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Collective agreements are agreements that cover two or more employees who are union members.
Only registered unions and employers can bargain for collective agreements. If you are involved in bargaining for a collective agreement, you will need to check that you follow the correct procedures.
The Employment Relations Act 2000 requires employers and unions to bargain in good faith over collective agreements. This includes requirements to meet, and to consider and respond to each other's proposals. It also means that employers and unions must conclude a collective agreement unless there is a genuine reason based on reasonable grounds not to conclude the agreement.
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Who needs this information?
- Anyone who has a paid job or who employs other people in paid work
- Employers, employees and unions negotiating new collective employment agreements
- Anyone who wants to know what can be included in collective employment agreements
- Anyone who wants to know about when collective agreements expire
- Anyone who wants to find out about sending in a copy of their collective agreement to the Department of Labour
- Anyone who wants to know about their rights and obligations regarding strikes and lockouts.
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This page was last updated on:
11-Jul-2007
and is current.
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