Bargaining Procedure
- Follow staged bargaining procedure when union makes a pay claim
Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2001
United Kingdom
Trade Union Recognition (Method of Collective Bargaining) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001
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Bargaining Procedure
- Discuss proposed changes to pay, hours or holidays with the union before varying them
Collective Agreements
- Put collective agreements on pay, hours and holidays in writing and sign them
Facilities and Time Off
- Provide paid time off and facilities for JNB meetings
Facilities and Time Off
- Allow union officials access to your premises for collective bargaining meetings
Facilities and Time Off
- Provide facilities for union meetings on request
Facilities and Time Off
- Provide union side with typing, copying and word-processing facilities
Facilities and Time Off
- Provide a room, secure cabinet and telephone for union side of JNB
Facilities and Time Off
- Follow LRA Code of Practice on time off for union duties
Disclosure of Information
- Disclose information to trade unions in line with LRA Code of Practice
General
- Take all reasonable steps to ensure collective bargaining method works efficiently
The Purpose
- Do not grant negotiating rights to other unions for covered workers
The Joint Negotiating Body
- Establish a Joint Negotiating Body with a recognized trade union for pay, hours and holidays
sch. para. 6
- Select your representatives for collective bargaining
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Collective Agreements
The Parties
The Purpose
The employer shall not grant the right to negotiate pay,...
The Joint Negotiating Body
s.5
The employer shall select those individuals who comprise the Employer...
The union shall select those individuals who comprise the Union...
The JNB shall determine their own rules in respect of...
Officers
For the twelve months from the date of the JNB’s...
The Secretary of the Employer Side shall act as Secretary...
JNB Organisation
Subject to the timetable of meetings stipulated in paragraphs 15,...
Bargaining Procedure
The JNB shall conduct these negotiations for each bargaining round...
The parties shall set aside half a working day for...
The employer shall not vary the contractual terms affecting the...
Paragraph 17 does not apply to terms in the contract...
Collective Agreements
If either the employer or union consider that there has...
Facilities and Time Off
If they are not employed by the employer, union members...
The employer shall agree to the union’s reasonable request to...
Where resources permit, the employer shall make available to the...
Where resources permit, the employer shall set aside a room...
In respect of issues which are not otherwise specified in...
Disclosure of Information
Revision of the Method
General
The definition of a “working day” used in this method...
All time limits mentioned in this method may be varied...
Citation and commencement
Specification of method
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