What are the three types of bargaining issues?

There are three main classification of bargaining topics: mandatory, permissive, and illegal. Wages, health and safety, management rights, work conditions, and benefits fall into the mandatory category. Permissive topics are those that are not required but may be brought up during the process.

What are the three general areas that relate to collective bargaining?

They divide bargaining subjects into three categories: mandatory, permissive, and illegal. Mandatory subjects, broadly speaking, relate to wages, hours, pensions, healthcare and working conditions.

What are the types of collective bargaining?

Types of Collective Bargaining

• Distributive Bargaining. Distributive bargaining is defined as a negotiation process by which one party benefits at the others expense.
• Integrative Bargaining.
• Productivity Bargaining.
• Composite Bargaining.
• Concessionary Bargaining.

What are the benefits of collective bargaining?

List of Advantages of Collective Bargaining

• It is pro-employees.
• It keeps abusive employees powerless.
• It prevents employees from going on strikes.
• It gives protection to all employees.
• It provides security and stability.
• It is prone to inequality.
• It can be biased to employers.
• It takes a long period of time.

What is the principle of interest based bargaining?

In my view, this result is unfortunate. Interest based, or mutual gains bargaining at its foundation is based on the principle that a negotiated settlement of any issue is usually superior to other alternatives available.

Why is collective bargaining important in the Caribbean?

The state is being required to lead in the establishment of the infrastructure, superstructure and regulatory arrangements necessary for success. At the level of the firm, workers, their representatives and managers need to change the type and quality of their interaction. The Caribbean people have a unique history.

Are there any trade unionists in the Caribbean?

Few practising Caribbean trade unionists have had the opportunity to write on issues such as collective bargaining for the attention of their colleagues in the movement.

How are labour relations shaped in the Caribbean?

Labour relations were accordingly shaped by the authoritarian nature of social relations with the plantocracy, which controlled and dominated the way in which labour issues were dealt with in major industries and enterprises. This was countered by political actions on the part of the trade unions.