What are collective agreements?

Collective agreements are legal documents that set out the minimum employment terms and conditions for a group of employees and their employer. They are usually negotiated by the employees’ union and the employer, and approved by the Fair Work Commission. There are different types of collective agreements, such as single-enterprise agreements, multi-enterprise agreements, and greenfields agreements. Collective agreements can cover various aspects of employment, such as pay rates, penalty rates, allowances, superannuation, hours of work, overtime, and dispute resolution¹

If you want to learn more about collective agreements in Australia, you can check out some of the web pages that I found:

• Agreements – Fair Work Ombudsman
• New rules for enterprise agreements and bargaining – Fair Work Ombudsman
• Collective Agreements – Together
• Enterprise Agreements – Australian Unions
• National Labour Law Profile: Australia – International Labour Organization