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The source of the increase in earnings was the growth in informal workplace bargaining.
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bargaining — bar‧gain‧ing [ˈbɑːgənɪŋ ǁ ˈbɑːr ] noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES COMMERCE discussion to reach agreement about something, for example trade, levels of pay etc: • There will be some hard bargaining between the US and Europe. colˌlective… … Financial and business terms
Workplace democracy — is the application of democracy in all its forms (including voting systems, debates, democratic structuring, due process, adversarial process, systems of appeal, and so on) to the workplace. It usually involves or requires more use of lateral… … Wikipedia
bargaining agent — ➔ agent * * * bargaining agent UK US noun [C] ► US WORKPLACE a labour union (= an organization that represents workers) that is elected by workers to represent their interests officially in discussions with company owners and managers in order to … Financial and business terms
bargaining unit — ➔ unit * * * bargaining unit UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE, HR employees, especially members of a labour union (= an organization that represents workers), who are considered as a single group in discussions about their pay, working conditions, etc … Financial and business terms
Workplace Relations Act 1996 — Infobox AU Legislation short title=Workplace Relations Act 1996 parliament=Parliament of Australia long title=An Act relating to workplace relations, and for other purposes introduced by= date passed= royal assent= commencement= 1 January 1997… … Wikipedia
Collective bargaining — is a process of negotiations between employers and the representatives of a unit of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions. Collective agreements usually set out wage scales, working hours, training, health and… … Wikipedia
Australian Workplace Agreement — An Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) was an individual written agreement on terms and conditions of employment between an employer and employee in Australia, under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 . An AWA can override employment conditions in … Wikipedia
Enterprise Bargaining Agreement — An Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) consists of a collective industrial agreement between either: # an employer and a trade union acting on behalf of employees, or: # an employer and employees acting for themselves.On the one hand collective … Wikipedia
Side letter (collective bargaining) — A side letter or side agreement is a collective bargaining agreement that is not part of the underlying or primary collective bargaining agreement (CBA), and which the parties to the contract utilize to reach agreement on issues the CBA does not… … Wikipedia
wage bargaining — ➔ bargaining * * * wage bargaining UK US noun [U] HR, WORKPLACE ► PAY BARGAINING(Cf. ↑pay bargaining) … Financial and business terms
