Structure

The AWRS collected information about the ownership structure of enterprises to enable analysis to take account of the context in which workplace relations decisions are made.

The AWRS also collected information on the years of operation under current ownership structures. This information could be used as an indicator of the duration that policies and practices have been in place at an enterprise.

As demonstrated in Table 3.1, almost all (96%) enterprises in the AWRS sample are Australian owned. Only 10% are owned or controlled by another organisation.

Table 3.1: Ownership metrics by employment size, per cent of enterprises
  5–19 employees (%) 20–199 employees (%) 200+ employees (%) All enterprises (%)
Ownership
Enterprise controlled/owned by other organisation 7.5 17.8 34.0 10.2
Enterprise not controlled/owned by other organisation 92.5 82.2 66.0 89.8
Origin of ownership
Australian owned 97.6 92.0 80.4 96.1
Foreign owned 2.4 8.0 19.7 3.9
Years of operation under current ownership
Less than 1 year 1.3 2.0 2.4 1.5
1–5 years 21.9 15.8 14.7 20.6
6–10 years 25.4 19.6 13.3 24.0
11–15 years 14.6 13.7 9.2 14.3
16–20 years 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1
More than 20 years 26.7 38.7 50.4 29.6

Source: AWRS 2014, Structure and operations survey and Enterprise Characteristics (Recruitment screener) survey.

Base = 2747 enterprises. Respondents who answered 'don't know' are excluded from the analysis.

Updated time

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14 February 2016

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