Working days lost to labour disputes rise

More than 1.3m working days were lost through labour disputes last year, a
rise from 525,000 in 2001.

According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the
number of working days lost is the highest since 1990.

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There were 146 stoppages of work in 2002 because of labour disputes – the
lowest annual total on record. However, two of those stoppages accorded for
around60 per cent of the working days lost.  www.statistics.gov.uk

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