Salient Features of Collective Bargaining Agreements

UNI Apro Training Course on

Collective Bargaining for Trade Union Leaders in Indonesia 3-4 November 2012, Jakarta, Indonesia

Jayasri Priyalal
Director, UNI Apro Finance, Professional & Managers Sector Activities SINGAPORE

Collective Agreement: ILO

All agreements in writing regarding working conditions and terms of employment concluded: Between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers' organisations, on the one hand, and One or more representative workers' organisations, or in the absence of such organisations, representatives of the workers duly elected and authorised by them in accordance with national laws and regulations, on the other

A Collective Agreement Includes following Terms and Condition of Employment

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Recognition Job classifications Wages Hours Leave Job security Occupational Safety and Health Welfare Union-management relations Duration and Signatories

1 Recognition
Agreement name, parties Agreed objectives for enterprise Supersedes all earlier agreements Agree all work rules Permit check-off of union dues Union Access to new starters

2 Job classifcations
Include skills and responsibility, training and qualifications Job classification hierarchy Probation rules Non-permanent employees rules

3. Wages
Ordinary hours rates Premium rates
overtime shift payment licenses

Disability payments
location height, dirt, heat, confined space, danger money

3. Wages continued
Allowances
travel allowance meal allowance incidental allowance standby allowance call back other

Bonuses

4. Hours of Work & Breaks

Ordinary hours Shift hours Rest breaks

5 Leave
Annual or recreation leave Public holidays Sick leave Parental/maternity/paternity leave (adoption) Bereavement/family leave Civic duty leave Study leave
Vocational Trade union training civic

6. Job security
Termination, change and redundancy Employment, probation, promotion, training Discipline and counselling

7 Occupational Health and Safety

Legislation Joint consultation Training

8 Welfare
For workers
facilities
first aid and medical treatment (this may involve training first aiders or providing on-site medical centres) clean changing and washing facilities canteen training

health cover/insurances product purchase provident fund

8 Welfare continued
For family and community
child care family benefits
education costs sporting activities health insurance

community support
environmental responsibility community facilities

9 Union management relations

Co-operative approach
mission: growth, investment, expand employment, efficiency and quality job design, training plans

Dispute handling procedures

representation provisions procedure

10 Duration
Expiry and renewal Signatories
Senior management Union officer (representing Executive) Workers' committee member