Outcome 2 Effectiveness Indicators Data is not provided for deliverables because the administered items address legal or administrative issues rather than advancing major government initiatives. The following data is the latest available at the time of writing. Table 2.2.3B Outcome 2 effectiveness indicators December December Comments quarter 2012 quarter 2013 The federal workplace relationship system supports improved productivity outcomes Productivity as measured by 2.5 1.8 Productivity growth output per hour worked in numbers may be the market sector (annual per subject to revision cent growth, trend terms) ABS Wage Price Index 3.4 2.6 (annual per cent growth, seasonal adjusted terms) Low incidence of industrial action (allowing for variations in the bargaining cycle) Working days lost per 26.7 12.6 Working days lost is thousand employees (annual volatile and should be treated with caution Collective bargaining is widely used by employers and employees to negotiate pay and conditions Number of current 23,576 23,236 Number of current enterprise agreements under agreements agreements enterprise the Fair Work Act 2009 covering an covering an agreements is estimated 2.57 estimated 2.62 slightly lower as at million million 31 December 2013 employees employees because of industry (current as at (current as at 31 bargaining cycles 31 December December 2013) and a longer term 2012) decline in agreement making in the Retail and Accommodation and Food Services industries.
Outcome 2 Effectiveness Indicators Data is not provided for deliverables because the administered items address legal or administrative issues rather than advancing major government initiatives. The following data is the latest available at the time of writing. Table 2.2.3B Outcome 2 effectiveness indicators December quarter 2012 December quarter 2013 Comments The federal workplace relationship system supports improved productivity outcomes Productivity as measured by output per hour worked in the market sector (annual per cent growth, trend terms) 2.5 1.8 Productivity growth numbers may be subject to revision ABS Wage Price Index (annual per cent growth, seasonal adjusted terms) 3.4 2.6 Low incidence of industrial action (allowing for variations in the bargaining cycle) Working days lost per thousand employees (annual 26.7 12.6 Working days lost is volatile and should be treated with caution Collective bargaining is widely used by employers and employees to negotiate pay and conditions Number of current enterprise agreements under the Fair Work Act 2009 23,576 agreements covering an estimated 2.57 million employees (current as at 31 December 2012) 23,236 agreements covering an estimated 2.62 million employees (current as at 31 December 2013) Number of current enterprise agreements is slightly lower as at 31 December 2013 because of industry bargaining cycles and a longer term decline in agreement making in the Retail and Accommodation and Food Services industries.
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