Collective Bargaining

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Collective Bargaining
Dr. Anil Mehta
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Collective bargaining is a procedure by which the
terms and conditions of workers are regulated by
agreement their bargaining agents and employers .
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Features

• Collective
• Strength
• Flexible
• Voluntary
• Continuous
• Power Relationship
• Representation
• Bipartite process

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Scope of Collective Bargaining

• Wages and working conditions
• Work norms
• Incentive payments
• Job security
• Changes in technology
• Work load, techniques and practices
• Staff transfers and promotions
• contd.

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• Grievances
• Disciplinary action
• Health and safety
• Incentives and benefits
• Union recognition
• Union activities responsibilities
• Management rights

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• Types of Bargaining
• Conjunctional /distributive bargaining
• Cooperative bargaining
• Productivity bargaining
• Composite bargaining

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• Process of Collective Bargaining
• Identification of the problem
• preparing for negotiations
• Negotiation of agreement
• Implementation of the contract

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Factors Inhibiting Collective Bargaining

• Employers reluctance
• Weak unions
• Inadequate interventions

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Conditions Essential for Collective Bargaining

• Unanimity among workers
• Strength of both the parties
• Positive attitude of both the parties
• both the parties should be prepared to give away
  something
• Successful implementation of previous agreement
• Both the parties should fully understand the
  problems and their implication

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• The workers should not confine collective
  bargaining to monitory benefits alone
• Mutual trust, confidence and respect
• Compulsory adjudication should be used only as a
  last resort
• Trade unions should be strengthened both
  organizationally and functionally

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Thank You