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Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
LABOUR RELATIONS
Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
OUTLINE
Definition of Collective Bargaining;
Rationale for Collective Bargaining;
Prerequisites for Collective Bargaining;
The right to engage in Collective Bargaining;
Nature and Basis of Collective Bargaining;
Essential Features of Collective Bargaining;
ILO and Collective Bargaining;
Parties to Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining
Introduction
It is a process by which an employer or
employers and a representative of one or
more Trade unions enter into discussion on
matters of employment interests;
Collective Bargaining is the very essence of
Industrial Relations;
It is a representative process where
representatives of capital reach agreements
with representative of labour
Collective Bargaining
Definition
Sydney & Beatrice (1897Process of
accomodation between two institutions which
have both common and conflicting interests
(Harbison, 1960);
Negotiations about working conditions and
terms of employment between an employer, a
group of employers, one or more employers
organizations, on the one hand, and one or
more representative organization of workers,
with a view to reaching agreement (ILO, 1960)
Collective Bargaining