
0.5
0
*
0.0
0.0
4
3.0
2.2
1.3
1
*
2.8
0.5
2
*
3.9
0.0
35
2.8
2.5
3.5
17
4.4
2.9
0.9
17
3.4
2.7
5.6
6
4.4
2.7
13.7
63
3.8
2.8
11.5
5
3.2
2.0
0.6
7
3.7
1.5
0.3
422
3.6
2.7
48.8
7
4.1
3.8
0.4
10
3.8
3.0
0.5
3
3.9
2.1
4.1
9
3.8
3.6
1.9
0
*
0.0
0.0
5
3.2
3.0
0.2
174
3.8
3.0
16.8
18
4.0
2.1
4.7
7
1.9
2.8
0.3
2
4.0
2.9
4.9
7
2.8
2.4
2.0
1
3.9
4.0
0.0
5
4.0
3.3
0.3
223
3.4
2.3
70.3
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
60
3.7
2.4
7.0
48
3.3
2.8
7.9
55
3.9
2.6
39.6
126
3.4
2.6
25.2
14
3.2
2.8
1.8
46
3.1
2.6
3.6
1514
3.5
2.5
223.6
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. The manufacturing category has been disaggregated into metals and non-metals industries.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Table 17: Agreements current in the quarter, by state and ANZSIC Division, September Quarter 2014
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing agreements
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing AAWI(%)
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing duration
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing employees ('000)
Mining agreements
Mining AAWI(%)
Mining duration
Mining employees ('000)
Manufacturing agreements
Manufacturing AAWI(%)
Manufacturing duration
Manufacturing employees ('000)
Non-metal manufacturing agreements
Non-metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Non-metal manufacturing duration
Non-metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Metal manufacturing agreements
Metal manufacturing AAWI(%)
Metal manufacturing duration
Metal manufacturing employees ('000)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services agreements
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services AAWI(%)
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services duration
Electricity, Gas, Water, Waste Services emps ('000)
Construction agreements
Construction AAWI(%)
Construction duration
Construction employees ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
2.8
3.3
0.0
15
4.1
2.9
0.4
9
3.6
2.9
0.2
6
4.9
2.9
0.2
9
3.5
2.6
0.2
134
4.6
2.9
2.2
36
3.5
3.2
2.3
130
3.5
3.2
12.5
597
3.3
2.8
39.2
389
3.3
2.9
26.0
208
3.3
2.6
13.2
83
2.9
1.9
19.6
596
4.1
3.0
14.6
3
*
4.0
0.0
12
4.6
3.2
1.1
21
5.0
3.3
0.7
10
4.3
3.2
0.2
11
5.3
3.3
0.5
6
4.3
2.5
0.2
151
5.0
3.7
2.3
31
3.2
3.3
1.4
121
4.2
3.3
15.5
483
3.4
3.0
35.1
294
3.3
3.1
26.5
189
3.6
2.8
8.6
73
3.6
2.7
13.3
1237
5.0
3.0
33.7
14
3.0
3.5
0.3
17
3.9
3.8
1.3
195
3.0
2.9
14.8
137
3.0
2.9
9.6
58
3.0
2.8
5.2
19
3.6
3.0
1.4
178
4.0
2.9
4.1
6
3.4
1.9
0.4
11
3.9
3.2
0.9
69
3.5
3.1
3.5
45
3.4
2.8
2.1
24
3.7
3.6
1.4
6
3.2
3.1
0.1
41
3.1
2.8
1.3
25
3.2
2.7
0.7
34
4.2
2.7
1.3
1031
3.5
2.8
54.1
644
3.4
2.7
31.9
387
3.6
2.9
22.1
101
3.7
2.8
9.0
3125
5.8
2.9
42.2
21
3.3
3.5
0.6
119
4.2
3.5
17.7
243
3.9
3.0
12.0
100
3.7
2.9
5.3
143
4.0
3.1
6.8
57
3.8
3.6
7.5
934
4.1
3.3
19.6
9
3.2
3.4
0.6
72
4.0
3.7
8.4
160
3.3
2.8
26.0
79
3.4
2.9
10.2
81
3.2
2.8
15.8
22
4.3
2.8
5.7
765
4.4
3.3
16.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
3.9
0.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
145
3.3
3.1
6.3
519
4.0
3.4
59.0
2814
3.4
2.9
185.7
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
376
3.5
2.6
57.2
7161
5.0
3.0
136.1
