Sharp fall in number and duration of industrial disputes

THE number of days lost to industrial disputes fell to their lowest level in a decade last year.

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show there was a sharp decline in both the number and duration of industrial disputes during 2006 compared to the previous year.

Industrial action by workers resulted in a total of 7,325 days lost last year, a 72% reduction on 2005 figures when the number of days lost stood at 26,665.