Collective agreement is a negotiated agreement between worker representatives and employers that regulates working conditions in a specific scope (company, sector, province). It can establish more favorable rules than general labor law.
The collective agreement is the main source regulating working conditions after statutory labor law. It results from negotiation between unions and employer organizations, and has the force of law for all companies and workers within its scope. Aspects such as hours, wages, vacations, shifts, and rest are usually regulated in the agreement.
Agreements are classified according to their scope of application:
Applies only to a specific company. Can improve sectoral conditions.
Applies to all companies in a sector within a province.
Applies to a sector throughout a region or state.
Applies to a sector throughout the entire country.
Collective agreements usually regulate key aspects of shift planning:
Labor regulations apply according to a hierarchy:
Qadra allows you to configure parameters according to your collective agreement:
The sectoral agreement for your main activity applies. If there are both provincial and national agreements, the provincial one generally takes precedence unless the national one states otherwise. You can check which agreement applies to you in the official registry.
No. The agreement can only improve conditions from statutory labor law. For example, it can establish a 35-hour work week but never 42 hours.
You can file a claim with labor inspection or in labor courts. Violating the agreement has the same consequences as violating labor law.
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