Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The database presents information on all stoppages of work officially recorded by the Office for National Statistics since 1966. The series was formerly known as <i>Industrial Stoppages Data</i> and was the responsibility of the Employment Department. The title changed to <i>Labour Disputes in the UK</i> in 1992 and the Office for National Statistics took over responsibility when the Employment Department was abolished in 1995.

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For each dispute, the following information is available: region; industry (coded to SIC 1992); number of workers involved; occupations involved; number of working days lost; the start and end date of the dispute; the duration of the stoppage; the cause of the stoppage; sympathetic action; official or other; total number of employees at the establishment (if known).

No sampling (total universe)

Direct enquiries made to employers by ONS staff, supplemented by other information, e.g. regular returns, press reports.