Collective Agreements
Key points A collective agreement (as defined by section 178 of the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) is an agreement or arrangement between one or more employers (or employers' associations) and one or more trade unions dealing with one or other of the following matters: 'terms and conditions of employment, or the physical conditions in which any workers are required to work; engagement or non-engagement, or termination or suspension of employment or the duties of employment, of one or more workers; allocation of work or the duties of employment between workers or groups of workers; matters of discipline; a worker's membership or non-membership of a trade union; facilities for officials of trade unions; and machinery for negotiation or consultation, and other procedures, relating to any of the above matters, including the recognition by employers or employers' associations of the right of a trade union to represent...