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Wholesale Trade agreements
Wholesale Trade AAWI(%)
Wholesale Trade duration
Wholesale Trade employees ('000)
Retail Trade agreements
Retail Trade AAWI(%)
Retail Trade duration
Retail Trade employees ('000)
Accommodation and Food Services agreements
Accommodation and Food Services AAWI(%)
Accommodation and Food Services duration
Accommodation and Food Services emps ('000)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing agreements
Transport, Postal, Warehousing AAWI(%)
Transport, Postal, Warehousing duration
Transport, Postal, Warehousing employees ('000)
Information, Media, Telecomm. agreements
Information, Media, Telecomm AAWI(%)
Information, Media, Telecomm duration
Information, Media, Telecomm employees ('000)
Financial and Insurance Services agreements
Financial and Insurance Services AAWI(%)
Financial and Insurance Services duration
Financial and Insurance Services employees ('000)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate agreements
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate AAWI(%)
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate duration
Rental, Hiring, Real Estate employees ('000)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services agreements
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services AAWI(%)
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services duration
Professional, Scientific, Technical Services emps ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
7
3.2
2.9
0.2
2
*
4.0
0.0
15
2.6
3.6
0.9
2
4.2
3.8
0.0
3
2.4
2.7
0.1
1
3.0
3.0
0.0
5
5.2
3.4
0.1
11
3.5
2.8
0.4
103
3.4
2.7
4.8
35
3.4
2.8
3.4
138
2.9
3.3
13.3
251
3.5
2.9
15.3
38
2.8
2.3
1.2
25
3.4
2.8
2.4
33
4.0
3.1
0.9
76
3.4
2.5
4.5
9
5.2
3.7
0.3
6
5.5
3.8
0.4
6
3.8
3.8
0.2
28
4.1
3.4
0.7
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
3.4
2.8
0.2
8
4.0
3.2
0.2
16
5.0
3.8
0.8
75
3.4
2.9
3.5
50
4.1
3.1
3.0
113
2.9
2.0
22.9
193
3.5
3.1
12.3
13
2.9
2.2
0.9
11
4.1
3.2
2.6
111
4.1
3.4
2.1
113
4.2
3.3
6.0
38
3.2
2.9
1.6
27
3.5
3.1
1.4
30
3.7
3.2
1.0
93
3.4
2.9
5.8
3
3.0
2.4
0.1
6
3.4
3.3
0.2
15
4.0
2.6
0.3
19
3.5
2.8
0.4
12
2.7
2.3
0.5
5
3.2
2.9
0.2
7
2.9
3.1
0.5
30
2.9
2.6
1.4
3
3.5
2.5
0.7
6
3.0
2.5
0.3
3
2.8
2.9
0.0
6
2.5
3.6
0.1
153
3.4
2.8
5.3
90
2.9
3.0
7.0
78
2.9
3.5
4.1
232
4.3
2.8
20.4
27
3.3
2.7
1.4
40
3.3
3.1
2.4
95
5.7
3.0
1.4
136
4.2
2.8
5.0
67
3.7
3.2
3.2
54
3.5
3.5
4.0
63
3.2
3.7
6.3
216
4.2
3.3
11.3
13
3.9
2.3
0.8
9
2.9
3.2
1.5
53
4.1
3.6
1.0
86
4.3
3.5
6.6
74
2.9
3.4
12.9
76
3.0
2.9
265.6
20
2.9
3.8
103.9
253
3.4
3.2
86.6
36
3.3
2.8
43.3
53
2.8
2.4
139.2
30
3.5
3.7
3.3
76
3.5
3.2
11.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
538
3.3
3.1
32.2
345
3.0
2.9
285.1
470
2.9
3.5
153.2
1298
3.6
3.1
153.7
136
3.3
2.7
48.6
153
2.9
2.4
148.7
353
4.1
3.4
9.3
539
3.9
3.1
35.0
FOR AGREEMENTS CURRENT IN THE NOMINATED
QUARTER
Administrative and Support Services agreements
Administrative and Support Services AAWI(%)
Administrative and Support Services duration
Administrative and Support Services employees ('000)
Public Administration and Safety agreements
Public Administration and Safety AAWI(%)
Public Administration and Safety duration
Public Administration and Safety employees ('000)
Education agreements
