{"id":4630,"date":"2023-03-22T10:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T10:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/?p=4630"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:52:34","slug":"whatarecollectiveagreements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/2023\/03\/22\/whatarecollectiveagreements\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong><u>What are Collective Agreements?<\/u><\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collective agreements<\/strong> in the European Union (EU) are agreements held by end client and\/or employers with trade unions that regulate the terms and conditions of individuals working for the client and site, The elements within these include such details as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Minimum taxable hours rates and wages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Overtime rates.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Working hours, and benefits. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rotations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Insurance.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Holiday entitlement.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Additional benefits. I.e Specific pension contributions. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are legally binding agreements that establish minimum standards for workers in a given industry or sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the EU, collective agreements can be concluded at different levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>National level: <\/strong>Collective agreements can be concluded between employers&#8217; associations and trade unions at the national level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sectoral level:<\/strong> Collective agreements can also be concluded at the sectoral level between employer associations and trade unions representing workers in a particular industry or sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Company level:<\/strong> Collective agreements can also be concluded at the company level between the employer and the trade union representing the workers in the company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collective agreements in the EU are governed by EU law, and there are specific rules and procedures that must be followed. For example, under the EU&#8217;s Information and Consultation Directive, employers are required to inform and consult with employees or their representatives on matters that affect them, including any proposed changes to working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the EU has established minimum standards for working conditions and workers&#8217; rights, which must be respected by all collective agreements. These include the &#8220;Working Time Directive&#8221;, which sets maximum weekly working hours and minimum rest periods, and the Equal Treatment Directive, which prohibits discrimination on the grounds of age, gender, religion, or sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, collective agreements play an important role in setting minimum standards for workers&#8217; rights and working conditions in the EU. They are legally binding agreements that protect workers&#8217; rights and ensure fair treatment in the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to reach out to find out more about how they affect your temporary assignment or placement and for assistance in adopting the relevant Collective Agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collective agreements in the European Union (EU) are agreements held by end client and\/or employers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,6,9,11],"tags":[34,31],"class_list":["post-4630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-compliance","category-contractors","category-eu","category-international","category-legislation","tag-collective-agreements","tag-contracting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4630"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4675,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4630\/revisions\/4675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/libertybishopinternational.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}