Collective Bargaining Agent

A brief discussion on Collective Bargaining Agent.

1. Collective Bargaining Agent Md. Salauddin Saimum Assistant Professor Department of Law University of Rajshahi

2. Collective Bargaining The International Labour Office has defined ‘Collective Bargaining’ as negotiations between Employer and Employees about the terms and conditions of employment with a view to arrive at an agreement. This concept was first formulated in 1897. Collective bargaining, really does not do “bargaining” but it does only the Negotiations. In-fact, the collective bargaining is nothing but the ‘collective wisdom and collective will’.

3. Collective Bargaining

4. Collective Bargaining Agent According to Section 2(52) of the Labour Act, 2006, Collective bargaining agent means any such trade union or trade union federation of any establishment or group of establishments, which works as the agent of the workers in the matter of collective bargaining.

5. Collective Bargaining Agent According to Section 202 of the Labour Act, 2006, Where there is only one trade union in an establishment, that trade union shall be deemed to be the collective bargaining agent for such establishment.

6. Who shall apply for secret ballot?

7. Who shall arrange secret ballot?

8. Secret Ballot

9. Notice of Secret Ballot The DOL shall send a notice to the concerned TU The TU shall confirm whether they want to participate the election or not Consent duration is 15 days

10. If a trade union fails to inform the Director of Labour within the time specified in the notice it shall be presumed that it shall not contest in such ballot.

11. If no trade union inform the Director of Labour within the time specified in the notice of anything as to its contest in the secret ballot, the trade union which has made the application shall be declared to be the collective bargaining agent for that establishment, if not less than (one-third) of the total number of workers employed in the establishment are members of that trade union.

12. Tenure of CBA

13. Powers of CBA