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Collective agreement

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In human resources, collective agreement means: A written agreement between an employer, or a group of employers, and a trade union that sets pay and working conditions for a group of workers.

In Turkish: toplu iş sözleşmesi, TİS

How it is used

Also called a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), especially in the US. It is the result of collective bargaining, the negotiations between the union and management. Individual contracts often refer to it.

Example sentences

  1. The new collective agreement gives warehouse staff a 6% increase over two years.

  2. Overtime rates are set in the collective agreement, not in individual contracts.

Common collocations

  • sign a collective agreement
  • negotiate a collective agreement
  • collective bargaining
  • covered by a collective agreement
  • trade unionAn organisation of workers that represents its members in discussions with employers about pay, working conditions and other rights.
  • employment contractA legal agreement between an employer and an employee that sets out the job, pay, working hours, holidays and other terms of work.
  • overtimeTime worked beyond your normal contracted hours, or the extra money paid for that time.
  • pay riseAn increase in the amount of money an employee is paid, for example after a salary review, with a promotion or because of inflation.

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