Work-related injuries and ill health in business and finance - Summary

• The two main components of this industry grouping, financial intermediation, and real estate renting and business activities, have different work-related ill-health profiles.
• In 2008/09, the estimated prevalence rate of self-reported work-related ill health in financial intermediation was of a similar order to that for all industries, whereas within real estate, renting and business activities the rate was statistically significantly lower, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
• The incidence rate of reportable non-fatal injury in 2007/08 (three-year average) within the combined group of business and finance was statistically significantly higher than the average across all industries, based on LFS results.
• In 2008/09, the LFS showed that an estimated 2.6 million working days (full-day equivalent) were lost in the combined group of business and finance due to workplace injury and work-related ill health.
• Rates of reported injury within the combined group of business and finance are the lowest of all industries.
• The rate of reported major and over-3-day injury in business and finance has fallen in recent years, but has remained virtually unchanged in 2008/09 compared to 2007/08.