Submission 167 Australian Council of Trade Unions Workplace Relations Framework Public inquiry

Table shows the proportion of employees on different pay setting arrangements by gender. Men are more likely than women to have their pay set by an individual arrangement as opposed to reliant on an award or agreement.

Table : Method of Setting Pay by Gender
	Award only		Collective agreement		Individual arrangement		Owner manager of incorporated enterprise		All methods of setting pay
	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)
Males	789.4	42.4%	1,830.4	45.0%	2,037.4	56.2%	240.0	0.7	4,897.2	49%
Females	1,071.3	57.6%	2,239.7	55.0%	1,590.3	43.8%	100.3	0.3	5,001.7	51%
Total	1,860.7	100.0%	4,070.1	100.0%	3,627.7	100.0%	340.3	1.0	9,898.9	100%

Source: ABS 6306.0 - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2014 

Table shows that the occupational groupings with the highest proportion of individual arrangements in place are Clerical/Administrative workers (23%) and Professionals (22%).

Table : Method of Setting Pay by Occupation
	Award only		Collective agreement		Individual arrangement		Owner manager of incorporated enterprise		All methods of setting pay
	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)	(000's)	(%)
Managers	64.8	3.5%	195.4	4.8%	537.5	14.8%	117.4	34.5%	915.1	9.2%
Professionals	143.4	7.7%	1049.8	25.8%	806.8	22.2%	73.5	21.6%	2073.6	20.9%
Technicians and trades workers	256.5	13.8%	347	8.5%	516.6	14.2%	55.9	16.4%	1176	11.9%
Community and personal service workers	394.2	21.2%	577.3	14.2%	172.9	4.8%	7.5	2.2%	1151.9	11.6%
Clerical and administrative workers	208	11.2%	604.2	14.8%	835	23.0%	41.8	12.3%	1689	17.1%
Sales workers	384.7	20.7%	569.7	14.0%	326	9.0%	15.3	4.5%	1295.7	13.1%
Machinery operators and drivers	101.9	5.5%	300.6	7.4%	202.3	5.6%	15.3	4.5%	620	6.3%
Labourers	307.3	16.5%	426.2	10.5%	230.7	6.4%	13.5	4.0%	977.6	9.9%
Total	1860.7	100.0%	4070.1	100.0%	3627.7	100.0%	340.3	100.0%	9898.9	100.0%