HRM 3422 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Broad Group, Shift Work, Union Shop

• School: York University
• Department: Human Resources Management
• Course: HRM 3422
• Professor: Indira Somwaru

Document Summary

Collective agreement- b/w union/mgmt. establish rules & procedure of workplace practices & relationship; renew every 2-3 years. Most have similar features; in books or online: cover page- name of employer & union. Start and end date of ca: table of contents- sometimes called index (front of agreement) See where terms found: articles- section of ca covering specific workplace issues, clauses- specific subsection of an article, appendixes/schedules- found at end of ca. Relate to benefits, wages, working conditions: letters of understanding- specific practice union/mgmt. need to follow. Types of clauses- generally standard: the rights of parties- union, employees, employers. Union security clauses restrict contracting out (union dues, rand formula, union shop, closed shop) Restrictions on mgmt. ability to contract out: management rights- residual rights- mgmt. keep all rights & privileges they had before unionization. Some clauses don"t have rights= mgmt. don"t need.