The collective labour agreement

Collective bargaining at the unit level is mandatory for companies with at least 10 employees.

The law only makes it compulsory to start collective bargaining and not to conclude and sign such a contract.

The collective labour agreement is concluded for a maximum duration of 24 months and a minimum of 12 months.

6 mandatory stages in collective bargaining:

Showing the intention of collective bargaining and signing a collective labor agreement.
Establishment of employee representatives who will defend employees’ interests in bargaining.
Summoning the elected employee representatives. Employee representatives must be summoned at least 15 days before the first meeting with the employer.
Actual bargaining between the parties. Collective bargaining cannot last more than 45 calendar days, only with the agreement of the parties.
Signing the collective labor agreement and related documentation. If the parties do not reach a consensus, the collective labor agreement shall not be signed.
Registration of the collective labor agreement, if the parties reach a consensus, at the competent Territorial Labor Inspectorate.

Notice!

ensure that the person bargaining on behalf of the employer has an express power of attorney
ensure that, if the employer had a previous collective labor agreement, it has been ceased;
ensure that all bargained elements are also expressly reflected in the content of the meeting minutes.

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The collective labour agreement