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Trade unions: collective bargaining and collective agreements

Updating author: Nick Chronias, DAC Beachcroft

Brightmine editor: Laura Merrylees

Summary

This guide sets out the collective bargaining process of negotiation between representatives of trade unions and employers in respect of employees' terms and conditions such as pay, hours of work and working conditions. The guide also summaries collective agreements, which are agreements between trade unions (acting on behalf of workers) and employers or groups of employers covering matters such as pay, hours of work and working conditions.