Questions & Answers
Please provide a definition of collective bargaining agreement.
- Collective bargaining agreement
- working conditions
Background
Annex II of the Delegated Regulation defines collective bargaining as follows: ‘All negotiations which take place between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organisations, on the one hand, and one or more trade unions or, in their absence, the representatives of the workers duly elected and authorised by them in accordance with national laws and regulations, on the other, for: i. determining working conditions and terms of employment; and/or ii. regulating relations between employers and workers; and/or regulating relations between employers or their organisations and a worker’s organisation or workers’ organisations.’
Answer
Annex II Acronyms and Glossary of Terms provides a definition of collective bargaining (see above in the background section) based on ILO Convention 154 on Collective Bargaining:
Collective bargaining agreements are understood as written agreements resulting from collective bargaining, as defined above in the background section (in line with ILO Collective Agreements Recommendation No. 91).