Education AAWI(%)
Education duration
Education employees ('000)
Health and Community Services agreements
Health and Community Services AAWI(%)
Health and Community Services duration
Health and Community Services employees ('000)
Arts and Recreation Services agreements
Arts and Recreation Services AAWI(%)
Arts and Recreation Services duration
Arts and Recreation Services employees ('000)
Other Services agreements
Other Services AAWI(%)
Other Services duration
Other Services employees ('000)
All sector agreements
All sectors AAWI(%)
All sectors duration
All sectors employees ('000)
ACT
NSW
NT
Qld
SA
Tas
Vic
WA
Multistate
Other
Total
22
5.0
3.1
0.5
13
3.0
2.9
18.1
20
3.9
2.4
10.3
28
3.2
2.8
2.0
3
2.9
3.0
0.3
14
3.4
3.0
0.5
306
3.4
2.8
36.2
82
3.4
2.7
11.9
56
3.2
2.9
4.8
177
3.7
2.7
62.3
318
3.3
2.6
49.3
28
2.5
3.6
6.4
78
3.1
2.7
4.5
2880
3.4
2.7
273.2
8
5.4
3.9
0.3
23
3.7
3.2
3.7
8
3.1
2.6
1.4
40
3.4
2.8
2.6
4
3.5
3.0
0.8
17
4.2
3.4
0.8
368
4.2
3.2
16.9
109
4.2
2.8
6.6
48
3.2
3.5
4.1
219
3.1
2.6
59.2
362
3.0
2.5
50.9
37
3.0
2.8
6.9
99
3.1
2.3
8.4
3498
3.5
2.7
288.3
25
3.6
3.0
0.7
16
3.7
2.8
0.7
47
3.9
2.5
15.0
232
3.4
2.5
16.3
10
3.5
2.9
0.6
28
2.8
3.1
2.0
1012
3.4
2.7
67.9
7
3.2
3.1
0.5
29
2.8
2.6
2.8
17
3.4
2.9
1.4
45
3.1
2.5
3.7
4
3.4
2.9
0.6
16
4.0
3.1
0.6
323
3.2
2.8
19.7
238
4.6
2.9
9.6
187
3.7
3.1
76.4
92
3.9
3.1
145.7
478
2.8
3.3
185.4
45
3.5
2.5
14.5
108
3.9
2.6
4.4
6315
3.6
3.1
590.3
96
4.1
3.2
6.2
121
4.0
2.8
14.5
35
4.3
2.4
11.9
148
4.1
2.9
25.4
8
3.5
3.3
5.4
41
3.1
2.5
3.1
2384
4.0
3.1
158.5
110
3.8
3.0
15.5
44
3.1
3.5
31.7
44
3.9
3.1
44.3
54
3.5
2.8
37.0
13
3.0
2.9
3.7
45
3.1
2.6
11.1
1956
3.3
3.0
866.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
2
5.0
3.6
0.1
0
*
0.0
0.0
0
*
0.0
0.0
1
*
3.0
0.4
3
3.0
2.9
0.7
7
3.6
3.1
1.4
697
4.0
2.9
51.8
539
3.5
3.1
156.9
659
3.7
2.9
351.5
1705
3.1
3.0
372.4
153
3.2
2.9
39.6
449
3.2
2.6
36.2
19049
3.5
3.0
2318.5
Notes:
1. AAWI = Average Annualised Wage Increase per employee.
2. Agreement and employee estimates are for all federal wage agreements in the period, while estimates of AAWI per employee are based on quantifiable wage agreements.
3. * Where asterisk occurs, no quantifiable agreements were certified in this quarter so no AAWI is calculable.
4. The manufacturing category has been disaggregated into metals and non-metals industries.
Source: Workplace Agreements Database, Department of Employment. All estimates are rounded and are subject to revision. Revisions have been made to historical series.
Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining - Technical Notes
The Workplace Agreements Database
Data presented in the Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining report (Trends) is drawn from the Workplace
Agreements Database (WAD), which is maintained by the Workplace Relations Policy Group of the Department
of Employment. The WAD contains information on all known federal enterprise agreements that have operated
since the introduction of the Enterprise Bargaining Principle in October 1991 and that have been subsequently
provided to the Department of Employment. The WAD covers general details (such as sector, ANZSIC, duration,
employees covered), wage details (quantum and timing of increases) and employment conditions.
