ABS declares earnings, benefits & TU Membership survey
28 Mar '06
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Australian Bureau of Statistics announces publications were compiled from the Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union (TU) Membership Survey conducted throughout Australia in August 2005 as a supplement to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS).
Data from the survey relate to employed persons aged 15 years and over who worked in their main job for a public or private sector employer (and either received remuneration in wages or salary, received a retainer fee from their employer while working on a commission basis, or were paid in tips or piece-rates) or operated their own incorporated enterprise with or without employees.
The survey provides statistics on the distribution of weekly earnings of employees, their entitlement to paid leave (holiday, sick, long service and maternity/paternity), superannuation coverage and trade union membership. This information can be cross-classified by a range of personal characteristics such as age, sex and family type, and by characteristics of employment such as full-time or part-time status, industry and occupation.
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In August 2005, there were a total of 8,526,600 employees in Australia. Of these, 6,945,000 (81 percent) were employed in the private sector and 1,581,600 (19 percent) were employed in the public sector.
WEEKLY EARNINGS OF EMPLOYEES In August 2005, the mean weekly earnings of employees in all jobs was $807, an increase of $41(or 5 percent) since August 2004. Mean weekly earnings in all jobs were highest in the Australian Capital Territory ($912) and lowest in Tasmania ($697).
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