Agreements included in the WAD
The following agreements are included in the WAD and thus in Trends:

For agreements made under the Fair Work Act 2009 or before the Work Choices amendments to the
Workplace Relations Act 2006 (WR Act), those that have been certified by the Australian Industrial
Relations Commission or approved by the Fair Work Commission (FWC).

For agreements made under the Work Choices amendments but before the introduction of the Fairness
Test, those that were lodged with the Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA).

For agreements made under the fairness test, those that were lodged with the Workplace Authority.
However, agreements were subsequently deleted and do not appear in the data if they ceased to operate
because they did not pass the fairness test.

For agreements made under the Transition to Forward with Fairness amendments to the WR Act, union
collective and employee collective agreements that were approved by the Workplace Authority. Union
greenfields and employer greenfields were included when they were lodged, but were deleted if they
ceased to operate because they did not pass the no-disadvantage test.
Wider context for Trends data
Over one third of all non-managerial employees in the Australian labour market (as measured by the ABS 2012
Employee Earnings and Hours survey) are covered by federal enterprise agreements. The below table shows the
growth in coverage by federally registered agreements, as measured by the more recent ABS EEH surveys.
All non-managerial employees (%)
Award
Collective Agreement (Federally Registered)
Collective Agreement (State Registered)
Collective Agreement (Unregistered)
Individual Agreement (Registered and unregistered)
2006
21.0
28.5
12.8
3.2
34.5
2008
18.1
29.0
13.2
0.7
39.1
2010
16.4
33.1
12.4
0.0
38.0
2012
17.8
34.3
10.6*
37.3
* The May 2012 ABS EEH Survey does not breakup State Registered and Unregistered Collective Agreements
Source for Table: ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Cat. No. 6306.0, May 2006, August 2008, May 2010 and May 2012,
unpublished data. Please note that this is not intended to be analysed as a time series.
Presentation of Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining data
A typical row of data in Trends appears as follows:
All Industries
1514
Total number of agreements for a given quarter
AAWI (%)
3.5
Average Annualised Wage Increase for the quarter
Duration
2.5
Average formal duration per employee for the quarter
Employees ('000)
223.6
Estimated total number of employees covered by the number of
agreements in the first row
It is important to note that not all agreements contain quantifiable wage increases and in most cases the AAWI
is not derived from the total number of agreements shown in the first row or the total number of employees
shown in the third row. A more detailed explanation of why this is the case is provided below under ’Average
annualised wage increases’
Employee coverage
Information on the number of employees covered by an agreement is drawn from the information provided to
FWC, the AIRC or the Workplace Authority by the employer who lodges the agreement.
In the Trends data, the number of employees covered by agreements is presented as an estimated figure, as
employee coverage figures are not always provided when an agreement is lodged.
Where an agreement’s employee coverage is not known and the agreement replaces an earlier agreement
where employee coverage is known, the employee coverage of the earlier agreement is used. For those
agreements still lacking employee coverage a ‘modified mean’ is used to estimate employee coverage. The
modified mean is generated for each industry group by current quarter removing the largest 5% and smallest 5%
of agreements, and then calculating the mean of the remainder.
As the number of employees covered by an enterprise agreement frequently changes during the life of an
agreement, due to workforce fluctuations, the total number of employees covered is not necessarily indicative
of the total current coverage of enterprise agreements.
Duration of agreements
‘Formal duration’ is the period from certification to expiry in years.
The ‘effective duration’ of each agreement is used to calculate AAWIs rather than formal duration (that is, the
period from certification to expiry). The effective duration of a wage agreement is the difference in years
between: certification, commencement or the date of the first wage increase (whichever is earliest) and expiry
date or the date of the last wage increase (whichever is latest) or termination date (where applicable and only if
prior to the later of either the expiry date or the date of the last wage increase). Those few agreements with a
formal duration of less than one year are deemed to have an effective duration of 12 months.
Average annualised wage increases
Estimates of average wage increases are calculated for those federal enterprise agreements that provide
quantifiable wage increases over the life of the agreement. Enterprise agreements for which average
percentage wage increases could not be quantified (e.g. those with inconsistent increases) are excluded from
these estimates.
AAWI data examines only increases to the base rate of pay, and does not take into account allowances and
bonus payments that are paid separate to the base wage. The ABS produces a more comprehensive dataset on
total labour costs (Labour Price Index): http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/6345.0
For agreements with quantifiable wage increases, the average annualised wage increase (AAWI) per agreement
is calculated using the following formula:
1
𝑑
𝑁
100 × {[∏(1 + 𝑟𝑖 )] − 1}
𝑖=1
ri = % increases of the ith time*
N = the number of increases over the life of the agreement
d = the effective duration of the agreement in years
*(Flat dollar increases are converted to a percentage using average weekly ordinary time earnings (AWOTE), drawn from
ABS, 6302.0 - Average Weekly Earnings, Australia) for the relevant ANZSIC industry division and quarter)
AAWI per agreement provides only a simple unweighted average and tends to overstate the average wage
increase received by employees. For this reason Trends reports the AAWI per employee, which is calculated by
weighting AAWI per agreement by the number of employees covered by that agreement.
The all current wage estimates are the AAWI per employee for all quantifiable federal wage agreements that are
current on the last day of the quarter. Current agreements are those agreements that have been certified but
have neither been terminated nor expired at a given point in time. An agreement that expires on a given date is
deemed to be current on that date.
Estimates of AAWI generally exclude increases paid in the form of conditional performance pay, one-off
bonuses, profit sharing or share acquisition, as these data cannot readily be either quantified or annualised.
Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
From the September quarter 2009, Trends uses ANZSIC 2006 divisions for data presented by industry, while
previous releases used ANZSIC 1993 divisions. This change followed the use of ANZSIC 2006 divisions in the
August 2009 Average Weekly Earnings survey released by the ABS, from which data about AWOTE are drawn for
use in calculating AAWIs.
From the September quarter 2009, historical industry data contained in the Trends report have also been
produced using ANZSIC 2006 divisions.
Non-quantifiable wage increases
Wage increases are only recorded in the WAD if the same percentage wage increase that applies to all
employees covered by the agreement can be quantified. There are many reasons why wage increases provided
for in federal enterprise agreements may not be quantifiable. The list of reasons recorded in the WAD about
why wage increases cannot be quantified is as follows:
Reason
Inconsistent Increase
Performance Linked
Linked to CPI
Linked to Minimum Wages
Other Reason
Types of Collective Agreements
Definition
Percentage wage increases vary between
classifications in the agreement
Wage increases are awarded only if certain
productivity improvements are made, or if wage
increases are dependent upon individual or
company performance
Wage increases in the agreement are linked in some
way to CPI movements, and cannot be quantified
Wage increases in the agreement are linked in some
way to movements in the minimum wage or award
rates, and cannot be quantified.
Wage increases cannot be quantified due to a
reason not elsewhere classified.
Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining tables 5, 6 and 12 include information about collective agreements
broken down by the type of agreement, as determined by the relevant legislation. The following list shows the
types of collective agreements available under the two pieces of legislation included in this report.
Collective agreements made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996:




Employee collective
Employee greenfields
Union collective
Union greenfields
Enterprise agreements made under the Fair Work Act 2009




Single enterprise non-greenfields
Single enterprise greenfields
Multi-enterprise non-greenfields
Multi-enterprise greenfields
Of note, in sections 327-330 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the primary division between types of
agreements was whether they were made with a union or without a union, while the primary division between
agreements made under section 172 of the Fair Work Act 2009 is whether they cover a single or multiple
enterprises. Under both pieces of legislation, the secondary division is whether or not the agreement is a
greenfields agreement, that is, it is made to cover a genuine new enterprise or undertaking for which no
persons have been employed who will be covered by the agreement.
Union Coverage
Care should be taken when analysing data in tables 13 and 14, comparing agreements that cover a union and
those that do not.
Data about unions covered by agreements made under the Fair Work Act 2009 may not provide an accurate
reflection of union involvement in bargaining for agreements. Under the Fair Work Act 2009 it is possible for a
union to have been involved in bargaining for an agreement and then not be covered by the approved
agreement. It is also possible for a union to be covered by an agreement because they were a bargaining
representative, even if they did not take an active role in the negotiations.
Further, data about non-greenfields agreements made under the Fair Work Act 2009 that cover a union cannot
be directly compared with data about union collective agreements or s.170LJ agreements made under the
Workplace Relations Act 1996, which had to be made with a union. While a union may be a bargaining
representative, there is no capacity under the Fair Work Act 2009 for agreements (other than greenfields
agreements) to be made with a union.